Currently all of my main characters only have first names, so I'm looking to add surnames or in some cases change them (think Shannarra Chronicles or Game of Thrones). Any help/feedback is much appreciated!
Characters:
Marren __
Emrys Morgan
Brileigh __
Noah __
Freya __
Stellan ___
*note: Marren, Freya, and Stellan are all siblings, so they'd have the same last name :)
Need more info on the sort of people each of these characters are, what their family's like, and whether they're upper, middle, or lower class. Would love to help with more info!
It helps if you know the ethicity or if you want the last name to have a special meaning.
Here is what I have to say on this because I suck at names too. Don't use fantasy name generators. They are out there. The reason I say this is because a lot of people are doing it and there are only so many names in the generator databases and they are usually cliche. They are meant to be used for table top games and not meant to be a permanent name.
Some ideas for naming is to look up real world regions like Germany or Scandinavian areas for example. Use baby name sites. Find out on these sites whats a common last name in a culture. Also when choosing a name make sure it fits in a time period segment. You don't want you character names to not fit the world. Like you don't want a Gladis in a medieval time period that's a 1920's name. Although then again I guess nothing is stopping you from using all 1920's naming in a period like that to stand out as long as you can make it work and you create a cultural reason for its happening. You just don't want odd first names like Jason and Windstrider unless you use Windstrider as a last name. Windstrider sounds like a game though, so unless your looking to hit 80's fantasy cliches avoid stuff like that. Personally 80's cliches are my favorite.
^^^ I agree with this and would also like to add that ancient Greek names are also really helpful, as they're unique and rarely used