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Naming a Character
Dec. 10th, 2007 12:49 am![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
in_excelsis_dea.livejournal.comThe last day, I've been trying to name a character. He appears as a three year-old, but there's probably going to be stories where his mother is pregnant and they're discussing names. I've gone with Benjamin Michael Grayson at the moment, and I do like the name, but I'm unsure if his parents would name him that.
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This is probably entirely too much background, but I always feel the more I know about the background of someone, the better, when searching for the perfect name, so...
I'm thinking that Dick and Helena would want to go with at least one Catholic/Religious name. I chose Michael because the baby was born on May 8th and in the Latin/Western Catholic Church, May 8th is St. Michael's (the Archangel) Feast. But I can also move the birthday around to fit in another Saint's day (though her due date has to stay April 29th, she can have the baby any time around them, as long as the baby is sure to be healthy). I originally thought about April 24th and naming the kid Benjamin Alexander, before I decided that his initials would be BAG and...I don't want to saddle a kid (fictional character or not) with those initials.
So erm, would you still go with Benjamin Michael, or do any other names pop out at you? I'm not dedicated to Benjamin, I simply chose it because it is religious and I couldn't come up with anything else one day when I was first contemplating the character.
Just keep in mind: Mother is Italian, Dad is half Romany, both are Catholic, with the mother being very religious, and neither parent is really inclined to name a baby after family members (though Dick might want to use one of his parents' names).
And erm, yes, this is a fan fic involving Nightwing and Huntress, and the Bruce mentioned is Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, if the names seem familiar to you.
( Click for background info )
This is probably entirely too much background, but I always feel the more I know about the background of someone, the better, when searching for the perfect name, so...
I'm thinking that Dick and Helena would want to go with at least one Catholic/Religious name. I chose Michael because the baby was born on May 8th and in the Latin/Western Catholic Church, May 8th is St. Michael's (the Archangel) Feast. But I can also move the birthday around to fit in another Saint's day (though her due date has to stay April 29th, she can have the baby any time around them, as long as the baby is sure to be healthy). I originally thought about April 24th and naming the kid Benjamin Alexander, before I decided that his initials would be BAG and...I don't want to saddle a kid (fictional character or not) with those initials.
So erm, would you still go with Benjamin Michael, or do any other names pop out at you? I'm not dedicated to Benjamin, I simply chose it because it is religious and I couldn't come up with anything else one day when I was first contemplating the character.
Just keep in mind: Mother is Italian, Dad is half Romany, both are Catholic, with the mother being very religious, and neither parent is really inclined to name a baby after family members (though Dick might want to use one of his parents' names).
And erm, yes, this is a fan fic involving Nightwing and Huntress, and the Bruce mentioned is Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, if the names seem familiar to you.
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