Pen name help?

[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

So I strongly dislike my last name. I refuse to let my father's family name take credit for anything I do (or at least, my writing). I've also posted about not being too fond of my first name, it being a boys name (though, after some chats with people here I have become less loathing of it, so thanks :) for that)

I'm usually very interested in the meaning of names for symbolism, foreshadowing, etc. But for a pen name (though I'm still curious of meanings) I'm willing to forget about it for something that fits so well.

I would most likely use a middle name with the pen name, but it's not critical that there be one.

I'd love to hear any suggestions you have for first, middle, and/or last(sur?) names. I'm into classics and creative names.

Here are a few I have tried in the past (I write a By line to feel it out):

Emmalina Embers Eve
Samantha Grace
Annaliese Rhythme (anna-leece-ay)(rhyth-may)
Cassandra Claire Chapman

I don't think those fit me very well, but I love the names. If you can provide a few suggestions I'll play mix-and-match for awhile. Thanks :)

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[idrinkacidrain.livejournal.com]

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PLZ GOOGLE SEARCH CASSANDRA CLAIRE.

HUGE HP FANFIC THING.



Don't really like any of the names bar Eve.

And there is no way I'd ever pronounce Anneliese anna-leece-ay. Only ann-ne-lees-se or anna-lees.

[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

I've stayed out of fanfics these days so ... I have no idea how Cassandra Claire relates to Harry Potter? I picked Cassandra Claire because my first name is Casey, but I hate that it's masculine and a nn of another name. Claire means bright/clear and suppose clarity is something I want/need at times...

There was an accent over the last "e"s in Anneliese and Rhythme, to make them french and with accents.

[samaside.livejournal.com]

I don't think Casey is masculine. Also, i don't think the HP connection matters if it's serious fiction and not just online stuff.

[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

The only Caseys I've met (spelled that way) are boys, and I see it on here often as a boys name, never as a girls name. So it's very boy-ish to me. Masculine was the wrong word, sorry. But I fully see it as a boys name =/

It's absolutly not online stuff. I can't/won't even post online because of fear of theft, etc, so it's just not associated with the internet at all. But the HP connection would still be an issue because internetz is not the only place people talk about HP and fanfics are becoming increasingly popular so I'll avoid that as best as I can (for someone not into fanfics anymore...)

[idrinkacidrain.livejournal.com]

You should probably say there were accents, then.

http://wiki.fandomwank.com/index.php/Cassandra_Claire

HUUUUGE plagiarism thing. Really not a good idea to have that as your pen name... She's also publishing under Cassandra Clare (err, minus the 'i' for some reason) these days.

[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

Sorry. I thought I had. It was late, and I went to bed right after posting.

Thanks for the link. I had no idea that name was 'famous' in writing.

[idrinkacidrain.livejournal.com]

Infamous, really. Not a good idea.

If your target market is not French or those without basic knowledge of the language, perhaps those two would be bad ideas. :/