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 :)

Comments

[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. :/