Fictional Characters, Not Children

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

Hey! I'm working on NaNoWrMo planning, and I was wondering if you could help me out.

Do René and Remington work as names for identical twins? (They don't have to make you think of the same type of person or anything, as the boys are actually very different. I'm mostly just wondering if you think it would unusual for parents to like both of those names, or if there's some reason that I, as a writer, shouldn't use them together.) If not, what would you suggest instead of Remington? (I'm rather attached to René.) Please stick to names that begin with Rs. If it has any bearing on your opinions, Remington has been dead for nearly two decades and René is approaching forty during the story.

If you think those names work, what nicknames would work for Remington?

Also, what nicknames might one use for Cassius?

Comments

[tatredbutrfly.livejournal.com]

I think those work great together. Maybe Remi. If you have a middle name, then maybe you could use ie rj. Or if either is a III you could use the nickname Trey or chip for chip off the old block implying that he closely resembles his father. The only nickname I could come up with for Cassius was cass, but to me that nn sounds really feminine. I like the name Remington though. Sometimes you can come up with a good last name through picking one of their character traits and looking in a thesaurus. I know This probably wasn't that helpful sorry.
Suzanne

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

The first nickname for Cassius that popped into my head was Cash.

[rorylareina.livejournal.com]

I like Remington, but some others:
Rochester
Ridley
Ronan
Robinson
Rufus

For nicknames, maybe Rem, Ren or Rhett? and I'd use Cash for Cassius.

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

i love remy for remington :) remy and rene sound good together.

in addition to cash (which i think works well), you could also use caz.