What comes to your mind?

[earn-my-wings.livejournal.com]

I found the beginnings of a story I was writing a while back and I noticed that at first glance, the names I originally chose paint a different picture in my mind than the actual physical description I wrote next to their names.

I was curious what first comes to mind for you all when you hear their names, because I'm thinking of revisiting my story and perhaps changing the character descriptions around. What are your thoughts?:


Meris Grand - protagonist, 18 years old
Julian Grand - Meris' older brother, 25 years old
Melanie Grand - Julian's wife, 26 years old. Jealous of Meris and Julian's close relationship
Erik Julian (EJ) and Claudine Grand Julian's 3 year old twin son and daughter
Marlene Ferris - Meris' and Julian's mom
Kenneth Ferris - Meris' and Julian's stepdad and Marlene's husband. A good stepdad whom Meris and Julian respect, but don't see too much as a father.
Liam Carlisle - Meris' love interest. Age unknown, but probably around Meris' age.


So what do these characters look like in your mind? Do you like the names?
Thanks for the help, in advance!

Comments

[lisasimpsonfan.livejournal.com]

I like the names individually but IMO too many M names. All the women's names start with M and it could get confusing for your reader.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I don't often see much of a picture with names, so these are just fuzzy impressions.

Meris - red, curly hair
Julian - red, curly hair
Melanie - straight, black hair and green eyes
Erik Julian (EJ) - Erik is blond, Erik Julian is brown, and EJ is red, so...
Marlene - I don't get anything resembling a clear picture for this name.
Kenneth - dark brown hair
Liam - I pictured a little boy with brown hair and freckles until I realized he was older, so um...still brown hair and with green eyes.