Names are fun!

[melissajm]

My current WIP has a mirror-spirit named Fred, who’s an adviser of sorts. I looked up the meaning of Fred, and got “Diminutive of Frederick or Alfred.” I looked up Alfred, and got:
Alfred
English: from Old English, composed of the elements ælf elf, supernatural being + ræd counsel.

Comments

[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, how cool is that?! Nice one.

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

I love it when that happens. The same thing happened with my half serpent-demon, half-seraph hero, Malak. It turned out to mean "Angel." I didn't know that when I named him.

[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

See, you must have an instinct for this sort of thing.

I'm terrible at names. Everyone pretty much is named "Sue" or "Tom." :D

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

I use a baby-name finder.

[alaneer.livejournal.com]

Such coincidence is synchronicity. You come up with something meaningful exactly when you need it.