Haz said:
I'm having trouble with nameing a charecter in my fic. It's in the prologue at the moment but should be posted soon.
Anyway the charecter is female and originally had the name of Sarah but it wasn't evil enough.
She's the psychotic bad guy's minion.
Anyway she kills this kid called Brett who, in her boss' opinion, is 'normal' in thier world which is where kids who at the age of fifteen are taken into the [something] world and regain these abilities where they can transform into animals. But this kid Brett was taken by accident and stumble across the female bad guy who thought he was one of the Ferallion (the special kids). However, he's bruttally murdered.
That's a thin plot (I'm still working on it) but I need a nmae for the girl. Something that's foreign and that says "Hey I'm evil!"
Actually, sometimes having a common name still makes you sound menacing/evil/ect. , especially if pulled off correctly. Examples include:
1. Tom Marvolo Riddle - Harry Potter
Especially in the last few books when Dumbledore and Harry start referring to Voldemort as Tom. Though, Harry only in the final book. Still, it does sound cool though, in a way.
2. Steve Leonard - The Saga of Darren Shan
A fairly common name. But it sounds menacing when used properly. Because Darren Shan(the writer) loves to give his characters weird names, the name Steve stands out from the rest.
3. Freddy Krueger - Nightmare on Elm Street
Because Freddy is comedic and menacing. XD
4. Norman Bates - Psycho
Norman, almost sounds like Normal and is another common name.
Normal names sound cool when the villain is so badass that the personality compensates for the name. Also, try factoring in the fact that parents will not name their child something that symbolizes evil or incompetence. Unless they were mad.
Interesting fact: A couple of years back, when I was in primary school, there was a girl who was named after an Arabic word meaning stupid/incompetent or was it 'the damned'. I'm not sure but it was one of those. 0_o Odd mother...
If you want an evil name regardless, try
Klieborp Zefira, Maninya, Deifiyel, or Lucy.
I think Sarah sound perfect though. ^_^