Friday, February 17, 2012

Feature & Follow #2


Welcome to Feature & Follow. A big thanks to the hosts Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison. Learn more about this hop and the hosts by clicking on their names.

Today's question:


Q: I like unique names for characters and am looking forward to coming up with some when I start writing. What's the most unique character name you've come across?


Stop by Alison's blog for her thought-filled answer to this question. She brings up a lot of good points, which I won't repeat here since most people following the hop will have already read it. 

I like unique names too. Harry Potter is a good example of a series filled with unique names that work well. I've read several fantasy novels with names so hard to pronounce I can't even remember them. That's never a good thing. The first name that came to my mind that wasn't in Alison's post was Lend from Paranormalcy. 

So, what name popped in your head?

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  1. veela-valoomFebruary 17, 2012 at 7:28 PM

    I hate names that I can hardly pronounce. Karou is the only unique name I could think of that I truly liked.

    I find it interesting that Harry and Ron have such common names and most of the truly odd names are smaller characters or last names.

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    1. Cherie ColyerFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:23 AM

      I had thought about that when I was reading the series. I wonder if she did that on purpose.

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  2. J. B. KanttFebruary 17, 2012 at 9:44 PM

    Hey, I'm a new follower! :)

    Totally agree about Harry Potter.

    I LOVE unique character names!

    Have a FABULOUS Friday!!!! :D

    J.B.
    http://jbkantt.blogspot.com/

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  3. UnknownFebruary 18, 2012 at 5:36 AM

    I really liked Alison's answer as well. ;)
    Can't agree more about Harry Potter series, those names just fit, don't they? Draco is such a weird name and yet I don't remember ever complaining about it.

    New follower here!

    MY FF <3.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 18, 2012 at 6:51 AM

    Lend? Is brother named Borrow? LOL. I'm following back! :)

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  5. WickedWillowFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    Lend is just hilar. lol
    New follower! :)
    Thanks for stopping by earlier.

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  6. Bark At The GhoulsFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:59 AM

    New follower, thanks for stopping by my blog. Lend is certainly original :)

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  7. UnknownFebruary 20, 2012 at 12:18 AM

    Renesmee and quite a few from LOTR Series!!!

    **old follower**

    Here's a link to my latest "Requested review":
    http://b00kr3vi3ws.blogspot.in/2012/02/bridge-of-deaths-by-mcv-egan.html

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  8. PatriciaFebruary 24, 2012 at 12:44 AM

    Thank you for stopping by my FF last week. For some very silly reasons I haven't managed to stop by earlier. Anyway, just wanted to say hi. : )

    Have a great day!

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