I need exotic names to use in my story?

Exotic, but not extremly hard to pronounce?

I need exotic names to use in my story?
Here's what I do. Take a DVD and at the menu where it gives you the chapters, select 'credits.' There are hundreds of names to choose from. I don't use the names of the cast, but only the other people credited with the movie. What I do is take one first name and mix it with another last name.





This is also a good way to get a few good foreign names for any characters you may want to be from another country. This is the second time I used this answer involving this type of question by the way.





Good Luck!
Reply:I tend to spend some time figuring out who my characters are before I work on names: Where do they live? What are their family's cultures? What are their personalities like? Then, I take a browse through an online directory of baby names until something catches my eye. You can search them specifically for names of more exotic orign for your story. These two are excellent:


http://www.babynamesworld.com/


http://www.babynames.com/





When it comes to my fantasy writing, I have a little more trouble. Once I get a few names, the other ones seem to flow but I need some inspiration. One great thing that I've used is internet name generators. They give me ideas and letter combinations that spark my imagination. Here's one that I like:


http://www.geocities.com/phillipriley/ng...
Reply:Just take ordinary names and change some letters like take:


Joseph----%26gt;Yosef


Andrew----%26gt; Andref


Or add letters to the name:


Mellisa----%26gt;Mellisandra


John----%26gt;Johnsten
Reply:Chiara


Amaris


Aislin


Meera


Sheena


Ashnavi
Reply:bianca is a girls name


fabio is a guys name---wait thats already taken -dang it
Reply:Use names of gemstones or flowers: Sapphire, Ruby, Amethyst, Jade, Jasmine, Dahlia, Wisteria, etc.





Or foreign names: Ingemar, Kaia, Desiree, Esme, Emmanuel, Alastair, etc.





Or just random nouns.





It's easy to make them up, too!
Reply:Like what nationality...or just some hippie names that Americans would name their kids like


Chastity


Sienna


Maradona
Reply:Once, I did Dracia and got an A+. Try it.
Reply:Simone - pronounced seh-moan.
Reply:shev, maksym, andriy, alec, lucciene, evangeline, prudence, thierry(terry) take your pick..
Reply:um....im not sure what your tastes in names are so i suggest you google search for a random name generator.





like this one:


http://www.behindthename.com/random/
Reply:Gosbi Escobar, Hyder Mushien, Fiona, Sanjeep,