Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday! Thank you to The Broke and the Bookish for hosting!
This week, the topic is:
Top Ten Character Names I Love or Top Ten Unusual Character Names.
This was super exciting for me because I love names. LOVE LOVE LOVE. I love how they can add so much depth and history to a character. It also can make me not trust or like a character either, if by some chance I know someone with that same name. Of course, that’s silly. But how many times have I read a book where the person’s name was &^% and I just couldn’t trust him!
Let’s go for favorites.Â
Gansey from The Raven Cycle- Old money mixed with rebellious youth. Gansey is short for his full name, but let’s just call him Gansey.
Aislinn from Wicked Lovely series- I love that name. The character, not so much.
Julian Carax from The Shadow of the Wind- the most important name of all in this book as it’s the name of an author whose books are sought after. And then destroyed.
Rieker from The Faerie Ring series- Hidden identity, loner and mysterious. The character too. 🙂
Amelia Gray from The Graveyard Queen series- Doesn’t it just sound haunting and dark?
Matthew Clairmont from All Souls Trilogy- an old sounding name, for a very old vampire
Maxim deWinter from Rebecca- Classic
Any of the funny names The Ward comes up with for the BDB series including Wrath, Xhex, Tohrment, Rehvenge…. I could go on.
The Darkling from The Grisha trilogy- an eerie name for a dark and complicated character
Jane Eyre from Jane Eyre- because how could you go wrong with a classic.
And pictures for your viewing pleasure.
And what is you TTT?
Kimberly majored in Songwriting and currently works full time in the music industry. When she's not listening to music, knitting or writing, you can find her outside reading her favorite genres: Young Adult, Adult Fiction, Mystery, and Romance.
great list. Amelia Gray does sound spooky
Thanks Jenn!
I like the sound of The Darkling. I have the book, but I haven’t got around to reading it yet.
Oh Ashley! You should! It is really good. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by
Ooh! I love Amelia! And Julian (though that name makes me think of Unbreathable). Love how you shared the book covers (wish I’d done that!). Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by Jessica! 🙂
Oh yes The Darkling! 😉 Great picks!
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Andy @ Owl Always Be Reading
The Darkling! 🙂
How could I forget Julian?!!!
🙂 Haha! I love that name. And the book! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by
Maxim, what an unusual name. Have never come across that before. You have picked some really great unusual names, many I have never heard of before!
Thanks for stopping by my post, such a beautiful blog by the way.
Aw, thanks a lot! 🙂 And thank you for stopping by mine!
LOVE your list! You’ve got some fantastic choices this week, and I also put the Darkling on my list. It’s such a perfect name for him. Great picks!
Mary @ Mary Had a Little Book Blog
My TTT
Thanks Mary! I love your list!
Wow your blog is so pretty!! I love the header! Anyway you have some really cool names on here. I don’t read a lot of fantasy so I don’t come across as many unusual names. I really like Aislinn and Amelia Gray.
Thanks for stopping by My TTT
Thanks for coming by mine, Michelle! And thanks for the compliments!
I love Gansey! And Aislinn too. I love the BDB series but have never really been the biggest fan of their names. I do love Qhuinn, Blaylock, and Vishous though. 🙂
Hi Jess! I love Qhinn and Blay. That last book was KILLER! 🙂
I like Ronan’s name from The Raven Boys better than Gansey hehe
Tabitha, why must we quarrel? 🙂 just kidding. I love all the names actually. Happy Tuesday! Looks like you did wonderfully on your Read A Thon!
Amelia Gray is a really cool name. I kind of want to change my name to this.
Pamela, Yes! So do I! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by
Gansey…love that name (and love the character). Great list and thanks for stopping by!
Thanks Pam! Love TTT!