Professional Names: Names that really work
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If there's anyone who understands the importance of naming, it's a writer---names are ultimately words, and a writer lives and breathes words. The old practice of taking names of characters from favorite literature is a good one, but for some particularly edgy inspiration, try: Sonnet, Quillan, which shortens to the attractive Quill and even boasts a gorgeous geographical reference to France, Booker, associated with the influential Booker T. Washington, or even Dewey, as in the decimal system.
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starophie Says:
grackym Says:
I love the sound of Baker, Eden and Edith: I wish hubby would go for Edith, it’s gorgeous!
I just had a thought, if I had a name reflecting my work, it would have to be Patience: I work with preschoolers!! Lol
originofnames Says:
I really like Aria, ever since the “Game of Thrones” series came out I seem to see it everywhere even is old books, where I would have missed it previously.
“Aria” is lovely and light sounding name.
namesage Says:
My maiden name is Baker, which I never wanted to use really, but it would be fun to use something related. I’ve always considered Baxter (which means Baker).
roe121 Says:
You forgot Penn for a writer’s name!
melissaintlouis Says:
My boyfriend is a chef, and he’s said with much vehemence — no food names!
That doesn’t mean that I’m not going to sneak Benedict onto the list, however. I’m sure I’ll never hear the end of it!
shinysarah11 Says:
Nice to see Artemisia on the list of artist names!!
UniqueNameLover Says:
Quill was a name of a character in the Twilight series, lol.
I’m an aspiring writer, in Nursing school, who loves music and art. I am all over the place!
stephiekat Says:
Also, “Clara” as in “Clara Barton,” an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross (birth name: Clarissa Harlowe). All good choices, in my opinion.
Saracita00 Says:
The computer names are kind of hilarious…Radia might be a consideration, but no programmer would use the other names unless they were making an inflammatory statement about which technology platform they prefer.
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I noticed that Florence was listed under “Doctor,” as in Nightingale, but could also work for “Dentist” with the nn Flossie
Love these! I think it’s a sweet idea to pull inspiration from oft-uninspiring things :3