Time travel novel's heroine name...please help!!!

[kirbyd96]

I have everyone's names except for the female main character, which is the most important. Her last name is Dawson. Help me decide?

Felicity (Lys for short)
Greyson (Grey for short)
Rosalina (Ro for short)
Grace (Gray for short)
Annie
Aurelia
Kendall
Jillian/Gillian

The other three main characters are named: Jack, Lex, and Flynn.

[violetgray]

Felicity Dawson sounds great. Its sweet and spunky and it was used 300 years ago plus it has a great meaning. I would avoid names that end in "N" like Dawson. I think it would help to match the name to your characters personality.

[greyer]

If she's going to be traveling through time I would say go with one of the classics on your list, like Annie (my favorite), Aurelia, or Felicity. Names like Greyson and Kendall are relatively modern for girls so if she were to travel back to say, the 1800s or 1500s she would really stand out with a name like that. I also don't like Grace Dawson because I hear the obvious S sound a lot in both names. My vote would be to Annie Dawson, then Felicity Dawson.

[blairx]

Felicity (Lys for short) - This could work, but I wouldn't use it for this particular character because of Felicity Merriman, the American Girl book character. But this could be generational and a rather specific reference many wouldn't care about.
Greyson (Grey for short) - Sounds the worst with Dawson
Rosalina (Ro for short) - Same number of syllables as Felicity, but seems frillier and seems to drag on. Rose names in general are a bit overdone, IMO.
Grace (Gray for short) - Doesn't sound the best with Dawson
Annie - I'm neutral about it. But it's classic and could work here.
Aurelia - My second favorite!
Kendall - The last syllable of Kendall and the first syllable of Dawson don't flow together well.
Jillian/Gillian - My favorite! It's spunky and suits an adventurous heroine (I don't know your heroine's personality, but that's my general impression). The -n sound at the end of both doesn't bother me here because the syllables are varied and Gillian Dawson doesn't sound as singsongy and rhyming as Greyson Dawson. Plus, the names don't look too similar when written next to each other like Greyson and Dawson do.

[kirbyd96]

Do you think Annie reminds people of The Hunger Games' Annie too much? Because this is a completely different story and it's not inspired by THG at all.

[greyer]

Do you think Annie reminds people of The Hunger Games' Annie too much? Because this is a completely different story and it's not inspired by THG at all.

...The Hunger Games had an Annie? LOL

I read all three books and don't remember her at all! Annie is such a commonplace name IMO that no one will associate it with another specific book unless the two characters bear really close, obvious similarities.

ETA: I just remembered Annie! Finnick's wife, haha. Still, I don't think it will be a problem. Annie in THG isn't really a major character. She's only in the third book and unless your heroine is mentally ill and has frequent panic attacks and hallucinations I don't think anyone will make the connection.

[lauren-kay]

I like Felicity but rather than nn Lys I prefer Flick! I think Flick Dawson sounds spunky and I can see her moving between times and alternating between Felicity and Flick