Names wanted!!

[periwinkle]

It's a story about a girl who is going to stay with a family friend for the summer wile her parents tour Europe for there wedding anniversary.
She's a bit of a book worm and would be considered a dreamer.
As an only child she has a sensible side and is mature beyond her age at times.
Her dark brown hair, green eyes and pale skin give her an intelligent look ( in my opinion )

These are a few names i liked:

Judy
Eleanor
Vera
Sonja
Hayden
Camille

The Family friend is an elderly lady
who fits as old fashioned, sweet, kind or gentle and is best pictured in a apron and a 1950's style dress with a Debbie Reynolds hair style.

I was thinking of:

Rosemary
Constance
Grace
Esther
Pearl
Louise



Would love to get other ideas


~Periwinkle

[ellenelle]

This is set in the present day, right? Since your choices are kind of scattered across the board, what are the girl's parents like? They're the ones who would have named her, so are they the sort to give her a stodgier family gem (Judy); a modern, unisex name (Hayden); a sweet vintage appellation (Vera or Eleanor); or a European moniker (Sonja or Camille)? Only you can really answer that, but of these, I like Camille best. It's sweet, yet spunky; young (esp. with nicknames Cam, Cami, and Millie) yet grounded and mature; vintage enough to maybe be a family name, yet French enough for parents who like to travel in Europe. I'd also suggest Frances or Freya (nn Faye), Romilly (Romy or Milly), Cleo/Clio, April, or Therese/Theresa (Reese or Tess), but not knowing much about her family, I don't know how those fit...

I think any of your choices for the friend work fine. Other kindly vintage names might include Diane/Diana/Dinah, Hazel, Glynnis or Gladys, Zinnia, Martha, Miriam, Ruth, Iris, Joan, Birdie, or Clara.

[michaela]

Girl;

Alice Camilla
Hannah Louise


Old Lady;

Olive
Bertha/Beryl
Phyllis
Patricia (Patty)
Suzanne (Sue/Susie)
Doris/Delores

[kenzi]

I like Vera and Esther
-Evelyn

[niteowl13]

None of the names that you have listed for the girl seems right to me. Maybe Julie/Julia/Juliet/Jules or Elizabeth/Ellie/Beth or Bethany. You don't say how old the girl is? Is she about 16 or younger?
Other names that might suit her: Holly, Jillian/Jill, Claire, Chantal, Sarah, Leah
The elderly lady might be a Connie, like Connie Francis, a popular singer in the 60s.
Other names that might suit her: Susan, Marian, Jean, Joan, Irene, Florence

[lucystone]

This is set in the present day, right? Since your choices are kind of scattered across the board, what are the girl's parents like? They're the ones who would have named her, so are they the sort to give her a stodgier family gem (Judy); a modern, unisex name (Hayden); a sweet vintage appellation (Vera or Eleanor); or a European moniker (Sonja or Camille)? Only you can really answer that, but of these, I like Camille best. It's sweet, yet spunky; young (esp. with nicknames Cam, Cami, and Millie) yet grounded and mature; vintage enough to maybe be a family name, yet French enough for parents who like to travel in Europe. I'd also suggest Frances or Freya (nn Faye), Romilly (Romy or Milly), Cleo/Clio, April, or Therese/Theresa (Reese or Tess), but not knowing much about her family, I don't know how those fit...
.

Agree 100% with this. ^^ The names you like are all across the board. Determining the characteristics of the parents will help narrow down what name they would have chosen for their daughter.

[periwinkle]

My mistake for not fully clarifying
some of the details but after a lot thought I have actually chosen to put aside this plot idea for a wile.
At least until i'm able to give it my full attention through completion.....I hope!
It was a little bit of a spur of the moment plot idea and wasn't planed out much
further then what a few chapters could hold.

I have been in the process of working on a science-fiction novel for over a year now and I
feel that any other project that I might try to tackle would be too much to handle right now.

I thank you all for your ideas and i'll use my vague thread post as a lesson learned.


Sincerely

~ Periwinkle

[dudegetajob]

Girl: Becky, Paisley, Flora, Bella (I know, I know), Donna, Ariana, Sammi

Old Woman: Betty, Marcia, Beatrix, Rose, Ophelia, Lily, Lucy