Articles by emilygc3

Which of these names with devilish connections are usable today?

Ancient Greek God, goddess and heroic human characters from Homer’s great epic.

Hint: Nope, not Indiana or Jersey.

Some interesting Hebrew names commonly heard in Israel, relatively rare here.

Algernon, Gwendolen, Cecily–the names in the Oscar Wilde play about names.

World-class character namer Neil Gaiman didn’t disappoint in his fantasy novel Stardust, with some names particularly apt for Halloween.

Names associated with Oscar Wilde, from Cyril and Sibyl to Salome.

In the expanding global reach for interesting names, here are some Russian choices you may not have considered.

Once again, Emily Cardoza tries her hand at updating some literary character names, this time the Defense Against the Dark professors in Harry Potter.

Guest blogger Emily Cardoza tries her hand at finding some more modern names for the characters in one of her childhood favorite books.