Hey, I write all my stories in english and I always find myself struggling to find a name, and especially a last name to my characters. I try to remember any celebrity’s last name, but they appear to be a little too unique sometimes. Could you give me some name/last name suggestions?
Note: Just realized I forgot to mention the most important part of that post, I’m not English nor American, not even European, so that’s why I struggle with names.
Thanks!
Mccormick, Johnson, James, Jackson, Wetherington (I think that’s how you spell it)
I’ll suggest some more if I can think of some.
I used Jackson once because the only celebrity I could think of was Michael Jackson
Thank you for your suggestions!!
Lol Your welcome!
I struggle with the same thing so I always use a random name from the internet
For names: http://www.behindthename.com/
For lastnames: https://surnames.behindthename.com/
This place helps
Thank you!!! That’ll be very helpful!
@Minoesje check out ELx response, the websites are great!
Honestly even though I’m American/English I struggle with giving my characters last names as well. Idk why.
Oh I feel you! I’m sure that even if I started a story in my mother tongue I’d struggle to remember names, I’d just be sitting here with plenty of American last names in my hands, it’s like our brain likes to trick us by giving us the exact opposite of what we need sometimes
Exactly
I’d recommend an app called Name Generator. It gives you a list of first and last names and the ethnicity of your choosing.
Likmizlethramothmnethajdgek?
The last name Salvadore (it’s mine)
me tho