
How do you name your characters?
That's a tough one. Naming is hard.
Baby name sites are extremely useful. You can search nationalities, meanings, even the number of syllables on some. They also have useful information, like how many people like that name, have that name, or how popular it was at certain years. Some you have to sign up for to search names to keep out writers like me (they ask when you are due and such :/), but as long as they're free, I'm not bothered. I still get a lot of mail about "week four of your baby's development..." XD haha
Looking at other languages work well, too. I've named my characters several things in Russian and Latin. One character is named "Aspera," meaning hard or rough in Latin. Where did you think names like "Albus" (white) or "Severus" (severe) came from? Both are literal translations from Latin.
Of course, there are plenty or name generators, too. Seventhsanctum.com has some great ones. I used the cat-being name generator for several of my wolf names, last names, pack names, and ship names.
