Friday, February 17, 2012

Follow Friday #2


This week Follow Friday asks:
I like unique names for characters and  am looking forward to coming up with some when I start writing. What's the most unique character name you've come across?  

Meme by Parajunkee and AlisonCanRead
Names are important because they are the beginning for a person, and in this case for a character.  Names are crucial, one your parents give you a name, it will accompany you forever- unless you pay to change it- and will define you.  I love distinctive names, when I was a child I regularly found myself in places with other kids with the same name.


In Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, there is a young woman (one of the main characters) whose name is Door.  I doubt she could find someone else with her same name.  I'm pretty sure that when she was at London Underground Elementary School and her teacher was taking attendance, she never heard her name twice with exception when someone said: "open the Door... Door"

This is my Follow Friday, I hope you can enjoy this post.   Leave a comment with a link to your Follow Friday, so I can stop by and return your kind visit and follow!

12 comments:

  1. I've not read that. How horrible would it be to have that name!

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  2. True, but someday made we can see a kid name like that, or maybe house or something like that. People are choosing stranger names today.

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  3. Haha, that's really funny! I would hate to be named Door! But it's definitely unique and it's definitely out there and I've never heard of it before!

    Thanks for following me, I'm following back!

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  4. Door is interesting! Kind of reminds me of Dory lol Thanks for stopping by and following. I'm now a new GFC and Linky follower.

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  5. There are some strange names out there. I'm a new follower.

    http://readinginthemountains.blogspot.com/2012/02/follow-friday-13.html

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  6. Door. Hmmm.
    Thanks so much for stopping by! Glad to meet you :)

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  7. This Follow Friday reminded me of some actor, he called his child Pilot (it's original but I think is not a name). This is my opinion, maybe someone else thinks the name has something special.

    Thanks Eileen, Jennifer, Laura and Jen for stopping by and follow.

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  8. Hey, I'm a new follower! :)

    HAHAHAHAH "Door" I LOVE IT!!!!!! I LOVE unique character names!

    Have a FABULOUS Friday!!!! :D

    J.B.
    http://jbkantt.blogspot.com/

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  9. That might be the most unique one that I've heard! Door...huh...

    Thanks for stopping in & following. Following back!

    Happy weekend!

    (if you're interested, I've a giveaway starting in the morning!)

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  10. I think that's probably the most unique name that I've seen mentioned so far. lol. I took the easy way out (was lazy bones) and just picked the pretty somewhat exotic names I liked. lol.

    Anyway, hopping through and definitely following your awesome blog for sure!

    Suz @ A Soul Unsung
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  11. As usual my Friday Follow has turned into a Saturday catch-up. Door might be intriguing if you look at it as an entrance to another world. However, the mundane would think the girl was "flat as a door", and so she might get teased a lot.

    My fav unusual name is Gormlaith, who is the fiery tempered Gaelic queen of "Lion of Ireland". That was a great historical novel about Brian Boru the last king of Ireland.

    I am a new follower, and I am at http://steepedinbooks.blogspot.com

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  12. JB Kantt, Ems, soulunsung, Georgia Saunders thanks for stopping by and follow. Hope to see you soon around the blog

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