Siwel and Nohan and Dag: Bad Ways to Name Characters

We’ve all been there. You’re writing a novel, and you need a name for a character. Quickly! That’s how you can end up with Siwel and Kensin. Or with a dozen dudes named Dag.

Here are some bad, silly, goofy, and outright terrible character naming techniques that backfired on me.

Beige game tiles with black lettering on a dark blue furry blanket display the name DAG … KENSIN… and SIWEL…
Source: Photo by the author.

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Anne Marble

I’m a writer and a copy editor with experience in editing science and engineering articles. Click Lists to find my most popular articles. And hidden gems.