Regardless of if your book is set in the past present or future the last names should reflect those of the time period.

How to come up with story names. Examples of titles that fit their subjects. To me Irish Words sounds like the names of creatures made from mud or clay I like the irish language by the way just saying Here a some I think sounds mud-ish. Here are a few invented juice names.

For last names I use the same technique Ashkenazi Jewish people had when forced to take up family names in the late 18th century. Click on the title text and the title will be automatically selected. I wouldnt feature Ute Udo Ulrich and Ula in the same room.

Read the full story here. That should help you narrow the field a bit as you try to decide on the right title for your story. Do any names come to mind that seem invented.

You can come up with the most poetic and poignant name thats ever been written for a bookbut if nobody reads whats inside your book might as well have been called Book. One of our loyal customers actually came up with the name. Coire Cuira Coira Coire.

For given names I simply look at the most popular German names in the 19th century. Its also wise to see if the name you chose isnt the name of a famous criminal or some other person who will come to the top of the search results when readers look up your character. Snapple probably didnt have much trouble snapping up their domain name at the time of their naming while names like Sobe or Odwalla likely took a long journey from name invention to customer adoption.

It can be related to the terrain a historic event their biggest export or whatever makes this. A family could be named Smith because of a blacksmith ancestor or Baker because of an ancestor who ran a bakery or Hooker because well you get the idea. Obviously the titles of different types of novels vary greatly and depending on the type of novel you are sure to find some inspiration.