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50 Creative Character Names

50 Creative Character Names

Are you working on a manuscript and looking for creative character names?

Did you know that author Ian Fleming chose the name James Bond from the ornithologist-author of a book about birds that happened to be on Fleming’s bookshelf? Fleming wanted a dull name for his protagonist in stark contrast to the exciting life that Bond’s government asked him to lead.

Perhaps you’re looking for something a little more unique. Here are a 50 creative character names from which to choose, or to use as inspiration:

  1. Zea
  2. Tintor
  3. Ceranic
  4. Metni/Metmi
  5. Pena
  6. Tabak
  7. Tostica
  8. Totica
  9. Umanec
  10. Cioncka
  11. Marry
  12. Tili
  13. Omuri
  14. Elgrig
  15. Ixchell
  16. Amina/Amia
  17. Daut
  18. Adach
  19. Agius
  20. Arcila
  21. Binik
  22. Briffa
  23. Caisfer/Caister
  24. Damir
  25. Chytil
  26. Cioncka
  27. Chiara
  28. Reet
  29. Irkha
  30. Dmytro
  31. Alina
  32. Bojan
  33. Rafla
  34. Vedran
  35. Tadese
  36. Janelle/Jenelle
  37. Genat
  38. Kolos
  39. Koufis
  40. Clutsam
  41. Hindson
  42. Swyntuch
  43. Vyas
  44. Sinnakkuddy
  45. Kolos
  46. Arroyo
  47. Zivkovic
  48. Lozada
  49. Naik/Nairk
  50. Arvind

What are your favourite creative character names? Which names do you find most creative?

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