NaNoWriMo names.

[Chimera]

I've just named one of my characters "Kyler Edwards".  It's nice not having to search for names on my own.  =þ

This is kind of an odd question, but is Kyler a boy or a girl character?

It's so hard to tell with names nowadays. Like how Taylor used to be a boys name, and now it is more a girls name.

[Oldie Black Witch]

I'm thinking more along the lines of Gaeltacht Irish areas where they assume you know about the correct pronounciation already and don't bother with the accent marks.
The version of Irish I learned was a rarely-spoken Gaeltacht dialect that used very few (if any) accent marks. The only time the accent marks were used were to distinguish between broad and slender vowels in places where they could be either.
Curse you, JK, for sucking me into a discussion on Goidelic idiosyncracies when I should be sleeping.

[The Jade Knight]

Kyler is a boy.  I can see how you could associate it with "Kylie", though.


And Siobhàn (or Siòbhan) is decidedly Gàidhlig, not Gaeilge, for the record - you don't find grave accents in Irish.  At least not that I've ever seen.


You know Celtophilia is enjoyable, even at it's worst.  Don't pretend otherwise.  =þ


And in standardized Scots Gaelic, a, o, and u are always broad, and e and i are always slender.  I don't know a thing about Irish Gaelic differences from Scots, however.

[Oldie Black Witch]

You're right about that. All the accents in Irish I've seen have been grave. Of course, the Si combination in Siobhan kind of paints it Scots anyway--the i always slenderizes the s that it's next to into a /sh/ sound. That is not always true in Irish.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

My sister-in-law's boyfriend's name is Kyler. He seems to be an all right guy. She likes him, at any rate. I've met him all of twice...

[The Lost One]

One general rule to remember is that if you name a girl a boys name, the name becomes a girl's name and will no longer be consider a boy's name. This is what happened to traditionally boy names like Ashley, Leslie, and Tracy (incidently, 42 and I do have a brother-in-law name Tracy and I'm not implying that he is girly in any way). Very few boy names have been able to survive as a boy's name after being given to a girl. One exception is the name Michael.

The point of this is that I believe some boy's names are prone to become girl's name. Kyler might be one of them. You can always check with the Social Security Administration's website to see if a name is more predominately male or female (they have name popularity database that is divided into boys and girls).

[stacer]

I think actually, though, that some of those names you list have never been primarily a boy's name. Stacy, for example, has been a girls' and boys' name, but it's always been predominately a feminine name. I don't know how Tracy might relate to that. Leslie has been both all along.

[The Jade Knight]

And some names are spelled differently depending on the gender (i.e. Terri and Terry)

[stacer]

Not necessarily. My Aunt Terry is married to my Uncle Randy. Causes great confusion for telemarketers asking for Mr. Terry Whitman.  

[Chimera]

But it makes it easier to identify the telemarketers.  

[The Jade Knight]

So does having a Norman surname, incidently.

[The Jade Knight]

Current character names I'm using:

Dâvi (David) Laurens (Louothains).  Autumn Hurt.  Kyler Edwards.  Marie Sulli.  Esperanza Cortez.  Damon Timbers.  John & Erin Russell.

And I'm thinking about sticking in an Owen.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

[Chimera]

Current character names I'm using:

Autumn Hurt.

And I'm thinking about sticking in an Owen.

Yay, I helped! I just expect now to be in your dedication. J/K  

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Names I'm currently using:

Sheum
Zemtarsa
Nayuz
Yeg
Gerkul
The supporting cast includes Krenon,  Marteef, Partath, and Shin-Thi
Historians/writers mentioned once but are not appearing in this film... er... book... include Tepho-Amun, Arkilus, and as a nod to EUOL, Hrathen.

Cultures appearing: Kith, Woteen, Yermen (collectively known as the Kaireathe by outsiders), Centaros, Kokolini, Chagonai (which may be mythical only)

place names: Kaireathe (continent), Annil-Tor (city), Parleen (mountain range in Kaireathe).

Yes, I'm just making this up as I go along. Why do you ask?

[Faster Master St. Pastor]

One of my brothers favorites is Egardo.

Some names that I just made up:

Lumrad
Willin