River Rhapsody

For a character I'm writing. Ones that would work with "Penny" are also much-appreciated.

Bonus: names with Irish origin

He's an edgy, rebellious type who goes to an upper-class, preppy New England boarding school. I'd like to give him a "proper"-sounding name that I can invent a little family history for, but also one that I could come up with a short, less-traditional nickname for.

He's around 14-16 and tall with dark hair.

As far as personality goes, picture a scary hybrid of Artemis Fowl (from, obviously, the Artemis Fowl series) and Sheldon Cooper (from The Big Bang Theory). He's a genius with nothing but disdain for others.

And he lives approximately five hundred years in the future, so I'm trying to steer clear of names that are popular now or have been in the past.

Thanks for your help! :)

What if you were naming a child and had to pick between a terribly out-of-date name (e.g. Ida, Elmer, etc.) or one that's extremely popular at the moment, and therefore your child would know a million kids with the same name (e.g. Seraphina, Asher, etc.)?

BQ: If you picked the out-of-date option, what name would you choose? If you picked the trendy option, which name would you choose?

Just a random little baby name survey that I dreamed up.

1. Do you have any children? If so, what are their names?

2. What’s your favorite name of someone in your family?

3. What’s your favorite of the following names: Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Ava, Isabella?

4. Do you like when first and middle names start with the same letter?

5. Do you have a “guilty pleasure” name?

6. Traditional or modern names?

7. What’s your favorite name of a fictional character?

8. Do you have an absolute least favorite name?

9. Do you like your name? BQ: What is your name?

10. How many male names can you think about that start with Q?

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NOTE: I posted this question once before, but it refused to show up in the Baby Names category, so if that first question does appear, I apologize for the double!

I'm attempting to write a novel set at a boarding school, but my research on the overall atmosphere is coming up kind of short. For anyone who's been to boarding school, knows someone who went to one, or just has a good knowledge of them, what's the after-school life like - in the dorms especially? Is it pretty similar to college life, or totally different?

Girl #1:

First name: Lydia, Caroline, Emma, Charlotte

Middle name: Rose, Lily, Iris, Violet

Girl #2:

First name: Hannah, Emily, Aria, Spencer

Middle name: Summer, Andrea, Jenna, Delilah

Girl #3:

First name: Katherine, Elizabeth, Margaret, Jane

Middle name: Amanda, Alexandra, Aylin, Annabelle

Girl #4:

First name: Emma, Vanessa, Miranda, Alison

Middle name: Lola, Isabelle, Leah, Georgina

Girl #5:

First name: Megan, Alyssa, Julia, Natalie

Middle name: Chloe, Olivia, Lynn, Brooke

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These are for a set of characters in a big family. I'm looking for 3-4 names, both guy and girl. Their last name is Blythe and the only names I have set in stone are Leah Isabelle and Samuel James.

Preferably with a pretty, feminine touch and a cute nickname.

It should be kind of traditional and upper-class.

BQ: What are some last names with Southern influence?

Mine's Dance Moms; it's one of those "so bad it's actually kind of good" shows.

Note: these are for characters, not real life.

Emma

Lola

Alison

Leah

Vanessa

Miranda

Georgie

Phillip

Jason

Samuel

Thomas

Dante

BQ: What does that name mean?

BQ2: How do you envision him/her?

Girl 1: First name should be something you can find in a Jane Austen novel. The middle name should be one syllable.

Boy 1: First name should start and end in the same letter. Middle name should start with a C.

Girl 2: First name should end in an H. Middle name should be your personal favorite name.

Boy 2: First name should start in a J. Middle name should be the name of a location, but can also serve as a name.

Girl 3: First name should have Italian influence. Middle name should start with the same letter as the first name.

Boy 3: First name should be the name of someone you admire. Middle name should start with an R.

Girl 4: First name should be relatively trendy. Middle name should be the name of a TV or book character you like.

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She's a young teenager with reddish-brown hair, and her nose is typically buried in a book, though she can be outgoing when she wants to be. Here are the three names that I've narrowed it down to:

Mia

Lucille "Lucy"

Charlotte

Which one do you think would work best?