fun & games
It’s all fun & games until someone gets a paper cut.
How about some Dungeon fun & games today?
Sadly, all of Mistress Heidi‘s whips & chains are currently in use, so we’ll have to come up with something else. :fanglips
But here’s a game I thought a bunch of romance readers would get a kick out of…
I’m going to list all the letters of the alphabet—you know, in case you aren’t familiar with them *snicker*—& for each one, I want you to come up with a great name for a romance novel hero. :vamp
But here’s the catch—you’re not allowed to think about it, talk to anyone else, or go skim through your TBR pile. It has to be a quick, stream-of-consciousness thing. You may, however, jot the letters/names down on a piece of paper or cut-&-paste the alphabet into the Comment section before you start. I’m not sure I could do it my memory, either. :jack
And remember, they shouldn’t be just any male names, but really good Romance Novel Hero names!
Okay…
Ready?
Set.
Go!
A_____
B_____
C_____
D_____
E_____
F_____
G_____
H_____
I_____
J_____
K_____
L_____
M_____
N_____
O_____
P_____
Q_____
R_____
S_____
T_____
U_____
V_____
W_____
X_____
Y_____
Z_____
Here are my Romance Novel Hero name choices, but no peeking until after you’ve compiled & posted your own list! :bat2
Adam … Boone … Chase (bonus points if you can name the book I already used this hero name for :fanglips ) … Dane … Ethan (ditto bonus points) … Flynn … Gregor … Heath … Ian (ditto bonus points) … Jack … Kane … Logan … Mac … Nathan … Owen … Peter (ditto bonus points) … Quinn … Rand(all) … Sam … Trace … U (fail!) … V (fail again!) … Wade (ditto bonus points) … Xavier … Y (I’m such a freaking failure! :ohcrap ) … Zane
Okay, so I couldn’t come up with decent hero names for all of them, at least not on the fly, but I think I did pretty well.
How about you? Did you beat me (the romance author, for heaven’s sake! :show )—& think of fantastic hero names for every single letter of the alphabet?
I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with! :play
Comments
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Mary Kirkland says:
Aidan, Bastien, Callen, Damien, Ethan, Falcon, Gregori, Hunter, Ian, Jack, Kyle, lucas, Max, Nicholas, Olin, Patrick, Quinn, Rafe, Scanlon, Thaden, Uhrich, Valen, Will, Xander, Yalen, Zavier.
Man, that took me forever to think up these names.
On November 7, 2011 at 4:32 am
Donna says:
Aiden, Blaine, Carson, Dillon, Ethan, Fletcher, Geoff, Hank, Ice, James, Kelvin, Leon, Mason, Nathaniel, Oliver, Phillip, Quentin, Ranger, Stephan, Tomas, Ulysses, Victor, Wes, Xavier, Yves, &
Zander.
On November 7, 2011 at 7:43 am
Jessica Lemmon says:
Hmm, I think it’d be more fun to come up with names NOT to use for heroes…
Arnold, Barnaby, Clint, Donald, Eugene, Frank, Glen, Howard, Ichabod, Jim, Ken, Lionel, Mitch, Norman, Oswald, Paul, Quincy, Reginald, Stanley, Timothy, Ulrich, Victor, Winston, Xavier, Yars, Zenith.
Yep, that was def more fun. 😉
:lol
On November 7, 2011 at 10:53 am
Heidi says:
Oh, sure—ruin next week’s game for everybody! :biteyou Just kidding.
And, actually, Mitch is one of my favorite names. I even used it for a Desire hero.
And what about Timothy Olyphant or Jim Caviezel…not hero enough for you?
Awwww, poor Jess, losing brownie points left & right today. :lol
On November 7, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Jessica Lemmon says:
Oh, sure! Rub my face in Tim Olyphant…
Hmm… :spidey
What was I saying?
On November 7, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Heidi says:
Hey, you’re the one who can’t follow directions. You have no one to blame but yourself.
Altho, it seems somewhat unfair that as punishment, you *get to* rub your face in Timmy O. :hubba
On November 7, 2011 at 2:14 pm
Mary Kirkland says:
My hubby’s name is Ken. O.o
LOL
On November 7, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Jessica Lemmon says:
:ohcrap
*head desk*
On November 7, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Mary Kirkland says:
ahahahaha :lol
On November 8, 2011 at 2:57 pm
Laura J. says:
Armond, Ben, Cam, Drake, Ethan, Finn, Gavin, Henry, Ian, Jax, Kade, Liam, Max, Nate, Owen, Paolo, Quinn, Ryker, Simon, Trenton, Ulrich, Van, Walker, Xander, Yale, Zeke
On November 7, 2011 at 11:15 am
Hollie says:
Yeah…What LJ said!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!!!
On November 7, 2011 at 9:25 pm
Laura J. says:
You realize I didn’t include “Bradley” for the letter B. He’s my hero and I AIN’T sharing him with nobody!!
Yeah. I said it. AINT’T AIN’T AIN’T!
On November 7, 2011 at 10:39 pm
Heidi says:
Okay, you guys are all kicking my butt. How did you come up with such good ones for U, Y, & Z? :purplebat
On November 7, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Mary Kirkland says:
I remember reading some of those names in books at some point. And I cheated on Z…all I could think of was Xavier but I just spelled it different. LOL
On November 7, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Jessica Lemmon says:
I guess life really does reward the risk-takers… :call
On November 7, 2011 at 2:24 pm
desiree says:
:show :evilsmiley :tada :call
alex
brad pope
charles quitein
dominic ralph
elvis stephano
titus
franklyn uri
victor
tom
uranus
georgie veinus
hank xander
yani
ivan
jackie zoe
kevin
liam
monty
noah
oliver
On November 7, 2011 at 2:47 pm
Ilona says:
Adam, Benjamin, Carlos, Daniel, Edwardo, Falcon, Gregori, Hawk, Iaian, Josef, Kyle, Liam, marcos, Nathaniel, Owen, Padraig, Quentin, Ricardo, Stefan, Travis, Ulrich, Victor, Ward, Xavier, Yuma, Zarek
I cheated a little as I used some names I have already seen used as hero names in books I have read 😀
On November 7, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Heidi says:
Stealing from recent reads is fine (I stole from some of my own books *g*) as long as they pop into your head & you don’t stop & go looking for them. :fangsmiley
On November 7, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Beth says:
I’ve read a lot of historicals lately. I think it showed in my hero names…
Anthony, Bain, Christian, Devon, Edmond, Frederick, Geoffrey, Hart, Ivan, Joe, Kent, Liam, Michael, Nolan, Oz, Peter, Quinn, Rafe, Sebastian, Trevor, Ulysses, Vic, Will, Xavier, Yves, Zane
On November 7, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Colleen C. says:
Boy I had to stop and think a few times…. trying to get my brain to figure out some names… “Y” I thought maybe Young or Yang…is Yang a name? :lol
On November 7, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Lois J. Bates says:
For some of these, my consuming hobby of genealogy came in handy!
Aaron, Bentley, Cooper, Duncan, Evan, Free, Garrett, Hawk, Ian, Jarrod, Kent, Liam, Mathias, Nero, Ogden, Paxton, Quinton, Ryder, Sage, Tyrel, Uri, Vaughn, Wyatt, Xander, Yale and Zebidiah
On November 7, 2011 at 7:04 pm