names

Changing names

The Radwinter series by LoisOctober 15, 2014September 15, 2018

Eighteenth century names

Names, naming and words by LoisSeptember 12, 2014September 11, 2018

Names, naming and words by LoisAugust 15, 2014September 11, 2018

Apparently the most popular names for babies is Amelia for a girl, and Oliver for a boy… obviously not the other way round! I’m fascinated by names and how people are named, and why, as well as what they are named. Harry used to be the most popular boys’ name, but Amelia has been the most […]

Smith, Sidebottom and McTavish

Names, naming and words by LoisAugust 2, 2014September 11, 2018

No name

Writing by LoisJuly 5, 2014October 29, 2023

Strange names

Names, naming and words by LoisJune 20, 2014September 11, 2018

Middle aged names?

Names, naming and words by LoisApril 23, 2014September 11, 2018

Name it!

The Radwinter series by LoisMarch 19, 2014September 16, 2018

Family Stories by LoisNovember 6, 2013September 16, 2018

My cousin

I’m very particular about the names I choose for my characters, and I’m sometimes criticised for my choice… but usually I am trying to find a name that does not belong to a real person in real life… obviously I can’t hope to avoid it all the time, and sometimes names jump out and ambush […]

Family Stories by LoisOctober 24, 2013September 10, 2018

Strange names

A friend who has just finished reading my novel, ‘Flipside’ commented that “at least there aren’t any strange names in it”, which is true, David,Steve, Denise, Danny, Kiran… and I have to admit for several reasons I do sometimes have unusual names in my stories. However, in my defence, I don’t think any of them […]