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Much thought must go into finding just the right name for a fictional character. Naming a character is like naming the new baby.

Learn how to pick character names for a novel or fictional short story. It's best to pick names for characters based on personality, background and meaning of the name.

Shakespeare wrote "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" (Romeo and Juliet), but it's hard to image calling it anything else. A person's name should fit, too.

What makes a good character name? It helps to know not only what readers like, but what to avoid. There are a few tricks that will make naming characters an easier task.

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