Einprägsame Namen

[Pinguin mit Brille]

Ich kopiere mal etwas von meinem englischen Ref-Blog, was dir helfen könnte. Geht zwar eher um Eigennamen, könnte dir aber als Anreiz dienen:

Three Useful Tips to Naming your Characters
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Think about your character’s parents
The name of your character, actually even your own name, is more likely to tell something about the parents of the person, then it does about the actually name-carrier.
The nativity of the parents is, of course, an easy start - you’re more likely to give your child a japanese name, when you are from Japan, for example.
The occupation and interests of the parents are a useful source as well - one of my pals characters middle name is “Leonidas”, hinting to the father’s job as a historian. Another example is the character “Poe”, who got his name from his poetry-loving mother.

Meanings are fine, but not necessary
Of course, it’s fine when the name you choose for your character has a deeper meaning, but as long as it’s not important for the story, or an interesting nod to something, the name’s meaning is rather sencondary. So don’t let name meanings limit your choices.

Un-human characters have un-human names
Let your imagination run wild here! Make up meanings for gibberish names! Create your language! Give your characters the weirdest names ever!
Because, as long as the human-kind has never played a magnificent role in the culture of another species, human names will be rather uncommon in this society.
I mean, have you ever met a dwarf named Robert? Or an alien named Victoria? Probably not…