: Re: Characters with non-standard names My characters' names are always easy-to-read and easy-to-remember because they are common western names (like John or Oscar). However, I am writing a story that

KISS is always best. Think simple short names.

In any culture there are names which are kind off international sounding and others which require proper pronunciation, use of silent letters, un-western letters, consonant clusters, over 3 syllablesâ€¦

For instance I would easily relate to Saad, Saami, Sabik, Sachin, Saje, Samouet, Sanjay, or Sahirâ€¦ from nameberry.com/search/boys_names/S
But not much to made up names like shad'rakhadhoui, Sim'bariwi'jini, Swahm-Kajinwea, Sabintâ€™alhahalaouia, Skrreepharkchirthas, or Smneingamniangtay...

Though I have to admit to a certain loving penchant for Cherryhâ€™s Alliance-Universe alien names like the mysterious Knnn, the Chi from Chchchoh, the Tcâ€™a from Ohâ€™aâ€™oâ€™oâ€™o, Ismehanan-min the Mahendo'sat, or the Kif â€œakkiktâ€ Akkukkak. It takes quite some skill to pull these off, another good author, McCaffrey wasnâ€™t able to do so in her early Pern novels.

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