: I don't believe character names in themselves can be copyrighted nor would it be frowned upon to take a name from another story. Since you didn't specify if the characters are defined by similar

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I don't believe character names in themselves can be copyrighted nor would it be frowned upon to take a name from another story.
Since you didn't specify if the characters are defined by similar characteristics, physical features, or similar events as the characters from the show it's hard to speak if you should change the characters or not.
If these features are different from the show Flash you should go for it.
On the other note, the character names you've mentioned are uncommon at best. If you asked me if I ever heard these names my answer would certainly be yes, but I wouldn't be able to put them on a specific character.
It would have been a completely different thing if you named your character John Snow, Kvothe, or Legolas. Not to say you aren't allowed to use these names, but your character would always be compared to its counterpart and I feel it might be hard to compete with the impact they already had on the reader.

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