Character Name & Alias Shortlist
Turn one paragraph about your original character into 15 checked names, each with a call-name and two aliases, plus say-it-aloud, world-fit, meaning and look-alike checks (from memory, not a trademark or works search). Character names fail quietly: readers cannot say them, they mean something odd in a second language, or they sit one letter away from a famous character. Character Name & Alias Shortlist turns one paragraph about an original character (role, personality, world or genre, tone, language, words to avoid) into a numbered shortlist of 15 name candidates. Each has a short call-name, two aliases or nicknames other characters could use, and a one-line meaning or origin note. It plans before you draw, write or post; it cannot search trademarks, platforms or published works - you check your top picks yourself.
Example input
[HAND-WRITTEN FICTIONAL SAMPLE - invented for testing.] I'm making a cozy fantasy webcomic and need a name for my main character: a young-adult apprentice lighthouse keeper on a foggy island of fishing villages. She's curious, stubborn, a little clumsy, and secretly afraid of deep water. The world feels like an old northern coast with small boats, wool sweaters and lantern festivals, no modern tech. Tone: warm, gentle, slightly funny. Name in English; many readers speak German and Spanish, so check those too. Please avoid anything with "Luna", "Star" or "Mira" - they're everywhere.
Example output
Planning only: this cannot search trademarks, platforms or published works - check your top picks yourself before you commit.
Character: young-adult apprentice lighthouse keeper | World: cozy fantasy, foggy northern fishing-island coast | Language: English, checked in German and Spanish | 15 candidates | SFW
## Essentials
- Role: main character, young-adult apprentice lighthouse keeper (given)
- Traits: curious, stubborn, a little clumsy, secretly afraid of deep water (given)
- Type: human woman ("she") (assumed)
- World: cozy fantasy; foggy island of fishing villages; old northern coast; small boats, wool sweaters, lantern festivals; no modern tech (given)
- Tone: warm, gentle, slightly funny (given)
- Medium: webcomic (given)
- Name language: English; check languages: German, Spanish (given)
- Avoid: "Luna", "Star", "Mira" (given)
- Audience age: general, teen and up (assumed)
- Naming convention: first name plus family name; no ranks or titles beyond "apprentice" (assumed)
- Inspiration: no existing character, franchise or celebrity named (given)
## Anchors
- Personality keywords: curious, stubborn, clumsy, afraid of deep water (secret). No alias may reveal the fear.
- World and era feel: old northern fishing coast, fog, lanterns, small boats, wool, pre-industrial.
- Tone: warm, gentle, slightly funny. Teasing nicknames stay kind.
- Name language: English. Check languages: German (DE), Spanish (ES).
- Avoid list: no name contains, begins with or respells "Luna", "Star" or "Mira". This includes hidden strings such as "admiral" and "starboard".
- Naming convention: first name plus family name (assumed). The only title allowed is "Apprentice", because that is the given role.
- Working limits: full name 22 characters or fewer including spaces; call-name 1-2 syllables or up to 6 letters.
## Shortlist
| # | Full name | Call-name | Alias 1 | Alias 2 | Style | Meaning / origin | Say | Len | Look | Fit | Mean | Fame | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tamsin Hollowell | Tam | Tamtam | Apprentice Hollowell | W | Tamsin: Cornish form of Thomasina (native check); Hollowell: English, sheltered well. | TAM-zin HOL-oh-wel - PASS | 16 | - | old coastal Cornish feel | none found | none | native check |
| 02* | Wrenna Holdfast | Wren | Stubby | the Lamp Wren | T | Wren: small bold bird; holdfast: one who won't let go, also seaweed's anchor. | REN-uh HOLD-fast - PASS | 15 | - | sturdy old coast word | none found | none | 4a CORROBORATED (applied) |
…Real output from running the skill on a sample problem, shortened. The skill file itself is not published here.