| |
|
Playing devil’s advocate, I think you’re off the mark with your naming strategy. If you give this character a name that directly relates to the function they fulfil in the narrative, such as The Ideal, The Paragon, Quintessence, The Projection, The Epitome, The Exemplar, etc… or any lame pun on these ideas, it makes the concept seem pretty flat and one dimensional. Jenny Everywhere works because it’s a catchy name that vaguely alludes to her narrative function.
I would make the naming of your character less obvious, it doesn’t even have to directly allude to what s/he does in the story, and in some ways it might be weirder and more interesting if it didn’t. I’d try going for something that expresses the nature and personality of the character, as opposed to their abilities and function. For instance, Kate Pepper, Hidden Angela, George Instant, Barnaby Doppelganger, Les Love, Uncle Fingers, Moira Terrible, Billy Camouflage, Harold Snook or Dennis Esperanto. |
|
|
