Memeeeeeeeeeeee question thingy
So, I used to pick character name's based on randomness and how they sounded. However for awhile, name choices tend to have a deeper meaning. Lots of time on sites like Behind The Name. Anyway I was wondering...
If there's a story behind your characer(s)'s name(s), what is it?
And I might as well go first...
For Lotte - I picked her surname first. 'Karsten' is a etymogical relative of 'Christine'. I only went with 'Lotte' after I decided 'Margarita' was too obscure >.> And calling her Meg for short was too ironic.
For Luther - In neither book or musical, he has a first name. 'Javert' is a name that has no history elsewhere and probably was made up by Hugo. Ergo, I knew Luther needed a name that needed to stand on it's own and a reason for never using his first name. I went with the most whacked out first name I could think of and settled with Luther, because I saw something commeorating Martin Luther King when I started his app. Yes, I'm lame.
For Derek - his name is random! I initially stole a name from another character, then realized there was a Jack in play. I liked the names Derek and Dimitri and The Little Mermaid's Prince was 'Eric' in the Disney version. Eric...Derek? It was close enough that it worked for me. I just like the last name Madden. Or most last names that have 'Ma' that start them.