Sidney Williams's Blog - Posts Tagged "names-audiobook"
Be My Valentine
I like the game of name selection for characters. I don't always drop a name on a character based on its meaning, but often I do.
At the very least, many times I check a name's meanings before finalizing it. I suppose the weight that meaning carries has always been at the back of my mind, but my friend Wayne Allen Sallee asked me a while back if I ever considered that. Since then I've been eve more conscious of the consideration.
I've always liked the name Si. Often it's short for Simon, and in my younger days it cropped up in a film or book and stuck with me. In the case of Si Reardon, the protagonist of my new novel--due at this writing in about 20 days--it's short for Silas. Many name-origin sites and tomes suggest that means "man of the forest" and that applies. He is a guy struggling through a rugged world of corruption and dark deeds, making his way through a wilderness on his Fool's Run if you will.
The antagonist's name is Valentine Alexeeva. I thought Valentine was a little different, but its root translates to "strong and healthy," according to the Wikipedia entry.
He's that both physically and in his position as a businessman with an increasingly polished veneer yet dark criminal ties.
He's definitely a formidable opponent for Si, who finds himself drawn into a dark game of wits with Alexeeva and his allies.
He's really not the valentine you want to receive if you're on the side of the angels.
At the very least, many times I check a name's meanings before finalizing it. I suppose the weight that meaning carries has always been at the back of my mind, but my friend Wayne Allen Sallee asked me a while back if I ever considered that. Since then I've been eve more conscious of the consideration.
I've always liked the name Si. Often it's short for Simon, and in my younger days it cropped up in a film or book and stuck with me. In the case of Si Reardon, the protagonist of my new novel--due at this writing in about 20 days--it's short for Silas. Many name-origin sites and tomes suggest that means "man of the forest" and that applies. He is a guy struggling through a rugged world of corruption and dark deeds, making his way through a wilderness on his Fool's Run if you will.
The antagonist's name is Valentine Alexeeva. I thought Valentine was a little different, but its root translates to "strong and healthy," according to the Wikipedia entry.
He's that both physically and in his position as a businessman with an increasingly polished veneer yet dark criminal ties.
He's definitely a formidable opponent for Si, who finds himself drawn into a dark game of wits with Alexeeva and his allies.
He's really not the valentine you want to receive if you're on the side of the angels.
