YA Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction discussion

Hi! I am currently beginning to write my novel which is YA dystopia. It follows a place in the future where the government controls their people's memories to wipe any rebellious thoughts from their minds. At night, every person must report to their pods, where the are wired up.
Caspian is a Memorable, the person whose job it is to wipe the people's minds. What he hasn't old anyone is, he keeps the most important memories to start a revolution of his own.
There is also a girl, whose name I have not decided upon yet. She lives in the poorest area of the country where the land is barren and food is scare. These are the most rebellious people. During a routine wire in to wipe her memories, a virus sweeps through the system, effecting only her and Caspian. Their memories swap. Both knowing what the other knows, they must find each other in a world of chaos, to put right the wrongs of their society.

Please help me! I am stuck with a name for the female character. I am looking for an unusual name, preferably short. She is a very strong, determined, curious and rebellious character. The ideas I have are; Aurora, Cecile, Iris, Anya, Rae, Dulcie, Rowan, Avery, Ava, Tamara. Any suggestions would be gratefully accepted. I would also like to know if you think the plot sounds good (there will also be a romance aspect in there). I look forward to hearing what you think :)

Meaning of the name Miriam: In Armenian, the name Miriam means Rebellion. In American, the name Miriam means Rebellious. In Biblical, the name Miriam means Rebellious. In Hebrew, the name Miriam means Rebellious. In the Old Testament, Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron

Meria - means rebellious one and means leader.

I actually love to name characters based on what the name actually means. Good luck, and yes the story-line does sound interesting.

Alice, Abby, Anne, Becca, Becky, Ivy, Jade, Jenna, Nora, Tara, Uma, Vera. I also like Ava, Anya, Tamara, Cecile, and Iris from your list.

I like Iris or Ivy. Rae would be different too, you hardly ever hear of Rae as a first name.

I like marcus. even though it is a guy name. I always thought it made a good girl name too. lol


just j/K I like aurora

I like Iris.

I kind of like Aurora because you can use Rory as a nickname, but I also like boy names for girls. I've never heard Marcus for a girl, but I have heard Spencer, which I like.

I would go with Aida

Millie wrote: "Hi! I am currently beginning to write my novel which is YA dystopia. It follows a place in the future where the government controls their people's memories to wipe any rebellious thoughts from thei..."

What about Isis?

Millie wrote: "Hi! I am currently beginning to write my novel which is YA dystopia. It follows a place in the future where the government controls their people's memories to wipe any rebellious thoughts from thei..."

Anya pronounced uh-nigh-yuh. This was almost my daughter's name. :)

Aria (a song), Meeks or Iss or Issa or Lis my childhood nicknames ;)

I also think boys names for girls is seriously over done in YA dystopian. Just my opinion don't shoot!

Aria was used in Through the Ever Night and Anya was used in All These Things I've Done.

Cheer wrote: "Aria was used in Through the Ever Night and Anya was used in All These Things I've Done."

That was An-yuh not uh-nigh-yuh.

Yeah I like your pronunciation better, but unless the book is audio or made into a movie, it's up to interpretation. Can't begin to tell you how many times I've got it wrong.

I have no name ideas, but I'm in love with your premise! I've never heard of a book with swapped memories before, I think that could be really awesome :)