Category Archives: Character Naming Consultant

Character Naming | The Original Names Of 7 Famous TV Characters

My two favorites: When Garry Marshall was first assembling the show that eventually became Happy Days, he envisioned the local hoodlum as a tall Italian guy named Marsciarelli whose nickname would be ‘Mash.’ Norman Lear purchased the American rights to … Continue reading

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Character Naming | Rebeca Eckler

Rebeca Eckler loves her name: How much does it cost to achieve literary immortality? In the case of Rebeca Eckler, a Canadian journalist and writer, about $7,000. Two years ago, Eckler paid that princely sum at a charity auction to … Continue reading

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Character Naming | Try Your Hand

Sega Europe is polling the world (or a reasonable sample thereof) to name the new alien baddies in the next iteration of its legendary Sonic The Hedgehog franchise.  My vote? The Darkmood. Sonic is cool and all, but he’s no Crash Bandicoot.

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