Please Help?
Hi!
If you're reading "The Misbegotten" then you know that I need to re-name Dean Forester. Having two Deans is just not going to work. I have been thinking about this since I began writing the fic, but I'm not sure which seems right. John will be the one bestowing the new name on Dean. Below are the names I've come up with and why I came up with them. For instance, though Mary may have named Dean and Sam, I feel that those are the types of names John prefers as well, so I left out anything that I felt wouldn't be chosen by someone who chose Dean and Samuel. No Sean, Jean, Hunter, Campbell or Cory, for example. Look them over and then please vote for your favorite below. I'll close the poll on the 5th.
THANK YOU!
Deano - Dean Forester was called this a few times on the show. It might help a reader to remember who the character really is.
Daniel - John would name him after Daniel Elkins, who he seemed to have a lot of respect for even though they had a falling out. Dan is close to Dean, and again might remind a reader who the character is, though he has a different name. I like it because it combines the D from Dean and the EL from Samuel. I also like that it has a diminuative, Danny.
D.J. - For Dean Junior. Keeps the Dean reference.
Jack - I like this because it is a generic nickname, as in "I don't think so, Jack", and it is also a nickname for John. With Mary's penchant for naming her children after relatives, I think if they'd had a third son, she may have wanted to name him after John. So John would give Dean the name they would have called that child.
James - Named for Jim Murphy, Pastor Jim. He seemed to have been a major presence in the lives of the Winchesters. John nearly breaks down crying when he learns of his death. This one also has a diminuatives. I think I'd use Jamie, rather than Jimmy.
Paul - This was the name of Jared's character in ER. It seems to go with Dean and Samuel in that it is a common name, and not trendy. I would probably have one of John's friends in the Marines named Paul and John names Dean after him.
Sonny - It's a generic nickname, but it would mean much more to John. With this, it would simply be a nickname and John wouldn't officially change Dean's name.
Thomas - This was Jared's character's name in CRY WOLF. I like it because I feel it fits in with Dean and Sam and it has a diminuative, Tommy. This would have been the name of one of John's Marine buddies.
You may vote for more than one so if you can't decide vote for all that you like. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please post them!
Thanks!
Poll Renaming Dean Forester
If you're reading "The Misbegotten" then you know that I need to re-name Dean Forester. Having two Deans is just not going to work. I have been thinking about this since I began writing the fic, but I'm not sure which seems right. John will be the one bestowing the new name on Dean. Below are the names I've come up with and why I came up with them. For instance, though Mary may have named Dean and Sam, I feel that those are the types of names John prefers as well, so I left out anything that I felt wouldn't be chosen by someone who chose Dean and Samuel. No Sean, Jean, Hunter, Campbell or Cory, for example. Look them over and then please vote for your favorite below. I'll close the poll on the 5th.
THANK YOU!
Deano - Dean Forester was called this a few times on the show. It might help a reader to remember who the character really is.
Daniel - John would name him after Daniel Elkins, who he seemed to have a lot of respect for even though they had a falling out. Dan is close to Dean, and again might remind a reader who the character is, though he has a different name. I like it because it combines the D from Dean and the EL from Samuel. I also like that it has a diminuative, Danny.
D.J. - For Dean Junior. Keeps the Dean reference.
Jack - I like this because it is a generic nickname, as in "I don't think so, Jack", and it is also a nickname for John. With Mary's penchant for naming her children after relatives, I think if they'd had a third son, she may have wanted to name him after John. So John would give Dean the name they would have called that child.
James - Named for Jim Murphy, Pastor Jim. He seemed to have been a major presence in the lives of the Winchesters. John nearly breaks down crying when he learns of his death. This one also has a diminuatives. I think I'd use Jamie, rather than Jimmy.
Paul - This was the name of Jared's character in ER. It seems to go with Dean and Samuel in that it is a common name, and not trendy. I would probably have one of John's friends in the Marines named Paul and John names Dean after him.
Sonny - It's a generic nickname, but it would mean much more to John. With this, it would simply be a nickname and John wouldn't officially change Dean's name.
Thomas - This was Jared's character's name in CRY WOLF. I like it because I feel it fits in with Dean and Sam and it has a diminuative, Tommy. This would have been the name of one of John's Marine buddies.
You may vote for more than one so if you can't decide vote for all that you like. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please post them!
Thanks!
Poll Renaming Dean Forester