The naming of cats, and characters.

[cadhla]

So I begin by saying 'damn'. Please picture me staring at my computer screen in slowly growing horrified realization, eyes going very wide, before making a face and swearing; this will give you a reasonable amount of context on the exact sort of 'damn' we're talking about here. It's a good, solid 'damn

Comments

[arib]

Carrie? (maybe not. Too Stephen King)

Connie?

[spectralbovine]

Can something be too Stephen King for Seanan?

[cadhla]

I was actually seriously considering Carrie. 'Carrie Markham' doesn't sound all that bad.

[spectralbovine]

And your current music? "Carry Me Home"! IT'S A SIGN.

[spectralbovine]

Why do you have to change it? Clady is a cool name!

Trixie. Jill. Karen. Tina. Tracy. Contessa.

[ceosanna]

I second Contessa, or even the shortened version of Tessa.

[spectralbovine]

Haaaa. Seconding. That was my joke suggestion.

Although Tess Markham does have that D'Urberville vibe.

[ceosanna]

Hee. Contessa has flair!

[guyelfkin]

Jade (Short names are often lengthened as family names (Jadie)

Teddy

[spectralbovine]

Ooh, Jade Markham is hot.

[guyelfkin]

{bows with a flourish}

Thankyou

Teddy

[eevieivy]

Kathy or Cathy?

[bayushi]

Katy or Katie both sound exactly like Cady, when said out loud.

Julie? Kelly?

[cadhla]

But that only becomes an issue if the book gets made into a movie, by which point, it's been published and the big hurdle is over. How it looks when written is currently the concern.

Julie is a no; it has a lot of sharp connotations, pop culturally. Kelly, I'll consider.

[pbristow]

Kelly works, if you want a fairly common name.

I'd suggest Clodagh as a more unusual alternative, 'cos it usefully keeps all the original consonants in place. =:o}
http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=clodagh