I need your help.
Last week on my blog, I talked about discovering that Rich’s ninth great-grandmother was accused of witchcraft in 1600s Quebec: In Search of a Witch. I am currently researching this ancestor for a novel I will write based on her life. I won’t use her real name, so I need to find a fictional name for her.
Rich searched his genealogy notes for names of people listed in the church records in Quebec City in the 1600s, and we created a long list of first names and surnames from actual residents of the early French settlement. Based on these, I narrowed the list to five first names I thought would be good choices for my character.
This is where I need your help.
Naming fictional characters is fun, and often my characters come to me and announce their names without my having to even ask. But in my new historical, I know this ancestor’s real name, so it’s hard for me to create her fictional name.
Which of the following would you vote for?
She’s a fifteen-year-old young woman who emigrated from France to Quebec in the mid-1600s. And she’s been accused of being a witch. Please take the quick survey to give your input into my upcoming novel.
I will have another survey soon to determine this character’s surname. And then there is the man who wanted to marry her. What will his name be? Stay tuned!
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Love this idea!! Hope you get a good name!
Thanks, Deb! I’ve gotten so much feedback, but it’s too early to see what name is the chosen one.
Geneviève
Most Marie’s had hyphenated names.
My source the Casket Girl’s who were sent to Canada as Fille du Roi.
My husband has several Fille du Roi ancestors 🙂 I will look up the Casket Girls. Thanks for the info, Laurel.
I put what I would choose as a witches name where I was to comment about something else .Sorry!
No worries! I’m going to store this name as a possibility for a character later on. I like your suggestion 🙂