Nature Names Novels & Stories

"I was thinking of names that carry a sense of power and unity. How about naming them Leonidas, Maximus, and Valerius?" Zara pondered the names, a smile playing on her lips. "They're strong names, just like you envisioned. Leonidas, Maximus, and Valerius—it suits them perfectly." Alexander, relieved and pleased with her response, continued, "And each name carries a story of bravery and strength. Leonidas, like the Spartan king, symbolizes courage; Maximus, inspired by the Gladiator, signifies greatness; and Valerius, a tribute to valor and resilience." Zara, touched by the thoughtful choices, leaned against Alexander. "I love them. Our boys will grow up knowing the power of their names and t

“That’s… the neighbor’s name? Carter? Are you sure?” Nathan folded his tiny arms across his chest and shot me a glare sharp enough to make me slice his apple and celery twice as fast. Hangry Nathan was a force of nature. A tiny, adorable, terrifying force of nature. “Of course I’m sure,” he said, watching my hands work with deadly precision. “His other name is… Carter” he paused, curling his tongue like it was a puzzle “Ca-rter.” He clicked his tongue and scrunched his nose in frustration before shrugging it off. “He says it’s a hard name for some people. When he was little, he couldn’t say it either, so he called himself Carter. He said I can call him Carter too. So yeah. I’m sure. Carter.”

“I like it, I guess. Like Cali says, it does sound volkaane. And Balin will be pleased, I know.” Leesa ran the name through her head a couple of times, trying it on for size. She turned to Cali. “I like it, too,” she said, “but not quite enough. You’ve given me an idea, though.” She looked back at Rave. “How about Ralin? After you and Balin.” Rave shrugged. “That works for me, too.” Leesa wasn’t surprised at Rave’s apparent lack of any major enthusiasm. Since volkaanes had no families, names were not that big a deal to them. Rave had a family now, though.

Connie asked happily. "Well, I still vote for Noelle Gabriella and Daniell James and then we just need to come up with one more girl name," Jason says. "Okay, sounds good to me," I say happily. "So, we have Noelle Gabriella and Daniell James, do we do another 'N' name for the girl or another 'D' name or one that doesn't start with either?" Jason asks. "Um, how about another 'N' name," I suggest unsure.

Li replied, “I am Nathaniel Green - you can call me Li. I am 6 years old. I will be seven in a few months. He pointed at Jo and added, “This is my twin sister Joyanna Green - you can call her Jo.” “Why is your pet name Li? Shouldn’t it be Nat like Jo for Joyanna and Lil for Liliana?” Jonathan asked curiously. “Nat is dad’s pet name, so I can't be Nat. Besides, I wanted a pet name from Mommy’s name,” Li shrugged like an adult. “What’s your father’s name?” Jonathan asked, his heart galloping for no reason. “His name is Jo… Mummy, you are back!” Li exclaimed halfway through answering when he spotted his mother.

I said, to Leia who was resting her head on my chest. “Okay, so here it fucking goes. List number one are the normal fucking names, like. Nova, Cara, Aria and Aurora.” “They’re all cute names. What about the not normal list?” I said, very curious how strange these names would be. “Okay, these are all inspired by fucking movies or games. So Rayne, Willow, Rey, Ripley, Aeryn, Elora and Allana.” I laughed, “is it wrong that I like the movie names better? So which one is your favorite?”

When I was 16 years old, I traveled with my sister, Sarah Barnes, to Nectar Valley for the rural settlement program. We arrived late, and the youth dormitory was already full, so Sarah and I were housed with Nutty. Nutty's surname was Walters, and his given name was Nathan, though his formal name was chosen to match the pronunciation of his childhood nickname. In rural areas, there was a custom of giving boys deliberately crude names to ward off evil spirits and help them survive to adulthood.

"That's alright, your brother seems like an interesting person haha, anyhow, I was just flipping around the letters in my name and I just came up with this really cool sounding one! I still like Julian though, that name suits your calm nature." "What is it? Do tell me!" "How about Zyrus?" "Oh... wow that name sounds amazing! much more amazing than anything I could ever come up with, I'm buying it! Mez and Zyrus haha I like that, yours ends with a 'z' mine starts with a 'z' perfect!"

His small hand came up, his fingers trailing lazily through my hair. I kept my palm flattened against his stomach. “Have you thought about baby names?” Nathaniel froze for a second, a flush creeping up his neck. He looked down at my hand on his skin, a bit self-conscious. “Well, the only thing that came to mind was… Saskia. My mother’s name. But I'm not sure yet.” He immediately averted his gaze, looking toward the dark window. “No boy names?” I asked. Nathaniel let out a soft sigh. “Well, I have a feeling it’s a girl. And, well… something strange happened that kind of reinforced that feeling. But, I don’t know, maybe I just imagined the whole thing.”

“I wasn’t going to say anything yet. I wanted to be sure. But after what happened last night with that voice, with the wind calling you by another name ... I think it’s important that you know.” “Know what?” My heart was racing now. The topic was moving in another direction now, and this was what he wanted to talk about all along. “I think Leahndra is your true name.” I stared at him blankly. “What does that mean?” Darien took a breath, like he was steeling himself. “Those given true names ... they’re names that come from a deity. Names of power. Those who receive names from deities are blessed with abilities, with gifts that go beyond normal shifter capabilities."