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Pen Name?



Which pen name sounds the best?

Alice Afternoon
12
80%
Anna Afternoon
3
20%
 
Total votes : 15


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Tue Mar 08, 2016 6:45 am
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Charm says...



Hey!

I really want to have a pen name for multiple reasons. The main two reasons are that I'm young and I want a name I can go by for my own safety. The other reason is that my real name is really long (36 characters. I know it's really long!)

I want to go by my first name or one of my middle names. Rachel, Katherine, or Anne. I want the last name to be a "word name" like Knight, Heights, Afternoon (that's a name! I know but I kinda like it), Blue, etc. Please reply and tell me some surnames you think would sounds nice with my first name and middle name :D

Also here is a poll with some of the surnames I've picked:
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Tue Mar 08, 2016 1:43 pm
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Sunshine1113 says...



How about Alice Afternoon?
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Tue Mar 08, 2016 1:46 pm
Charm says...



@Sunshine1113 That sounds awesome!
  





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Tue Mar 08, 2016 2:37 pm
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Persistence says...



Rachel Einstein xD

Rachel McAberdeen

Anne Hathaway-Shakespeare
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Tue Mar 08, 2016 3:06 pm
Charm says...



god no @CandyWizard xD

Here's my list so far:
I'm trying to narrow it down

Kate Afternoon
Amelia Afternoon
Ella Afternoon
Anne Afternoon
Alice Afternoon
  





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Wed Mar 09, 2016 2:43 pm
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Lightsong says...



Alice Afternoon sounds good. The name Alice has fame in itself, and adding Afternoon makes for a nice alliteration.
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Fri Apr 08, 2016 3:39 am
Werthan says...



If you want people to believe it's your real name, I wouldn't use Alice Afternoon. I can't really believe that's anyone's name. I would go with Alice Knight or something.
Und so lang du das nicht hast
Dieses: Stirb und Werde!
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(And as long as you don't have
This: Die and become!
You are only a gloomy guest
On the dark Earth)

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Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:28 pm
UntamedHeart173 says...



I use a pen name as well. Mainly because I write mostly fantasy and my real name doesn't fit my genre but also because I don't really like my real name all that much. The pen name I use is Ariadne Locke which I chose because Ariadne is my favorite name in the universe and Locke is a cool last name. I'll probably use my real name at some point for poetry or a romance novel...but for now, I love the one I have.

BTW, I think @Wunderbar is right. I'd go with Alice Knight. Sounds realistic but also really cool.
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Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:09 am
Charm says...



Actually if you read all that I said before, I don't want it to seem like my real name and a famous author already uses Knight as her last name. I'm referring to Angela Knight by the way. Also I just feel like Alice Knight isn't something I want to call myself. Alice Afternoon has meaning to me and relates a lot to my poetry and to my writing. I've been using that pen name for quite some time now. @Wunderbar @UntamedHeart173
  








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