Kat said -
It doesn't have the typical "a" or "y/ie/i" ending that many women's
names have both in RL and SF/F. (Jenna, Cally, Dayna) (One reason for liking my own name and Alison's for that matter.)
In your face Una! :-)
One author I'd recommend who seems to come up with excellent names for her
characters is Sheri Tepper
Douglas Adams said he came up with 'Slartibartfast' by combining all the obscene words he could think of. Huh. I can think of much worse ones than *that*
Alison
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