I’m talking about white people whom are middle-aged. Because of the types of antagonists I’m writing in my novel, I wonder if anyone has some trashy names to suggest.

  • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Male names?

    Haywood JaBlomey
    Carl
    Earl
    Bob
    Jimbob
    William “Billy”
    “Junior”
    Samuel
    Johnny
    Willie
    Charlie

    Then you’ve got your biker/blacksheep/criminal subset where everyone calls them by their nickname:
    Axle
    Brick
    Scooter
    Jack
    Crankshaft
    Mad Dog
    Viper
    Hoot
    Blaze
    Kneecap

  • notacat@sh.itjust.works
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    17 days ago

    Donald Scott Pete Peter Pam Doug Brooke Mitch Howard Palmer Robert Elon Sean Chris Kristi Lee Russell John Kelly Susie

  • CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    16 days ago

    If you’re writing a novel, I would actually avoid the stereotypical names, unless you want people to think the work is low-brow. Dare to defy expectations. People expect a Cletus. Give them something more normal but not too uptight… like Nolan or Patrick, maybe… and let the character define himself rather than the name.

  • Goldholz @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    17 days ago

    Keith, Clyde, Bob, Harold, Gerhard, Günther, Friedrich, Wilhelm, Guthrune, Claudia, Klaudia, Claudius, Klaudius, Edeltraut, Gerline,

  • beliquititious@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Bubba, Junior, Dale, Billy Ed, Dwayne, John Boy, Rooster, Bobby, Earl, Carl. For women Sammy, Carla, Porsha, Krystal (specifically with a K), Deb or Debbie.

    Having grown up white trash and being middle aged I can tell you that most of them go by some nickname or another and those that don’t generally go by their first and middle name.

    • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
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      16 days ago

      I interpret the question to say “what are common midwestern/country names popular in or before the year 1955?” rather than the clear implication that everyone named Cletus is actually evil.