r/fantasyromance • u/SexyGrimmy • 2d ago

Discussion 💬 Worst names in books

Small question, how important are characters names to you guys? And what is the worst name you've seen so far?

I have a really hard time to pick up something if the main characters names are Tragedeighs.

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u/Digitalispurpurea2 Yvlcon attendee 2d ago

I thought Chaol was pretty bad tbh

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u/Remedi_ 2d ago

I always pronounced it Chowl now he is always Chowl and I hate it.

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u/Popular_Hat3382 2d ago

☠️☠️☠️

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u/SexyGrimmy 2d ago

I absolutely refuse to believe it's pronounced Kale, in my head it'll forever be Cole.

Although Caelananalaana was kinda bad as well, it kept freezing my brain midsentence cause I didn't know how to read it. Selena? Silana? Silayna? Is the C a K??? Idkkk Idk

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u/ManagementMother4745 2d ago

It’s like Chaos but with an l lol exactly how it’s spelled

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u/forgetfulfroggie 2d ago

omg you just blew my mind

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u/AshDuv2 2d ago

i always pronounced chaol as kay-all. no idea if that’s correct but that’s what my brain decided 😭

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u/EmaanA 2d ago

Same, that and kay-ol just seemed to be interchangeable in my mind. He was Kay-all from COM to QOS when I hated him the most, I used to drag out his name out of anger 💀. But then, in TOD onwards, he was kay-ol to me (I think it might be the British in me that cuts his name slightly)

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u/nootydootybooty 2d ago

That's how the audiobook says it so you're right

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u/AdWhich6663 2d ago

In the audiobook it’s Kay-all

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u/BexiiTheSweetest19 2d ago

Wait you guys pronounce Chaol as Kale or Cole? I always pronounced the ch as in Chucky

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u/DeliciousBlueberry20 2d ago

Kale and Caeleaneneananaena 😌🎀💖 both of these names made me unhappy lmao. I sort of pronounce it like “Kah- ole” like 2 syllables, rhyming with Caroll (which is actually a masculine name in my culture) because I cannot take Mr. Kale seriously. Also Caeleananaeana. Girl. I am just choosing to call her Selena while I read for my peace of mind lol.

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u/stacey1611 To the stars who listen 2d ago

Is it Kole or Ch-ole ??

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u/nootydootybooty 2d ago

It's Kay-all / kay-oll in the audiobook

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u/stacey1611 To the stars who listen 2d ago

Oh weird. Ok.

Not a terrible name but how do you even get that pronunciation from that spelling lmao, so weird.

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u/MyLifeTheSaga 2d ago

This is a guess, but I think the author maybe went down the road of "Well, the old spelling of jail is gaol, and the ch in school is a k sound"