What name would you rather have

These are my first impressions with the names alone.

Roger likes sports
Tommy is comic relief
Billy is a lovable redneck
Stacey is a journalist if male- as a female, she is bubbly and outgoing
Liam is the straight man
Lenora is passionate, maybe a singer
Mary goes unnoticed
Karen is a lawyer- or perhaps a teacher
Johnny is a cop or in law enforcement
Michelle is everybody's sweetheart
Ethan is a frat boy and is probably cheating on his girlfriend

None of these. I vote for James McCready. By day he's a pilot but by night

A peeping tom.

I think you should mix and match the first names and last names like, Michelle Howardson or make it an alliteration like, for example, Penny Parker or Bobby Bowely. Anyway, I wish you the best of luck on your book!

I like Lenora Jones because it's unique and interesting. I'm writing a book too and my character's name is Alisa Caraway. If you end up not using Lenora Jones, can I use that name as Alisa's friend's name? Lenora is such a pretty name!

Anyways, good luck with your book!

Phil McCracken

Neither if its a girl it should be Elizabeth Nova III or Heather Woods

I always liked the name Liam.

I like the name Liam Wells. all the names are awesome but this one I like. either make him the hero or the anti hero in your story, just don't fuck him up. his name is too awesome for that.

I said Lenora Jones.But if I was a guy I'd definately want Roger Williams :)

These are my impressions of the names, bearing in mind that I'm a Brit, so maybe have a different take on names than those of you from the States...oh and bearing in mind I'm probably a bit weird.

Lenora Jones - if white either posh or trashy, not in between; if black then a circumspect office worker.
Roger Williams - middle aged pillar of local government.
Karen Mills - highly competent.
Mary Howardson - either over 70 and calm or under 20 and shy.
Stacey Washington - if female then an airhead beautician; if male then an artist and very used to explaining that Stacey can be a male name (not usual in UK).
Liam Wells - salesman or junior management.
Michelle Richardson - single mum, shop assistant.
Ethan Adams - a bit rakish - arty but good in a fight.
Tommy McFariss - a boy-next-door type or a bumbling old man.
Billy Anchorman - a flash wannabe.
Johnny McGregor - a farmer.

So if you're writing a thriller, I'd go for Karen Mills. If you're writing gentle romance, Tommy McFarris and Mary Howardson, etc. etc.

Anyway, good luck with it.

MaskedGunman:

Cool stuff bro.

I think you should change the title of your story. You asked, "What name would YOU rather have?" so I voted for myself, not a character.

I took Tommys name it sounds like an 80s name....somehow.

I think all those names sound like they could be very catchy charachters, but I agree with wigsplitz, it all depends on the character.
Good luck with your book!

It depends on what kind of person the character is, what they do, their age....and so on. Can you elaborate?