Well, it was going to be, but then I decided it looked prettier with an 'i' instead of a 'y.'

[Lightning]

Ylya looks pretty bad, to be honest.

Yeah, that's kind of what I decided. But Ilya's alright, isn't it?

[Lightning]

Yeah sure, but it highly depends on the patronymic/surname.

Oh yes, of course. Do you have any suggestions?

[Lightning]

It depends on what you have in mind for the character's background.

[Steam]

It depends on what you have in mind for the character's background.

That's what I told her, but she said she wanted to come up with a name and figure out the background from the name.

And yeah, Ilya looks better than Ylya. Make sure you tell people how it's pronounced, though, as I'm not sure everyone will get it right off the bat.

[Lightning]

It does look a lot better, but that's because it's Anglicized in a form that is more communicative.

That said, it's generally a bad idea to figure the name first before the entire background. For example, if your character has quirky parents and give her a quirky name, the conditions and environment of her upbringing are likely to be tremendously different than if someone gave you a decidedly religious or formal name. It's all nature vs nurture here.

I do realize that competence has been hard to come by for this organization, which is why, I'm sure, you two are practically shoving each other out of the way to tell me how to do things. This isn't the first time I've created a character, though, so I actually know what I'm doing. Don't worry! It won't have been done in the conventional way, but the end result should be just as satisfactory.

[Lightning]

Originally Posted by Aqueous Blue

I do realize that competence has been hard to come by for this organization

Unfortunate, isn't it? But it isn't the reason I'm shoving to tell you stuff.