Help Me Name My Character, Redux

I have done a little characterization on my Not-Henry Character, but he still doesn’t have a name.

Here’s what I know about him: He has a long narrow face. His hair is dark but very short, almost bald. It’s almost a shadow on his bony skull. All his expressions are vertical–even his smile is vertical, with deep crevasses that open in his cheeks instead of dimples.

Overhanging eyebrows allow little light to reach his eyes, which are further isolated by small, squarish glasses with thick black frames, frames almost as massive as the lenses they hold.

He has absolutely no fat, just skin stretched over sharp bones (due to cerebral palsy), and gives an overall impression of darkness and death. He would make a good mortician, except he has a sense of humor that is dry and irreverent.

He has a professional job (cerebral rather than physical), one that leads him to wear navy blue suits, and a very strong sense of presence and personal power. Unfortunately, his voice cracks periodically like an adolescent boy’s, which somehow makes him seem less credible despite his poise.

Personality wise, he is kind and tolerant. Patient. Quiet, shy, and introspective, but very intuitive. He notes what is happening around him, and often picks up the undercurrents of emotion (though he doesn’t always interpret them correctly).

What I don’t know:

Everything else, including his name. But if you’d like to help me name him, the choices (with meanings) are here.

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Tags: Fiction, Naming Characters