Asking a serious question

This is a very interesting question. From a Literary Standpoint one could go for some trope of a name. But then you look at real life, one of the most astonishing men in American history one of the most decorated members of the United States Marine Corps. A man who worked his way from being enlisted to being a general. And also one who when approached by the wealthy man of the 20s, to lead a clue that they were planning against the government instead turned them over
His name ..wait for it
Smedly Butler
And M can really kill a characters impact or lift it up,
I like names from history, for instance Roland, but that name does not hit in our time with any meaningful impact
Single syllable names often work very well when that combines both historical impact and a single syllable would be Drake
And do we want this person’s character to be “manly” or is it more of a thoughtful sort of person? I’m really enjoying thinking about this question

Optimus Prime, Megatron, Darth Vader, Skeletor, Terminator…

Robin, possibly because I knew someone so named who embodied those qualities yet was kind and compassionate.

Gabriel and Angus perhaps?

Not sure about a name invoking someone to be admired, but a strong, subconscious name a "BR..." name

Bruce, Brent or the like.

Gotta go with the classics.

David.
George.
John.
William.
Alexander.
Conrad.
Max.
Cliff.
Angus.
Gus.
Igor.

There was this guy called Sue who turned out tough and strong.

😀

The people have spoken. Call your fictional character "Angus".

Leonardo
Donatello
Michaelangelo
Raphael

Victor
Vincent
Edgar
Gregory

What kind of language or cultural roots do you want the character's name to come from? Because I always think that makes a difference in naming a character: Greek, Hebrew, Germanic, Spanish, etc...

Gerald

Biff 🤭

Bolt
Colt
Whip
Rock
Clubber
Fist-o
Brock
Slab
Beef
Tug

FYI, I'm running a spreadsheet to keep track of votes by name. I'm going to run the post for 24 hours, close it, and then publish the winners and who picked/voted for the winner.

I like the whole process and the thought being put into it. Not that I'll ever publish the book I'm writing, but I'll for sure give credit to the person(s) who offered up/voted for the name with the most votes.

I know a couple who named their boy Samson.

Claudius
Octavius
Aristotle
Machiavelli
Galileo

Sean, maximilion,Winston, James

Marcus, Magnus, Johannes, Matthew, Thomas

Valentine
Alexi
Vladimir
Sascha

Arthur, Evan, Leif, Reed, Henry

In many novels it's usually a name that sounds like a surname, like Butler, Harrison, Jacks, Carter, Griffin, Logan etc...
I don't know why they do that, but it seems a common theme from my experience. 🤷

Ooooh, you could even double them up and go super manly 😂
Butler Ford, or Jacks Carter, they sound like they wear boots for sure 😏

Jared , Jacob , Paul

Batman bin Superman!

Thor
Reuben
Chris
Henry

Dominique.... It's understated.... He's a guy that grew up battling kids making fun of his name.. He talks softly but carries a large amount of confidence in his abilities, which he has no need to prove

Napoleon

Shredder

That’s John for me. I’ve known some who were less than admirable, but I always skew positive when I hear the name no matter how many rotten Johns I meet. 😂

Sooty

Archibald

Mary.

Logan

Sebastian
say that out loud, it sounds manly....


Jacob, it's perfection as a manly name

if only i could radiate confidence and charm of a Brad