The Names
The NamesFlorence Knapp
Characters in The Names
3 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Cora (The Names)
A young mother trapped in an abusive marriage, whose hesitation over what to name her newborn son in the wake of the Great Storm of 1987 opens the novel's three timelines.
Antagonists
Gordon (The Names)
Cora's husband, a local doctor respected in the community and a controlling, frightening presence at home, who expects his son to be named after him.
Supporting characters
Maia (The Names)
Cora's nine-year-old daughter, who walks with her mother to register the birth and proposes the name Bear, hoping her brother will grow up brave and kind.