When I name my characters I usually just pick something that both sounds good and sort of fits them and then tweak the name a bit so that it also has some sort of meaning. Even if I don’t do any tweaking, I still like to know what my characters’ names mean.

Timothy - to honor God, let no man look down on your youth

Bryce - son of a nobleman, swift

Richards - powerful, rule, hard, strong ruler

Rachel - innocent, lamb, ewe

Marie - bitter sea

Hunt - huntsman

Sangeeta - musical, brave

Verma - sheild, warrior caste, scribes, farmers

Lawrence - laurel-crowned

David - beloved, friend

Johnson - God is gracious, merciful, gift

Adam - mankind, of the earth

Samuel - God’s word, God hears

Weinberg - “wine hill”