Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Mormon

Usage note Aside from the standard stock of names common to all Americans, Mormons often use Scriptural names like Nephi, Mahonri, Lehi, Laman and Moroni. The Mormon church, however, has of members from all over the world and most have names that would commonly be found in the country they live in. Girls' names Adelin Angelic Anna Aspen Brecken Brenna Charlie Dawnell Danica Deseret Eden Ember Holland Josie Kennedy Laura Madison McKinley Natalie Navy Oakley Paisley RaeAnn Remi Rylee Stevie Boys' names Aaron Abinadi Abraham Adam Ammaron Ammon Amos Amulek Benjamin Bracken Braedon Brayden Brenton Bretile Brigham Cloby Cregg Dallan Dallin Dren Elijah Enos Ensign Grayson Helaman Isaac Isaiah Jacob Jared Jarom Jeremiah Jesse John Jonas Jordan Joseph Joshua Lavenard Lehi Levi Melchizedek Moroni Mosiah Nephi Noah Omni Samuel Seth Shilom Stockton Tayson Teancum Thomas Zoram Surnames As the Mormons are a religious group and not an ethnic group, there are no surnames that are always Mormon. Mormons in the U.S. most often have English or Scandinavian surnames. Some names from founders and early members are particularly common among Mormons however, and are more popular than usual in Utah. These include Young, Benson, Allred, Beckstead, Bennion, Bingham, Bradshaw, Carr, Christensen, DeMille, Feldsted, Forbush, Gardner, Gubler, Hansen, Hartvigsen, Hardward, Hatch, Hymas, Izatt, Jacobsen, Jensen, Jorgensen, Kimball, Larsen, Lauritzen, Mecham, Naegle, Olsen, Pulsipher, Rasmussen, Rigby, Robison, Romney, Shumway, Smoot, Sorensen, Spendlove, Talbot, Turley, Wills, Yorgensen, Zabriskie and Zollinger.