Names

So I am getting stuck on the part of a plot that is so often difficult, and that is naming the characters. Previously I have taken some rather convenient shortcuts. Mostly, I would use names from characters I had in online roleplay forums. At other times I would make up my own style of naming for a society, like with the Ombra. Then I simply had to come up with strings of three letter words to stick together that sounded good. But whatever the situation, whatever shortcuts I take, there is a pattern I have noticed.

Female characters are ten times as easy to name, and have far more interesting names. My male characters almost always end up with generic names just because I can't think of anything fun. I can come up with female character names in a snap, but not male ones. A current example is this: I recently discovered that my parents wanted my nickname to be Cory, so I was going to be Corbin if a male and Corissa if a female. Personally, I love my name, but the alternative was good too. Inspired by this, I decided the nickname of my male character was going to be Cory, and so set out to find a name that could be shortened to it. Thus far I have come up with the following list:

Corissa (cheating I know, but I really liked it. Plus, I can't exactly take the male alternative :P)
Coral
Corten
Corden
Corwin
Cortiel

Honestly I am not a huge fan thus far. It is way more difficult to find a longer version of a nickname than to shorten a long name. A successful example of doing this is in the book I am co-authoring with my friend Nicholas Casale. I wanted her name to include 'Kali' in it, and extended that to 'Kalianda'. It is SO much easier to make a female name cool, though the male version would be Kaliander, so it is still awesome. Maybe I just prefer more complicated names, and masculine names don't tend to drag on.

Well if you have thoughts (or name suggestions, PLEASE) let me know!