If you're writing sci-fi or fantasy, you could always go with how George Lucas seems to have done names in Star Wars: punchy names of one or two syllables per word, no middle names. I'd list a few, but I'm sure we all have our favorite characters.
In sci-fi, you can also try adding a serial number or replacing one of the names with it. Thus we can get Izzy 6F, Josie B4 Collins, and 9C Magic.
In fantasy, you can probably ditch the last names if characters aren't part of some noble house (or a house that thinks its noble).
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