I'll just list nice names from a site about names from that time period (and I'll list the nicknames I know for the names, some will have boyish nicknames):
- Virginia (Ginny, Gina) - Hannah (Han, Hanni) - Cora - Victoria (Vic, Vicky, Tori, Vee) - Charlotte (Charlie, Lottie) - Violet (Vi, Vee) - Lily (...Lil?) - Margaret (Maggie, Mags, Peg, Peggy) - Clarissa (Clara, Riss, Rissa, Clari) - Harriett (I have a character called that in one of my older stories and I gave her the nickname Harri) - Genevieve - Georgia/Gorgiana (Georgy, Gigi, Gee) - Eleanor (Elle, Ella) - Phoebe - Ruby (apparently that was first used as a name in the 1870's) - Sophia - Olivia (Liv) - Winifred (Winny... or Fred, if you want a boy nickname) - Lorena/Lorraine (Lorri, Lor) - Matilda (Mattie)
If you need last names, some popular ones from the 1800's are in the first answer on here:
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- Virginia (Ginny, Gina)
- Hannah (Han, Hanni)
- Cora
- Victoria (Vic, Vicky, Tori, Vee)
- Charlotte (Charlie, Lottie)
- Violet (Vi, Vee)
- Lily (...Lil?)
- Margaret (Maggie, Mags, Peg, Peggy)
- Clarissa (Clara, Riss, Rissa, Clari)
- Harriett (I have a character called that in one of my older stories and I gave her the nickname Harri)
- Genevieve
- Georgia/Gorgiana (Georgy, Gigi, Gee)
- Eleanor (Elle, Ella)
- Phoebe
- Ruby (apparently that was first used as a name in the 1870's)
- Sophia
- Olivia (Liv)
- Winifred (Winny... or Fred, if you want a boy nickname)
- Lorena/Lorraine (Lorri, Lor)
- Matilda (Mattie)
If you need last names, some popular ones from the 1800's are in the first answer on here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080316130935AAHhjZe