character name

[natane.livejournal.com]

i'm writing a female character living sometime in the 1800s (possibly about 1870), in britain... only it's going to be semi-historical fantasy. she's almost upper-class. ish.

i need a realistic name for her. nothing too boring, but nothing completely out-there either.

i like amelia and clara, but i think they sound a bit too cliche. i'm honestly blank on what to call her. i've looked at too many naming websites and everything seems the same.

her parents would like to see themselves as very proper and correct, so probably a first-middle-last kind of name. it'd be nice if her first name was something that could be abbreviated to a more playful or boyish nickname. not samantha, though.

Comments

[sadisticsidhe.livejournal.com]

Well, the names Josephine, Harriet, Henrietta, and Frances were rather popular than and they can all be shortened to Jo, Harry, Henry, and Frank. Though Josephine may be a bit too Little Women.

Some other names are Evelyn, Grace, Margaret, and Lucy. I suggest looking at old census records for the time period. They are easily googled and have many names in order of popularity.

[natane.livejournal.com]

almost a little too masculine, on the first set.

grace i like, and evelyn. i'll check and see if i can find census records.

[xynare.livejournal.com]

Joanna can also be shorted to Jo, and it's a bit more feminine.

[natane.livejournal.com]

mmm, good point.