Okay, I am writing a story about a family of 10 that lives in the south during the civil war. (Cliche, I know, but I am trying to spice it up a bit Here are my names so far, a ? shows where I need a suggestion!
DH: ? George Wright
DW: Elizabeth Katherine Wright
DS: Charles Earl Wright nn. Charlie
DD: Helen ? Wright (mn must start with M)
DS: Aiden Augustine Wright
DD: Virginia Anne Wright
DD: Claire ? Wright (mn must start with A)
DS: Nicholas Patrick Wright
DS: George Joshua Wright
DD: Gemma ? Wright (mn must start with G)
Okay, ANY suggestions would be highly appreciated!
Btw, I need the mn's to start with those letters because the letters each represent a person I'm basing the character on
Thanks so so much!
-Ally
Name Suggestions for 1800's Story?
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sparks_fly
, Mar 06 2013 04:05 PM
4 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 06 March 2013 - 04:05 PM
#2
Posted 06 March 2013 - 10:12 PM
Aiden and Gemma aren't names that would be used very often in the 1800's. Augustine is also usually intended to be used by women.
I don't want to suggest names to be used in place of them, but for the question marks:
DH: Charles George Wright (It was popular to name sons after fathers.)
DW: Elizabeth Katherine Wright
DS: Charles Earl Wright nn. Charlie
DD: Helen Mary Wright
DS: ____ _____ Wright
DD: Virginia Anne Wright
DD: Claire Abigail Wright
DS: Nicholas Patrick Wright
DS: George Joshua Wright
DD: _____ Genevieve Wright (mn must start with G)
I don't want to suggest names to be used in place of them, but for the question marks:
DH: Charles George Wright (It was popular to name sons after fathers.)
DW: Elizabeth Katherine Wright
DS: Charles Earl Wright nn. Charlie
DD: Helen Mary Wright
DS: ____ _____ Wright
DD: Virginia Anne Wright
DD: Claire Abigail Wright
DS: Nicholas Patrick Wright
DS: George Joshua Wright
DD: _____ Genevieve Wright (mn must start with G)
#3
Posted 08 March 2013 - 10:06 AM
Thank you! I probably need to change Aiden and Gemma, they don't seem very believable. Charles George I love! Genevieve is also wonderful! Thanks so much!
#4
Posted 08 March 2013 - 03:54 PM
Ok, I've been doing genealogy for my family lately, mainly in the 1800's. We're in the South
I agree with WriterWoman - Aiden and Gemma need to go and Charles George would be very believable. I'd also say change Claire to Clara. You could still use Claire as a nickname, though. I'd also think about re-doing Nicholas, Patrick & Joshua as those weren't very used at the time (maybe just use one of them?)
Some names/naming trends that keep popping up on census data I've been looking at:
DH: Charles George Wright
DW: Elizabeth Katherine Wright
DS: Charles Earl Wright nn. Charlie
DD: Helen Margaret Wright
DS: Arthur Augustine Wright
DD: Virginia Anne Wright
DD: Clara Alice Wright (mn must start with A)
DS: Nicholas Patrick Wright
DS: George Joshua Wright
DD: Mollie Grace Wright (mn must start with G)
I hope that wasn't too much... I nerded out a bit, lol.
I agree with WriterWoman - Aiden and Gemma need to go and Charles George would be very believable. I'd also say change Claire to Clara. You could still use Claire as a nickname, though. I'd also think about re-doing Nicholas, Patrick & Joshua as those weren't very used at the time (maybe just use one of them?)
Some names/naming trends that keep popping up on census data I've been looking at:
- Short, sweet girls names that end in either -a or -ie (Mollie, Katie, Willie (very popular, believe it or not), Alma, Eliza, Tempe, Bettie, Mary, Nancy, Annie, Ella, Phoebe/Phebe)
- Double names or combination names for girls (Ann Eliza, Mary Anne, Georgianna, Henrietta)
- Strong, traditional, family based names for boys (Thomas, William, Charles, John, James, George, Robert)
DH: Charles George Wright
DW: Elizabeth Katherine Wright
DS: Charles Earl Wright nn. Charlie
DD: Helen Margaret Wright
DS: Arthur Augustine Wright
DD: Virginia Anne Wright
DD: Clara Alice Wright (mn must start with A)
DS: Nicholas Patrick Wright
DS: George Joshua Wright
DD: Mollie Grace Wright (mn must start with G)
I hope that wasn't too much... I nerded out a bit, lol.
#5
Posted 13 March 2013 - 12:04 AM
DH: Charles George Wright
DW: Elizabeth Katherine Wright
DS: Charles Earl Wright nn. Charlie
DD: Helen Merideth Wright
DS: Asa Augustine Wright
DD: Virginia Anne Wright
DD: Claire Amelia Wright
DS: Nicholas Isaac Wright
DS: George Joshua Wright
DD: Genevieve Grace Wright
DW: Elizabeth Katherine Wright
DS: Charles Earl Wright nn. Charlie
DD: Helen Merideth Wright
DS: Asa Augustine Wright
DD: Virginia Anne Wright
DD: Claire Amelia Wright
DS: Nicholas Isaac Wright
DS: George Joshua Wright
DD: Genevieve Grace Wright
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