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#1 Squared

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Posted 27 March 2009 - 08:07 PM

I need names that would be common the mid 1800s (haven't decided the exact date, it will definitely be well after the French revolution. 1840 maybe? Somewhere around there).

I haven't work out the bugs of the plot yet, but basically there are two families - one very weathly and high status, and the other poor, homeless beggers that collide and... well, things happen. I'm just not sure what exactly yet. :D

Wealthy family:
Father - Seen high in the eyes of townspeople, can be somewhat singlemided and selfish
Mother - Sweet, kind, beautiful, woman, overly nice to people to the point of seeming snobby
4 children, at least one boy and one girl, though I'm unsure of the other two.

Poor family:
Mother - Single parent, father has either left or was never present. Very intelligent dispite never being educated properly, is very capable of being independent.
Has one child by blood - a son, and three other orphan street children she has taken upon looking after as her own - one girl and probably two boys.

I know the desriptions seem prety shallow right now, but I just want to get the names out of the way. Thank you so much for the help.

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Posted 27 March 2009 - 08:22 PM

Where is this set? France, England, America?

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Posted 27 March 2009 - 08:41 PM

Where is this set? France, England, America?


Sorry, I figured "Names in France" as the title would be enough. I guess I should have posted it in the post as well - it's set it France.

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Posted 28 March 2009 - 03:36 PM

I'm just going to list off a bunch of names. Then comment on which I think go with who.

Boys:
Bernard
Jean
René
Henri
Phillipe
Paul
Claude
Gerald
Jacques
Michel
Luc

Girls:
Anne
Marie
Sophie
Geraldine
Jeanne
Adélaïde
Adèle
Adrienne
Agathe
Agnès
Aimée
Clémence
Colette
Constance
Victoire

Rich Father: Phillipe
Rich Mother: Adélaïde
Rich Kids: (Just pick four from the list above, since we don't have a description of them other than they're 'rich'.

Poor Mother: Clémence
Blood Son: Henri
Other Kids: (Same as the rich kids.)


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Posted 29 March 2009 - 04:30 PM

Wealthy family:
Father - William
Mother - Isabel
Children: Anna, Henri, George, Victorie

Poor family:
Mother - Marie
BLood Son- Micheal
Orphans- Jean, Paul, Ivy

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Posted 01 April 2009 - 02:11 PM

I think I'm going to go with Victorie and Phillipe for the rich parents. And two of the children will be Anna and Henri, but I could still use some suggestions for the other girl and boy.

I'm still stuck on the poor family. Nothing just seems to sound... like, raunchy enough almost? Nothing seems to fit. Thanks for the helps so far.

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Posted 07 April 2009 - 04:28 PM

All the French names I know are in the list I posted above :)

I would just pick one from the names above that other have posted?

I will keep my eye out for other names though!!


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Posted 19 April 2009 - 08:09 PM

Wealthy Family:
Father: Sebastien, Emilien, Marceau
Mother: Vivienne, Margeaux, Camille
Children: Felicie, Genvieve, Claude, and then maybe the father's name-- that was done a lot in the 1800s.

Poor Family:
Mother: Appoline, Esme, Amelie
Son: Andre, Felix, Jaques
Street Children: Jerome, Jeremie, Marcel, Rafael, Camille, Helene

What do you think?




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