A fun list of fabulous Agatha Christie character names!

General Name Discussion
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Hello Berries,
I’ve been reading some brilliant [name]Agatha[/name] [name]Christie[/name] murder-mysteries recently and am struck by the fabulous names. So, after a bit research, I’ve come up with a list of some stand-out names from her many novels and wondered if my fellow Berries would be interested- I’d love to know what you think! I’ve written the name of the book next to each name:

[name]ADA[/name] [name]Mystery[/name] on the [name]Blue[/name] Train
[name]ADELE[/name] Pocket Full of [name]Rye[/name]
[name]ADELA[/name] Taken at the Flood
[name]ALFRED[/name] The Mysterious Affair at Styles
[name]ALIX[/name] Cottage short story
[name]AMABEL[/name] Appointment with Death
[name]ANYA[/name] Verdict
[name]ARABELLA[/name] Dumb Witness
[name]ARIADNE[/name] [name]Ariadne[/name] [name]Oliver[/name], character in the Poirot books
[name]ARLENA[/name] Evil Under the [name]Sun[/name]
[name]ARTHUR[/name] Hastings, associate of [name]Hercule[/name] Poirot
[name]BEATRICE[/name] Taken at the Flood
[name]BENEDICT[/name] The [name]Dream[/name]
[name]BERYL[/name] One Two Buckle My Shoe
[name]CARLOTTA[/name] [name]Lord[/name] Edgware Dies
[name]CAROLINE[/name] nn [name]CARLA[/name] Five [name]Little[/name] Pigs
[name]CLAUD[/name] [name]Black[/name] Coffee
[name]CORA[/name] After the Funeral
[name]DAPHNE[/name] Evil Under the [name]Sun[/name]
[name]DOLORES[/name] The [name]Mystery[/name] of the [name]Blue[/name] Train
[name]DULCIE[/name] Murder on the Links
[name]ELINOR[/name] Sad [name]Cypress[/name]
[name]ELOISE[/name] Murder on the Links
[name]ELSPETH[/name] 4.50 from Paddington
[name]ELVIRA[/name] At Bertrams Hotel
[name]EMLYN[/name] Hallowe’en Party
[name]ETIENNE[/name] Dead [name]Man[/name]”s Folly
[name]EVELYN[/name] The Mysterious Affair at Styles
[name]FLORA[/name] The Murder of [name]Roger[/name] Ackroyd
[name]FREDA[/name] The Cornish [name]Mystery[/name]
[name]GERDA[/name] The Hollow
[name]GINEVRA[/name] Appointment with Death
[name]GISELLE[/name] Death in the Clouds
[name]GUY[/name] The [name]Man[/name] in the [name]Brown[/name] Suit
[name]HARLEY[/name] [name]Harley[/name] [name]Quin[/name], The Mysterious Mr. [name]Quin[/name] stories
[name]IRIS[/name] Sparkling Cyanide
[name]JINNY[/name] Appointment with Death
[name]JOSIE[/name] The Body in the Library
[name]LENOX[/name] The [name]Mystery[/name] of the [name]Blue[/name] Train
[name]LETITIA[/name] A Murder is Announced
[name]LEXIE[/name] Mrs. McGinty’s Dead
[name]LUCIE[/name] [name]Lord[/name] Edgware Dies
[name]LUCIEN[/name] Policeman [name]Lucien[/name] Bex, Murder on the Links
[name]LYDIA[/name] [name]Hercule[/name] Poirots [name]Christmas[/name]
[name]MABELLE[/name] One Two Buckle My Shoe
MAGADALA Peril at End House
[name]MARINA[/name] The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side
[name]MARJORIE[/name] Triangle at [name]Rhodes[/name]
[name]MARLENE[/name] AND [name]MARILYN[/name] Sisters from Dead [name]Man[/name]”s Folly
[name]ODELL[/name] Evil under the [name]Sun[/name]
[name]PARKER[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Pyne stories
[name]PERCY[/name] Pocket Full of [name]Rye[/name]
[name]PHILLIPA[/name] A Murder is Announced
[name]QUENTIN[/name] The Listerdale [name]Mystery[/name]
[name]RALPH[/name] The Murder of [name]Roger[/name] Ackroyd
[name]REGGIE[/name] The Lost Mine
[name]REX[/name] Pocket Full of [name]Rye[/name]
[name]REUBEN[/name] Labour of [name]Hercules[/name]
[name]RHODA[/name] Cards on the Table
[name]ROLEY[/name] The Mysterious Mr. [name]Quin[/name]
[name]ROSALEEN[/name] Taken at the Flood
[name]ROSALIE[/name] Death on the [name]Nile[/name]
[name]ROSAMUND[/name] After the Funeral
[name]ROWLEY[/name] Taken at the Flood
[name]RUDI[/name] A Murder is Announced
[name]RUBY[/name] The Body in the Library
[name]RUPERT[/name] The [name]Seven[/name] Dials [name]Mystery[/name]
[name]RUTH[/name] They [name]Do[/name] It With Mirrors
[name]RUFUS[/name] [name]Mystery[/name] on the [name]Blue[/name] Train
TUPPENCE [name]Beresford[/name], from the [name]Tommy[/name] and Tuppence stories (real name [name]PRUDENCE[/name])
[name]URSULA[/name] The Murder of [name]Roger[/name] Ackroyd
[name]VICTOR[/name] Sparkling Cyanide
[name]ZENA[/name] The Hollow

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[name]Hi[/name] [name]Freya[/name], thank you for sharing your wonderful list! It’s a joy to know that someone else has noticed Ms [name]Christie[/name]'s talent for writing and character naming! I love [name]Ada[/name], [name]Amabel[/name] (great in the middle spot and an alternative to the popular [name]Isabel[/name]), [name]Iris[/name], [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Ginevra[/name], [name]Giselle[/name], [name]Marina[/name], Philppa, [name]Ruth[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name]/[name]Rosamund[/name] for girls and [name]Benedict[/name], [name]Alfred[/name], [name]Percy[/name], [name]Rex[/name], [name]Rupert[/name] and [name]Rufus[/name] for the boys. Some of these names are so very British to me! I mean Tuppence is priceless! Thanks again!

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I love [name]Agatha[/name] [name]Christie[/name] and adore most of her name choices! Thanks for posting this!

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Thanks so much for this list, I love [name]Agatha[/name] [name]Christie[/name] and am even considering using her name for a future child. The names she uses are great, thanks again! :smiley:

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Wow a great list. I love [name]Agatha[/name] [name]Christie[/name] too. Thanks for posting.
Some of my favs that she uses:
[name]Alfred[/name], [name]Anya[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Etienne[/name], [name]Freda[/name], [name]Lenox[/name], [name]Odell[/name],
[name]Percy[/name], [name]Phillipa[/name], [name]Quentin[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Rowley[/name], [name]Rufus[/name].