Another one of these! So, in the spirit of the latest Bridgerton series, what names do these evoke for you BUT please don’t just list characters from Bridgerton/Austen, try to rework them and/or offer new ones for today! Let’s see some contemporary regency….
I’ll make some combos! (also, apologies if any of these do repeat anything from Bridgerton, I’ve never watched or read it):
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f] [name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Alcie[/name_f] [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Charles[/name_u] [name_m]Ivor[/name_m]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] [name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m] [name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
zafira elise
diana rosemary
helena maren
june olympia
ida margaret
[name_u]Love[/name_u] these names! I wish I had been called [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] or [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] [name_f]Lilac[/name_f] … (can’t be sure as haven’t read Bridgeton books but think all fresh ones here!)
[name_u]Love[/name_u] these tailored, pretty names! [name_f]Zafira[/name_f] is a new one for me, and [name_f]Ida[/name_f] only recently on my list (has heard it before but didn’t start loving it till met a little Ida.)
[name_f]Maude[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_u]Celeste[/name_u] and [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] seem to fit this (gorgeous!) aesthetic pretty well.
Ooh I love these. Without any (intentional) Austen/Bridgerton character repeats…
Names with a regency feel:
[name_f]Aphra[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalba[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Laetitia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phyllida[/name_f]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_m]Amyas[/name_m]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m]
[name_u]Cecil[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Jolyon[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Penrose[/name_u]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
More contemporary names that give me the same vibes as the mood boards:
[name_f]Wildrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_m]Meriwether[/name_m]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m]
[name_u]Vivendel[/name_u]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_u]Makepeace[/name_u]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_u]Loveday[/name_u]
[name_u]Briar[/name_u]
[name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ardent[/name_u]
[name_m]Sonder[/name_m]
[name_f]Roselore[/name_f]
[name_u]Poet[/name_u]
[name_f]Wisteria[/name_f]
[name_f]Persimmon[/name_f]
So many wonderful names - can’t list them all (as would more or less relist) but just to say thanks for these and for introducing me to Jolyon! Also, I would love to call a son, Penrose.
Already so many good ones, here’s what I came up with:
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
Ackley
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Beresford[/name_m]
[name_u]Hummingbird[/name_u]
[name_m]Ormond[/name_m]
[name_m]Farley[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u]
[name_u]Basil[/name_u]
[name_m]Davenport[/name_m]
Wensley
[name_m]Yves[/name_m]
[name_u]Valor[/name_u]
Fitswilliam
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_u]Yarrow[/name_u]
[name_u]Witt[/name_u]
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_u]Abilene[/name_u]
[name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Whimsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphony[/name_f]
[name_u]Teal[/name_u]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Secret[/name_f]
Temperley
[name_f]Keira[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u] - giving double yes!
[name_f]Thyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Albertine[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Poesy[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Flordelis[/name_f]
[name_f]Peaches[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Taffeta[/name_f]
[name_f]Gorgeous[/name_f] mood board
You’ve had so many lovely ideas so count any repeats as me being in agreement with the berries
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurel[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_u]Hyacinth[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] (KLAARA pronunciation)
[name_f]Floralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Fabienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps