Edwardian Names - Ophelia

General Name Discussion
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Whenever I am thinking of a middle name for a certain new favourite I often find myself wandering over to historical records for some past inspiration.
I have to hand it to the Victorians/Edwardians - their combos may sometimes be awkward or over-the-top, but at times they are right on the money for style and flow.

Here are all the combos for [name]Ophelia[/name] from the 1911 [name]England[/name] & [name]Wales[/name] Census for your pleasure:

[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Ada[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Annie[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Annetta[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Barbara[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Bertha[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Bessie[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Charlotta[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Clara[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Doris[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Emily[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Emma[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Eugenie[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Eveline[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Florence[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Lucretia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Maria[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Maud[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Millie[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Minnie[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Martha[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Nena[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Olwen[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Regan[/name] (sisters: [name]Celia[/name] [name]Rosaline[/name], [name]Nerissa[/name] [name]Audrey[/name], [name]Jessica[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name] & [name]Rosalind[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name])
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Venus[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]

Note: There were a lot more Ophelias, but these were the only ones with listed middle names.

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What a lovely list! [name]Ophelia[/name] is one of my all time favorite names. I have always loved [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Mae[/name], spelled like this. But i do like the sound of [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Alice[/name]! Never thought of those two together…
On another note, I am intriuged by the name [name]Olwen[/name]. Not as a mn for [name]Ophelia[/name], but just as a name. That one caught my attention… any ideas on that?

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[name]Hi[/name] [name]Elea[/name], some of the pairings are quite beautiful. I especially love the one-syllable middle names like [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]May[/name], [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Rose[/name], [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Kate[/name]. Other combos are not that inspiring: I ask you, why ruin romantic [name]Ophelia[/name] with middles like [name]Bertha[/name] or [name]Doris[/name]? Thanks for sharing!

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I love the sound of [name]Ophelia[/name] and actually quite like the character, but I’m not sure I could bring myself to actually use it! Judging by some of those middle names that are cropping up more and more often these days, though, it doesn’t seem impossible that it could make a comeback. It has a lot in common with [name]Sophia[/name], actually.

(ps: I’m pretty sure [name]Bertha[/name] only became such an ugly name to us after the germans gave it to a weapon in WWI, so I guess maybe in 1911 it still sounded pretty enough for an [name]Ophelia[/name] to bear?)

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[name]Olwen[/name] is the beautiful Romantic heroine of the Medieval Welsh legend Culhwch and [name]Olwen[/name]. It means ‘white footprints’ because it was said that that wherever she went white clovers grew in her wake.

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Thanks for the insight on [name]Olwen[/name]! It’s a really preety name, and just about to move onto my list!

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That set of Shakespearan sisters is awesome! This site is my new favorite procrastination tool. I just spent the last half hour finding these gems:

[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Flora[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Eliza[/name] Mauda
[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Florence[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Olive[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Lilian[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Maude[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Rosaline[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Myfanwy[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Aveline[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Sophronia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Julia[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Julia[/name]
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Maude[/name]
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Julia[/name]
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Frances[/name] [name]Julia[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Amabel[/name]
[name]Amabel[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Adele[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Miriam[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Lilian[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name] [name]Emma[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Adele[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Marie[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]Adele[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Adela[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Adela[/name]

Wow, sorry for such a long list! I just had to share!

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That’s a fabulous list Irisrose! It is so addictive isn’t it? Those Edwardians were often so on the ball.
I’ve been a huge genealogy fan for years and so I’ve always spent ages following families with interesting names through the records and looking to see which decades a name is more popular.