Ellaina's birth name: Ella What?

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For a while I’ve been writing a Victorian novel for fun. Characters so far are:
Ellaina-Jane [name_f]Camellia[/name_f] Goldman - the withdrawn, shy but sharp-thinking younger daughter of an influential Norwich family that’s grooming her to move to the court
[name_f]Paige[/name_f] Donnelley - Spunkier “daughter” of another aristrocratic family who “knows better”
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] Lowells — Goal-oriented, smart daughter of an enslaved woman she didn’t really know who’s got her heart set on meeting her mom’s birthland (doesn’t know which country it is though…)
There’s an [name_m]Irish[/name_m] boy coming along but it’s wayyy later and I’ve got no details set for him (any names that fit some sort of playfulness?).
But here’s a thing — [name_f]Ellaina[/name_f] isn’t actually her mother’s daughter and she had a different, by far not aristrocratic name at birth. She was named [name_f]Ella[/name_f], but I don’t know what surname I want her to have. It should hopefully fit a grown woman as well. And I need a name & surname for [name_f]Paige[/name_f], whose entire family isn’t her family at all. I love [name_f]May[/name_f] but I’m not sure it fits her, plus it’s repetitive. [name_f]Mae[/name_f] feels a little closer but still, again, repetitive. For this book I’m not caring about meanings much (usually I do) and just going by what sounds good. Thank you!

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[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] (I like this because it’s like a combo of Ellaina—I guess maybe depending on the relationship her mom wanted her to not forget who she is you know)
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_m]Voltaire[/name_m]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_m]Ellington[/name_m]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] Blakewell
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] smith
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] Ashdown
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] chambers
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] St. [name_m]George[/name_m]

[name_f]Paige[/name_f] :
Last names—
[name_f]Clarke[/name_f]
Longhurst
Dosett
Croft
Johnson/johnston
Griffiths
Beechwood
Bethelbert
Chambers
Davis/ davies

First names—
Adelaide/Della
[name_f]Emmy[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] (double barrel?)
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
Sophronia/sophia
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Avery[/name_f]
[name_f]Piper[/name_f]
lilian
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]

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For [name_f]Ellaina[/name_f]:

  • Ashcraft.
  • [name_m]Atkinson[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Anderson[/name_m].
  • Arrowsmith.
  • [name_f]Bell[/name_f].
  • [name_m]Barker[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Barnes[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Burnett[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Bennett[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Bowman[/name_m].
  • Beamsley.
  • Brubaker.
  • Doggett.
  • [name_m]Dawson[/name_m].
  • Davis/Davies.
  • [name_m]Edwards[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Fairchild[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Ferguson[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Harrison[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Henderson[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Jones[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Lawson[/name_m].
  • Mayfield.
  • [name_m]Morrison[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Marshall[/name_m].
  • Riddle.
  • [name_m]Reynolds[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Smith[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Thompson[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Wilson[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Williams[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Wilkinson[/name_m].

For [name_f]Paige[/name_f]:
Forenames:

  • [name_f]Arabella[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Bridgette[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Clara[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Corinthia[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Catherine[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Edith[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Emma[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Fiona[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Helena[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Meredith[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Patricia[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Regina[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Ramona[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Tamara[/name_f].
  • [name_f]Victoria[/name_f].

Surnames:

  • [name_m]Ballantine[/name_m].
  • Birmingham.
  • [name_m]Costello[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Claiborne[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Calloway[/name_m].
  • Castleberry.
  • [name_m]Galloway[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Houston[/name_m].
  • [name_f]Hennessy[/name_f].
  • [name_m]Hutchinson[/name_m].
  • [name_f]Kennedy[/name_f].
  • Kingsbury.
  • [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m].
  • Oldroyd.
  • [name_m]Orchard[/name_m].
  • Pritchard.
  • Pendlebury.
  • [name_m]Richmond[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Talmadge[/name_m].
  • Yearwood.

For [name_m]Irish[/name_m] boy:

  • Aiden/Aidan.
  • [name_m]Brady[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Breccan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Cillian[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Collin[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Clyde[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Calvin[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Carson[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Connor[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Dylan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Devlin[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Dallas[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Declan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Darren[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Donovan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Evan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Flynn[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Grady[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Galvin[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Hudson[/name_m].
  • Hugh/Hugo.
  • [name_m]Ivor[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Kieran[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Kelvin[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Keegan[/name_m].
  • [name_f]Larkin[/name_f].
  • [name_m]Lucan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Mannix[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Nolan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Owen[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Ossian[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Phelan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Ryan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Ronan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Rowan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Riordan[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Shane[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Torquil[/name_m].

Bonus: Surnames for [name_m]Irish[/name_m] boy:

  • [name_m]Campbell[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Donnelly[/name_m].
  • Daugherty.
  • [name_m]Fitzhugh[/name_m].
  • FitzGerald.
  • Fitzrandolph.
  • [name_m]Graham[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Gillespie[/name_m].
  • Griffin/Griffins.
  • [name_m]Murray[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Murphy[/name_m].
  • McMurray.
  • McAuliffe.
  • McMeiken.
  • McCloskey.
  • [name_m]Maccauley[/name_m].
  • O’Brien.
  • O’Hanlon.
  • O’Shaughnessy.
  • [name_m]Quigley[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Quilliam[/name_m].
  • [name_m]Sullivan[/name_m].