Gilbert and Sullivan -- the daughters of General Stanley

General Name Discussion
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After reading the wonderful [name]Nephele[/name]'s blog about names from [name]Gilbert[/name] and [name]Sullivan[/name], we got to talking about the Pirates of Penzance. In this particular show, [name]General[/name] [name]Stanley[/name] has many daughters but only 4 are named: [name]Mabel[/name], [name]Edith[/name], [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Isabel[/name].

What peaked our curiosity was this: what would the other daughters be named?
The show was set in the 1880s, for what that’s worth.

What names do you think would go with [name]Mabel[/name], [name]Edith[/name], [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Isabel[/name], either historically or phonetically?

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Not sure if these names go well with [name]Mabel[/name] & Co., but they just strike me as [name]Stanley[/name] girls. :slight_smile:

[name]Pamelia[/name]
[name]Dulcea[/name]
[name]Tullia[/name]
[name]Lula[/name]
Quintula
Eustella
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]

– [name]Nephele[/name]

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[name]Nephele[/name]~
Gorgeous name picks!

I found my program and here are the names the girls picked for themselves:
[name]Gertrude[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Alesia[/name]
[name]Katrina[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]

I’ll add a few that seem to fit:
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Helaine[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]

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The names of the other girls in the production I saw were:

[name]Helene[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Winnifred[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Fanny[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Patsy[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Samantha[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]

I really love some of these names :slight_smile: