I’m currently reading this to my son. I’m fascinated that so many of the names Dahl chose are pretty popular now. It was written in 1964; Dahl was born in 1916. Here’s the list:
[name]Charlie[/name]
Grandpa [name]Joe[/name]
Grandma [name]Josephine[/name]
Grandpa [name]George[/name]
Grandma [name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Augustus[/name] (ticket winner)
[name]Veruca[/name] (ticket winner – is this even a real name?)
[name]Violet[/name] (ticket winner)
[name]Mike[/name] (ticket winner)
[name]Cornelia[/name] ([name]Violet[/name]'s best friend; maybe this one will start moving up?)
[name]Charlotte[/name] (a Russian one-off character)
Call me awful, but [name]Veruca[/name] would be a perfect name fo rmy 4 year old daughter who though sweet and adorable, tends to be dramatic and have bossy fits (mostly directed at her brother) Thanks for making me smile!!!