What would you name sisters to

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone!!

What would you name two sisters to [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f], [name_f]Augusta[/name_f], [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] and [name_u]Charles[/name_u]?

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Okay, so I’m writing a fanfic for [name_f]Villette[/name_f] by [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] (yes, I know, niche, weird :woman_shrugging::grin:) and since it centres on one of the characters - [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] Fanshawe - I want to name her siblings. In the book, she has five sisters and three brothers, but we only know the name of one - [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]. I’ve decided on the names [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] for two of the sisters and [name_u]Charles[/name_u] for one brother but I still need two more names for the girls! The book was published mid 1800s btw

Thank you so much for any thoughts!!

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[name_f]My[/name_f] immediate thought was [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f] & [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] :two_hearts:

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ginevra, augusta, cornelia, lavinia, charles and

alberta
cecilia
dorothea
georgina
honora
isabella
johanna
louisa
matilda
philippa
theodora
victoria

personally, i would choose dorothea, honora, isabella, louisa or matilda!

i hope it helps! :sparkles:

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How about …

[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_u]Antonia[/name_u]
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] / [name_f]Eugenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Albertine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]

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[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Letitia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]

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Thank you everyone!!

@seawillow ooh Sophronia!! [name_u]Love[/name_u] it!!

@tori101 yes, [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] and [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f] are brilliant!!

@norin loving [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] and [name_f]Honora[/name_f] (or maybe Honoria!)

@planetnames ooh [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Eugenia[/name_f] and [name_f]Odessa[/name_f] are great!!!

@judy.newstead [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Letitia[/name_f] and [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] are wonderful!

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Ideas…

[name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophonisba[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]

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[name_f]Perpetua[/name_f] !

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[name_f]Idonea[/name_f] and [name_f]Ottilia[/name_f]

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@snowmaiden thank you!! [name_f]Thomasin[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] and [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] are great ideas!!

@madoleen ooh Pepetua is fun! Thank you!!

@esme_evadne thank you!! [name_f]Ottilia[/name_f] is wonderful!!!

Fabulous sibset so far!

These come to mind:
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Katharina[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
Annabelle/Annabella
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Honoria[/name_f]

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@elanorelle thank you!!! [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Honoria[/name_f] and [name_f]Annabella[/name_f] are brilliant :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Fenella[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]

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@Lula-Rose love [name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]! Thank you!!

[name_f]Phillipa[/name_f] and [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]?

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@morgantaylore thank you!!! [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f] and [name_f]Phillipa[/name_f] are lovely!!

matilda
minerva
clara
agatha
amelia
cecelia

all of the girls names end in an a so i would definitely try to keep that going !!

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[name_f]Proserpina[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Faustina[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]

@readingreverie love [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and Agatha!! Thank you!!

@emarias22 [name_f]Claudia[/name_f] and [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] are great!! Thank you :heart::heart: