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Saturday, February 06, 2010

Names and Authenticity in Historical Fiction (1960s)


This is part 2 of the Names and Authenticity in Historical Fiction, meant to be helpful posts to see if a name chosen for a novel is particularly apt or jarring for fiction set in the 1960s. The 1940s can be found here.

UK:
Popular: Susan, Julie, Karen, Jacqueline, Deborah, Tracey, Jane, Helen, Diane, Sharon, Tracy, Angela, Sarah Alison, Caroline
Emerging: Sarah, Joanne, Nicola, Michelle, Donna, Louise, Andrea, Suzanne, Lisa, Claire, Melanie, Clare, Rachel, Rebecca
Dated: Sylvia, Pamela, Joyce, Jean, Eileen, Doreen, Brenda, Dorothy, Linda, Elizabeth, Carol, Janet, Christine, Anne, Patricia, Mary, Margaret, Ann, Barbara, Kathleen, Valerie, Maureen, Joan
USA:
Popular: Lisa, Mary, Susan, Karen, Kimberly, Patricia, Linda, Donna, Michelle, Cynthia, Sandra, Deborah, Tammy, Pamela, Lori
Emerging: Jessica, Jennifer, Ashley, Amanda, Sarah, Nicole, Tiffany, Amber, Megan, Rachel, Danielle
Dated: Betty, Shirley, Dorothy, Joan, Helen, Doris, Ruth, Virginia, Marilyn, Jean, Frances, Lois, Alice, Dolores, Phyllis, Norma
France:
Popular: Sylvie, Catherine, Christine, Isabelle, Véronique, Patricia, Corinne, Nathalie, Martine, Brigitte, Laurence, Florence, Pascale, Chantal, Dominique
Emerging: Christelle, Karine, Stéphanie, Sophie, Céline, Sandrine, Virginie, Séverine, Delphine, Carole, Patricia
Dated: Françoise, Monique, Nicole, Christiane, Anne-Marie, Danielle, Jacqueline, Jeannine, Yvette, Simone
Australia (Victoria):
Popular: Susan, Jennifer, Karen, Michelle, Julie, Lisa, Sharon, Leanne, Maria, Helen, Debra, Elizabeth, Joanne, Christine, Catherine, Wendy
Emerging: Nicole, Melissa, Kylie, Rebecca, Sarah, Belinda, Samantha, Natalie, Jodie, Emma, Melanie
Dated: Margaret, Judith, Lynette, Barbara, Pamela, Lorraine, Beverley, Janice, Joan, Heather, Maureen
Norway:
Popular (peaking): Anita, Ann, Anne, Elisabeth, Ellen, Grete, Grethe, Hanne, Heidi, Hilde, Irene, Kristin, Marianne, Mona, Monica, Nina, Tone
Emerging (growing): Camilla, Elin, Eline, Hege, Kristine, Lene, Linda, Line, Lisa, Mari, Marian, Marte, Stine
Dated (declining): Agnes, Anna, Astrid, Aud, Bente, Berit, Eli, Eva, Inger, Ingrid, Jorunn, Kari, Karin, Kirsten, Liv, Marit, May, Mette, Randi, Sissel, Tove, Unni, Wenche

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