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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Names and Authenticity in Historical Fiction (1980s)


This is part 3 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 1980s. The 1940s can be found here, and the 1960s can be found here
UK:
Popular: Sarah, Laura, Gemma, Emma, Rebecca, Claire, Victoria, Samantha, Rachel, Amy, Jennifer, Nicola, Katie, Lisa
Emerging: Lauren, Emily, Sophie, Jessica, Holly, Jade, Eleanor, Abigail, Alice, Georgina, Chloe
Dated: Anne, Mary, Jacqueline, Christine, Jane, Susan, Anita, Ann, Beverley, Carol, Denise, Diane, Gillian, Janet, Linda, Patricia, Sandra, Sharon, Tracy
USA:
Popular: Jessica, Jennifer, Amanda, Ashley, Sarah, Stephanie, Melissa, Nicole, Elizabeth, Heather, Tiffany, Michelle, Amber, Megan, Amy
Emerging: Emma, Hannah, Olivia, Abigail, Alexis, Alyssa, Brianna, Jasmine, Morgan, Julia
Dated: Susan, Linda, Donna, Sandra, Deborah, Tammy, Pamela, Lori, Brenda, Barbara, Sharon, Debra, Teresa, Nancy, Cheryl
France:
Popular: Aurélie, Émilie, Céline, Virginie, Élodie, Audrey, Stéphanie, Julie, Laetitia, Sabrina, Mélanie, Jennifer, Laura
Emerging: Alice, Alicia, Alison, Cassandra, Charlotte, Clémence, Émeline, Gwendoline, Juliette, Laurène, Lucie, Marie, Maxime, Mélissa, Pauline, Priscilla, Sarah, Solène
Dated: Agnès, Anne, Béatrice, Carole, Catherine, Christelle, Christine, Corinne, Delphine, Fabienne, Fabrice, Florence, Isabelle, Karine, Magali, Muriel, Nadine, Nathalie, Pascale, Patrice, Patricia, Sabine, Sandra, Sandrine, Séverine, Sonia, Sophie, Stéphanie, Sylvie, Véronique
Australia (Victoria):
Popular: Sarah, Jessica, Rebecca, Melissa, Lauren, Emma, Nicole, Amanda, Kate, Laura, Michelle, Amy, Lisa, Stephanie, Samantha
Emerging: Olivia, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Lucy, Caitlin, Ashleigh, Ashlee
Dated: Susan, Karen, Julie, Sharon, Leanne, Helen, Debra, Wendy, Sandra, Linda, Tracey, Robyn, Donna, Deborah
Norway:
Popular (peaking): Camilla, Caroline, Hanne, Iselin, Karoline, Kristine, Line, Lisa, Mari, Maria, Sandra, Silje, Stine
Emerging (growing): Amalie, Amanda, Andrea, Aurora, Eline, Elise, Emilie, Hanna, Helene, Hilde, Ida, Ingrid, Julia, Julie, Kaja, Malin, Maren, Marte, Martine, Oda, Pernille, Ronja, Sara, Sarah, Sofie, Sunniva, Synne, Thea, Tiril, Victoria, Vilde
Dated (declining): Anita, Ann, Anne, Bente, Elin, Ellen, Eva, Hege, Heidi, Irene, Kristin, Lene, Linda, Marianne, May, Mette, Mona, Monica, Nina, Tone

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