Names for That Family Who Live in the Old Decrepit Castle

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And may, or may not, be vampires, who may, or may not, have a mermaid in the lake behind their house, who may, or may not, have a ghost for each room. You know the family. They all dress in vintage clothing, they play with Victorian dolls, and have pet ravens named Faust and Hyde and serve you chocolates which might have a dose or two of cyanide, for fun, of course. Here is a new segment in which I will be naming different families from my imagination. I would assume this family would use very elaborate, Gothic, or fusty names.


Ladies:


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Godiva
Wilhelmina
Verbena
Ulrica
Desdemona
Bellatrix
Lydia
Perdita
Blanchefleur
Isolde
Raphaela
Lilias
Pandora
Ligeia
Theodosia
Pathenia
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Vespertine
Hesper
Valentine
Annabel
Roberta
Lillemor
Ursula
Lilith
Saskia
Matilda
Susannah
Joan
Odilia
Lucasta
Rosamund
Jocasta
Ione
Prudence
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Gents:

Oberon/Auberon
Felix
Desmond
Quincy
Bartholomew
Linus
Roland
Julian
Bruce
Victor
Gregory
Silas
Ulric/Ulrich
Roald
Sebastian
Marcel
Ivan
Hamish
Ashley
Marcus
Clive
Birch
Fabian
Humphrey
Valentine/Valentin
Andrea
Zephyr
Simon
Cecil


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Comments

  1. AnonymousAugust 7, 2012 at 10:03 PM

    Oooh, these are spooky and delicious. I'm glad to see Lucasta and Jocasta. It seems they never receive recognition.

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  2. ToniaAugust 8, 2012 at 7:05 AM

    I loved reading this!! So many good ones. Wilhelmina I love and Hesper makes me think of vapor which is very spooky ghostly. And the gents sound creepily dashing.

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  3. E.August 13, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    These are stunning! I love that type of family, especially the sisters in Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle. I'm curious Bree, what names would you suggest to someone interested in this type of eccentric aristocrat name style...but would prefer names that aren't as over the top?

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    1. BreeAugust 15, 2012 at 4:54 PM

      Hello E! I would love to suggest some names for you...

      Girls:
      Liv
      Felicity
      Tamsin
      Willa
      Opal
      Raphaella
      Zelda
      Joan
      Nell
      Dahlia
      Una
      Alma
      Leona
      Vera

      Boys:
      Rufus
      Donovan
      Linus
      Felix
      Robin
      Quincy
      Percival
      Desmond
      Arthur
      Clive
      Bram
      Arno

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    2. E.August 17, 2012 at 11:50 AM

      Thanks so much!! These are wonderful, especially Felicity, Tamsin, Opal, Zelda and Dahlia; Quincy, Percival, Desmond, Linus and Rufus. (It's so much easier for me to fin boy names I love, but these names are about equally gorgeous!)

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