Literary Names: The Bronte Sisters

Thank you! I’d forgotten so many of these–I love Ginevra and Eulalie, among many others.

One thing, though–I’m pretty sure it’s Charlotte, not Anne, who’s the author of Villette.

Charlotte Brontë wrote Villette, not Anne.

Lovely names!

Agnes, Frances, Helen & Sylvie are divine! And from the boys, Arthur, Edgar, Jules & Kenneth are favorites. I could easily have 8 kids and name them these! Beautiful!

Zoraïde is really intriguing!

i actually love the name bronte.

Heathcliff is one of my favorite middle name possibilities for boys! Many think it’s harsh but I love it. Eulalie, too, is high on my list. One of the reasons I love Adele is because of my long obsession with Jane Eyre.

One note: Their surname is pronunced Brunty, not Brontay. Don’t forget Patrick Bramwell, their brother — it was his childhood game that helped the girls get started on their writing careers, even as Bramwell’s fizzled out.

pronounced, my bad….

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Can you even imagine meeting a little boy name Shirley these days? I wonder if people will think the same about a boy Peyton 50 years from now.

Bronte sister’s novels aren’t the easiest of reads. I’ve had the pleasure of reading two books written by Bronte – Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights – I loved the latter, Wuthering Heights was simply amazing book full of sheer love, excitment and mad passion; also the names were awesome. Where as Jane Eyre was particulary my favourite book. But I have to say the names found in these books are gorgeous. My favourites from your list are as follows…

Girls:
Adèle really french and obviously pretty

Alice, I still like despite a girl with this name potentially stealing hundreds of pounds from me. So must be good

Annabella, I’ve had a crush on this name for ages, so pretty has this great Italian aura really gorgeous.

Caroline, just unbelieveably retro and sounds really American

Catherine, Cathy, the herione of my favourite book so beautiful

Eliza, it’s off beat it’s charming it’s beautiful you have to love it

Ellen I used to not like this name finding it bland but the simplicity is something I crave and it reeks of it.

Grace a very simple virtue name that looks really pretty

Isabella, a great Italian name ultra feminine very pretty with a great history and a gorgeous royal feel a lovely name

Matilda, Once again how can you not like this pretty humble classic

Rosalie, very pretty I just love the whole aura of the name

Rosamond, the traditional beat of this name makes it undenibley cute.

Rose, at last my favourite name of all time so obviously my favourite from this list. The simple Rose is just beautiful summing up beauty and simplicity in a great feminine way.

Arthur, this name is just cute how can you not like Arthur?!

Edward, a gorgeous classic that looks really masculine with a great nickname Eddie it’s very humble and handsome

Frederick, you’ve got to love Frederick especially Freddie it’s so cute, I love this classic and it’s becoming a favourite

Heathcliff, even though in hindsight one shouldn’t like Heathclif how can you not adore this name and all the connatations of it.

Kenneth, aw Kenneth I feel will become popular it’s so vintage and has the nickname Kenny and that is something the British love… a potential nickname!

Walter, I like this it’s been a guilty pleasure of mine for ages it’s really humble lovely and hardly ever comes to ones attention it’s a lovely classic.

Interesting blog!