Names from Older British Children's Literature

[zuzu19]

I know there has been a lot of talk on these threads about people's favorite names from literature as a whole. But I wanted to draw special attention to some of my favorites, which I feel have been overlooked in the shuffle: names from British children's literature written pre-1960. I'm a huge fan of Edith Nesbit's books and the character names therein...and also of the Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis actually took a lot of his writing inspiration from Nesbit's work!).

Here are some of the best:

From Five Children and It (by Nesbit):
Anthea
Jane
Robert
Cyril
Hillary (boy)

From The Railway Children (Nesbit):
Phyllis
Peter
Roberta (nn Bobbie)

From The Chronicles of Narnia (Lewis):
Digory
Polly
Helen
Peter
Susan
Edmund
Lucy
Jill
Eustace
Harold
Alberta


What are some other names from British books in this category?

[jame1881]

The only British children's literature I have read is The Secret Garden. The names I can remember from that are Mary, Colin, and Dicken. I think I like Colin best out of the three.
Also, love Edmund!

[joblossom]

My favourite children's book were the Malory Towers and St Clare's series by Enid Blyton

main female characters in Malory Towers were

Darrell
Sally
Alicia
Gwendoline Mary
Irene
Belinda
Betty
Emily
Violet
Jean
Mary-Lou
Katherine
Ellen
Daphne
Wilhelmina
Clarissa
Mavis
June
Felicity
Maureen
Moira
Georgina
Penelope
Louella

St Clare's characters

Patricia "Pat" O'Sullivan (Forms 1-6)
Isabel O'Sullivan (Forms 1-6)
Janet Robins (Forms 1-6)
Hilary Wentworth (Forms 1-5)
Doris Elward (Forms 1-6)
Kathleen Gregory (Forms 1-2, 4)
Sheila Naylor (Form 1)
Joan (Form 1)
Vera Johns (Form 1)
Alison O'Sullivan (Forms 1-6)
Lucy Oriell (Form 1)
Margery Fenworthy (Form 1)
Sadie Greene (Form 1)
Carlotta Brown (Forms 1-6)
Prudence Arnold (Form 1, leaves due to universal unpopularity)
Pamela Boardman (Form 1, 5)
Roberta Henrietta "Bobby" Ellis (Forms 1-6)
Gladys Hillman (Forms 2-6)
Mirabel Unwin (Forms 2-6)
Elsie Fanshawe (Form 2)
Anna (Form 2)
Rachel Denman (Form 3)
Fern Francis (Form 3, leaves due to universal unpopularity, though she vows to change)
Libby Francis (Form 3)
Kitty Flaherty (Form 3)
Amanda Wilkes (Form 3)
Susan Howes (Form 4)
Angela Favorleigh (Forms 4-6)
Pauline Jones (Forms 4-5)
Claudine (Forms 4-6)
Eileen Patterson (Form 4)
Alma Pudden (Form 5)
Felicity Ray (Form 5)
Anne-Marie Longden (Forms 5-6)
Phyllis "Fizz" Bentley (Form 6)
Morag Stuart (Form 6)
Priscilla Parson (Form 6, is expelled)

[mmljar1]

I'm reading The Enchanted Wood to my kids atm starring Jo, Bessie and Fanny. I do wonder why Jo not Joe? Is the 'e' an Americanisation?

[shanade213]

From Five Children and It (by Nesbit):
Anthea
Cyril

From The Chronicles of Narnia (Lewis):
Helen
Lucy
Jill

[maddie27]

Don't forget all the names from J.M. Barry's works!

Peter
Wendy
John
Michael
Jane
Moira
Angela
George