Fanciful names - almost the reverse of today - the chavs name their daughters Teriyaki and Chardonnay and the upper class call theirs George and William.
Here's a sample of the names from Burke's Peerage from the 17-19th cents.
barbarina basilia beatrice beatrix belinda bella bethia betsey bridget byzantia camerona camilla carolina caroline carteret cassandra catherine cecilia charity charlotte charlotte-florentia christabella christian christiana christina christobella cicilia clara clare clarissa claudia clementina clementine clotilda colina constantia corbetta cordelia corisande cornelia deborah delphine delphine diana dinah dora dorcas dorothea dorothy dorriel dulcibella dymphna edwina eglantine
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Date: 2008-11-30 09:44 am (UTC)Here's a sample of the names from Burke's Peerage from the 17-19th cents.
barbarina
basilia
beatrice
beatrix
belinda
bella
bethia
betsey
bridget
byzantia
camerona
camilla
carolina
caroline
carteret
cassandra
catherine
cecilia
charity
charlotte
charlotte-florentia
christabella
christian
christiana
christina
christobella
cicilia
clara
clare
clarissa
claudia
clementina
clementine
clotilda
colina
constantia
corbetta
cordelia
corisande
cornelia
deborah
delphine
delphine
diana
dinah
dora
dorcas
dorothea
dorothy
dorriel
dulcibella
dymphna
edwina
eglantine