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Help"Victorian Gothic" pseudonym for a heroine (and her "very normal" real name)
Idea is in its infancy, but... I'm envisioning a romantic heroine in a late Victorian setting around Halloween. She uses a pseudonym when working as a "medium" (charlatan), and has a background as both an actress and circus performer. Her pseudonym is quite romantic, dramatic, and stage-y. But she actually grew up in the gutter (think Whitechapel or St. Giles, London) and has a very "typical" real name.
For the pseudonym... I thought of Lavinia, but didn't think that went hard enough, so to speak. And then I thought of Lachrimae, but decided that was trying way too hard. :-P Basically, I think it should sound like it came from Poe or someone similar (or from one of the novels Northanger Abbey was making fun of).
Whereas her real name is something astonishingly "normal." Biblical isn't a requirement, but it might make sense. It can't be Mary, Sarah, Ann/Annie, or Catherine, because I'm already using those and I'd rather not repeat names. Elizabeth might work, but I'm not 100% sold yet.
Surnames are a mystery at this point. I'm leaning toward something fancy, maybe even French, for the pseudonym, but her real name being something short and no-nonsense, like... Briggs? Maybe.
Anyway, at this point I'm open to a lot of suggestions!
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For the pseudonym... I thought of Lavinia, but didn't think that went hard enough, so to speak. And then I thought of Lachrimae, but decided that was trying way too hard. :-P Basically, I think it should sound like it came from Poe or someone similar (or from one of the novels Northanger Abbey was making fun of).
Whereas her real name is something astonishingly "normal." Biblical isn't a requirement, but it might make sense. It can't be Mary, Sarah, Ann/Annie, or Catherine, because I'm already using those and I'd rather not repeat names. Elizabeth might work, but I'm not 100% sold yet.
Surnames are a mystery at this point. I'm leaning toward something fancy, maybe even French, for the pseudonym, but her real name being something short and no-nonsense, like... Briggs? Maybe.
Anyway, at this point I'm open to a lot of suggestions!
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Please rate my personal name lists:
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/117507
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/132018
