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I'm writing a novel over the summer (my goal for summer break is to write a story of at least 50,000 words) and one character is named Liza Polwell. She's a lowerclass English girl who lives in the 1800s.
Is this acceptable usage of the name Liza, or was it considered upperclass at that time? And is Polwell a real surname, or has it come from the far corners of my mind? It'll be a story mainly for children and teens, so I don't think there will be a lot of complaining about accuracy, but I hate it when I'm not using correct nomenclature, since it bothers me when other authors don't.
Any help that someone could offer would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
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Is this acceptable usage of the name Liza, or was it considered upperclass at that time? And is Polwell a real surname, or has it come from the far corners of my mind? It'll be a story mainly for children and teens, so I don't think there will be a lot of complaining about accuracy, but I hate it when I'm not using correct nomenclature, since it bothers me when other authors don't.
Any help that someone could offer would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
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