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ArchivesRe: Names from 1880's London
in reply to a message by Lucia_Swanne
Are you looking for women who were a particular age in 1880, or a list of the popularity for all women and girls who were alive in London at that time?
According to Leslie Dunkling's Guinness Book of Names, the 20 most common names for girls born in England & Wales as a whole in 1850 were Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, Eliza, Jane, Emma, Hannah, Ellen, Martha, Emily, Harriet, Alice, Margaret, Maria, Louisa, Fanny, Caroline, Charlotte, and Susannah. I would bet all of those would have been well represented in London during the 1880s. You can find the etymology for all of them on this site by clicking on the links.
According to Leslie Dunkling's Guinness Book of Names, the 20 most common names for girls born in England & Wales as a whole in 1850 were Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, Eliza, Jane, Emma, Hannah, Ellen, Martha, Emily, Harriet, Alice, Margaret, Maria, Louisa, Fanny, Caroline, Charlotte, and Susannah. I would bet all of those would have been well represented in London during the 1880s. You can find the etymology for all of them on this site by clicking on the links.
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