+- Gothic Romance Forum, a Community for Gothic Romance Fiction and Literature Lovers (https://www.gothicromanceforum.com)
+-- Forum: Gothic Romances (https://www.gothicromanceforum.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=7)
+--- Forum: General Gothic Romance Discussion (https://www.gothicromanceforum.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=14)
+--- Thread: unusual names in gothic novels (/showthread.php?tid=617)
unusual names in gothic novels - bronte - 12-26-2009
What are some unusual names you've run across in novels? I remember "Mellyora" in a Victoria Holt book. Can anyone list some different names?
RE: unusual names in gothic novels - paigenumber - 12-29-2009
Didn't she also have another heroine named "Damarius"?
RE: unusual names in gothic novels - Penfeather - 01-02-2010
Morwenna, in Bride of Pendorric by Victoria Holt. Maybe it's not such an unusual name in Cornwall, where the book is set.
I also remember a character in a Mary Stewart book named Linnet. Not sure of the title, it's been a while.
RE: unusual names in gothic novels - complicatedreamer - 10-26-2011
I always liked Jago in Lord of the Far Island. Victoria Holt always had interesting names.
RE: unusual names in gothic novels - macmo - 01-15-2012
(10-26-2011, 07:39 AM)complicatedreamer Wrote: I always liked Jago in Lord of the Far Island. Victoria Holt always had interesting names.
It's been awhile since I posted but am feeling gothic-y again so I thought I'd check back into the forum. I remember liking Lord of the Far Island, too, and the name Jago.
An earlier poster mentioned a character named Linnet. I think there was a Linnet in "Saraband for Two Sisters" by Phillippa Carr/Victoria Holt. Linnet had a sister named Bersaba. Another fine and unusual name!