Most popular names of the 1920s - Betty for girls
Betty and Barbara in the 1930s
and in 2010 - Boys names with B - Benjamin, Brayden, and Brody
Girls in 2010 - Brianna, Brooklyn, and Bella
as for my B character names - Drat - Beatrix is taken thanks to Divergent
Thus I shall pick Blair - it's Scottish and means "from the field of battle". This young lady will have cropped red hair, piercing green eyes, and she carries a sword in her left hand. Fleet of foot, she helps her village regain their riverfront rights.
As for a boy - I pick Baldwin. From the German, it means "a brave friend", and I think my gal Blair could use a faithful follower. Baldwin is shy, but reliable and resourceful. He's able to extract secrets from other towns, just by blending into the background and listening.
(source - Complete Book of Baby Names edited by Lesley Bolton)
I've always liked Briana just so the short version is Bree after the horse in one of the Narnia books hehe. I like Blaine too, that's the name of a character in one of my novels. :)
ReplyDeleteVery interesting take on the B's.
ReplyDeleteIn my 'bottom drawer of stagnating manuscripts' I have a story with a main character called Bethany. I love that name!
ReplyDeleteThree guesses where Bella came from! It's interesting the impact that books can have on name choices.
ReplyDeleteI’m an A to Z helper this year, so I’ll be checking back to make sure everything’s OK :)
I've used Benjamin, and for some reason I never shortened it to Ben in the novel - the full name felt right.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work !!!
ReplyDeleteI do like Baldwin,but I think 'He's such a Baldwin" from Clueless, as in the used to be hot Baldwin brothers. Haha!
ReplyDeleteReally like your style :)
You know I think you're just fabulous.
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