Creating a Character

[2] Names and Era's

Part Two: Names and Era's

In this chapter, I will be giving a few lists of names that would be used for certain era's. You would probably use these names if you are writing historical fiction.

MIDDLE AGES - 5th to 14th Century

MEN:
Adam
Alan
Alexander
Amaury
Baldric

Colin
David
Edwin
Gamel
Godwin
Guy
Henry
Hugh
James
John
Lawrence
Martin
Matthew
Maurice
Nigel
Nicholas
Silvester
William

WOMEN:
Ada
Agnes
Alice
Anabel
Beatrice

Clarice

Elizabeth
Emma
Helen
Hilda
Ida
Katherina
Lora
Mabel
Margaret
Maud
Muriel
Nicola
Sarah
Sybil

WORLD WAR ONE - 1914 to 1918

MEN:
Richard
Arthur
Robert
Peter
William
George
John
James
Jack
Frank

WOMEN:
Edna
Mary
Sally
Annie
Margaret
Ruth
Mildred
Martha
Joan
Jane
Kitty

GREAT DEPRESSION - 1929 to 1939

MEN:
Robert
James
John
William
Richard
Charles
Donald
George
Thomas
Joseph
David
Edward
Ronald
Paul
Kenneth
Frank
Raymond
Jack
Harold
Billy

WOMEN:
Mary
Betty
Barbara
Shirley
Patricia
Dorothy
Joan
Margaret
Nancy
Helen
Carol
Joyce
Doris
Ruth
Virginia
Marylin
Elizabeth
Jean
Frances
Beverly

WORLD WAR II - 1939 to 1945

MEN:
James
Robert
John
William
Richard
David
Charles
Thomas
Michael
Ronald
Larry
Donald
Joseph
Gary
George
Kenneth

Paul
Edward
Jerry
Dennis

WOMEN:
Mary
Linda
Barbara
Patricia

Carol
Sandra
Nancy

Sharon
Judith
Susan
Betty
Carolyn
Margaret
Shirley
Judy
Karen
Donna
Kathleen
Joyce
Dorothy

THE FIFTIES - 1950 to 1959

MEN:
James
Michael
Robert

John
David
William
Richard
Thomas
Mark
Charles
Steven
Gary
Joseph

Donald
Ronald
Kenneth
Paul
Larry
Daniel

Stephen

WOMEN:
Mary
Linda
Patricia

Susan
Deborah
Barbara
Debra
Karen
Nancy

Donna
Cynthia
Sandra
Pamela

Sharon
Kathleen

Carol
Diane
Brenda
Cheryl
Janet

THE SIXTIES - 1960 to 1969

MEN:

Michael
David
John
James
Robert
Mark
William
Richard
Thomas
Jeffrey
Steven
Joseph
Timothy
Kevin
Scott
Brian
Charles
Paul
Daniel
Christopher

WOMEN:
Lisa
Mary
Susan
Karen

Kimberly
Patricia
Linda
Donna
Michelle
Cynthia
Sandra
Deborah
Tammy
Pamela
Lori
Laura
Elizabeth
Julie
Brenda
Jennifer

THE SEVENTIES - 1970 to 1979

MEN:
Michael
Christopher
Jason
David
James
John
Robert
Brian
William
Matthew
Joseph
Daniel
Kevin
Eric
Jeffrey
Richard
Scott
Mark
Steven
Thomas

WOMEN:
Jennifer
Amy
Melissa
Michelle
Kimberly
Lisa

Angela
Heather
Stephanie
Nicole
Jessica
Elizabeth
Rebecca
Kelly
Mary
Christinia
Amanda
Julie
Sarah
Laura

THE EIGHTIES - 1980 to 1989

MEN:
Michael
Christopher
Matthew
Joshua
David
James
Daniel
Robert
John
Joseph
Jason
Justin
Andrew
Ryan
William
Brian
Brandon
Johnathon
Nicholas
Anthony

WOMEN:
Jessica
Jennifer
Amanda

Ashley
Sarah
Stephanie
Melissa
Nicole
Elizabeth
Heather
Tiffany
Michelle
Amber
Megan
Amy
Rachel
Kimberly
Christina
Lauren
Crystal

THE NINETIES - 1990 to 1999

MEN:

Michael
Christopher
Matthew
Joshua
Jacob
Nicholas
Andrew

Daniel
Tyler
Joseph

Brandon
David
James
Ryan
John
Zachary
Justin
William
Anthony

Robert

WOMEN:
Jessica
Ashley
Emily
Sarah
Samantha
Amanda
Brittany
Elizabeth
Taylor
Megan
Hannah
Kayla
Lauren
Stephanie
Rachel
Jennifer
Nicole
Alexis
Victoria
Amber

THE TWO THOUSANDS - 2000 to 2009

MEN:
Jacob
Michael
Joshua
Matthew
Christopher
Andrew

Daniel
Ethan
Joseph

William
Anthony
Nicholas
David
Alexander
Ryan
Tyler

James
John
Johnathon
Brandon

WOMEN:
Emily
Madison
Emma
Hannah
Olivia
Abigail
Isabella
Ashley
Samantha
Elizabeth
Alexis
Sarah
Alyssa
Grace
Sophia
Taylor
Brianna
Lauren
Ava
Kayla

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I hope this was of use to you, and if you have any time periods or specific years that you need names for, feel free to comment!