Gentlemanly Names: Christopher

CHRISTOPHER

Gender: Male

Origin: Greek

Meaning: "Christ- bearer", "bearer of the Christ"

Common Nicknames: None commonly used but Chris and Kit have been used for years.

Regency Popularity: Not uncommon but more frequently used in more religious circles because of it's meaning.

Jane Austen Usage:

• Mansfield Park - Christopher Jackson is a local man who builds the stage in the billiards room at Mansfield Park which the young people use for their play. He had a son named Dick Jackson. Sir Thomas call him "my friend" but he's probably just the local carpenter.  
• Juvenilia: Sir William Montague - Sir Christopher Montague is mentioned as an ancestor of the title character Sir William Montague.
• Sense & Sensibility (1995) - in her screenplay Emma Thompson gives Colonel Brandon the first name Christopher and it's been used since that time as if it were his real name. His first name is not given by Jane Austen in the book. 

Gentlemanly Names: Henry

HENRY

Gender: Male

Origin: German

Meaning: "ruler of the household"

Common Nicknames: Harry, Jane Austen uses it a few times.

Regency Popularity: Very commonly used by all classes and especially among royalty.

Jane Austen Usage:

• Northanger Abbey - Rev. Henry Tilney is the witty and charming hero. A clergyman who lives at his Parrish Woodston but spends much time with his father and sister at Northanger Abbey and visiting Bath. He marries the heroine Catherine Morland and shares her passion for reading novels.
• Emma - Mr. Henry Woodhouse is the owner of Hartfield in Highbury. His wife Catherine dies leaving two daughters: Isabella marries John Knightley and Emma marries George Knightley. His grandson is named after him.
• Emma - Master Henry Knightley is the oldest son of Isabella Woodhouse and John Knightley, named after his grandfather Henry Woodhouse.
• Mansfield Park - Henry Crawford is the "villain" of the story. He is the brother of Mary Crawford, half-brother to Mrs Grant, brother-in-law of Dr. Grant. He and his sister Mary were brought up by their uncle Admiral Crawford and his wife. Has an estate in Norfolk called Enscombe. He trifles with the feelings of the three ladies at Mansfield Park.
• Mansfield Park - Sir Henry is mentioned by Mr. Yates as the guest of Lord Ravenshaw's houseparty.
• Persuasion - Sir Henry Russell was the late husband of Lady Russell, he was only a Knight so his title couldn't be passed down to any children they might have had. 
• Sense and Sensibility - Henry Dashwood of Stanhill and Norland Park. By his first wife he had one son, John; by his second, three daughters, Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret. His death at the beginning of the story sets the events of the plot in motion.
• Juvenilia: Henry and Eliza - Mr. Henry Cecil is the hero of the story, he married Eliza.
• Juvenilia: Lesley Castle - Mr. Henry Hervey
• Juvenilia: Evelyn - Mr. Henry
• Juvenilia: Amelia Webster - Mr. Henry Beverley a character who marries on of George Hervey's sisters.
• Juvenilia: The Three Sisters - Sir Henry Brudenell
• Juvenilia: Sir William Montague - Sir Henry Montague

Jane Austen's Life:

• Henry Austen (1771-1850) - brother, fourth oldest Austen child, married his cousin Eliza de Feuillide.

Gentlemanly Name: Frederick

FREDERICK

Gender: Male

Origin: German

Meaning: "peaceful ruler"

Common Nicknames: Fred, Freddy

Regency Popularity: Fairly common, it was used often among Royalty because of their German connections.

Jane Austen Usage:

• Persuasion - Captain Frederick Wentworth is the hero of the story. When he is first engaged to Anne Elliot he is a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy but quickly raises to the rank of Captain. 
• Northanger Abbey - Captain Frederick Tilney is the brother of hero Henry Tilney, and sister Eleanor. He is a dashing Captain in the 12 Light Dragoons, and makes a conquest with Isabella Thorpe. As the elder son of General Tilney he will inherit Northanger Abbey. 
• Mansfield Park - Frederick is a character in Lover's Vows and the part is acted by Henry Crawford.

Gentlemanly Name & Surname: Fitzwilliam

FITZWILLIAM

Gender: Male

Origin: Celtic "Fitz" & English "William"

Meaning: "son of William"

Nicknames: No common nicknames but Fitz and Will could be used.

Regency Popularity: Not often used as a first name, as a surname it would have been more popular among the Irish.

Jane Austen Usage: 

• Pride and Prejudice - Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, hero of the story. His first name is given because it's his mother's maiden name. 
• Pride and Prejudice - Colonel Fitzwilliam, cousin to Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. Nephew to Lady Anne Darcy and Lady Catherine De Bourgh, his father is their brother and said to be an Earl which explains why the sisters still retain the title of "Lady".  

Gentlemanly Name: Edmund

EDMUND

Gender: Male

Origin: Old English

Meaning: "prosperous protector"

Common Nicknames: Ed

Regency Popularity: Widely accepted but not as common as Edward.

Jane Austen Usage:

• Mansfield Park - Edmund Bertram is the hero of the story, the second son of Sir Thomas Bertram who is schooled and ordained as a clergyman.

Gentlemanly Name: Charles

CHARLES

Gender: Male

Origin: German

Meaning: "man", "free man", "army, warrior"

Common Nicknames: Charlie, Chuck, Chip

Regency Popularity: Widely used 


Jane Austen Usage: 

• Pride & Prejudice - Charles Bingley rents Netherfield Park and falls in love with Jane Bennet.
• Persuasion - Charles Musgrove is brother-in-law to the heroine Anne Elliot, he first asked her to marry him before marrying her sister Mary. Charles is named after his father and gives his son the same name.
• Persuasion - Charles Musgrove (the elder) is Mary Musgrove's father-in-law, owner of Uppercross-Hall, second in county status only to Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch.
• Persuasion - Little Charles Musgrove is the eldest son of Charles and Mary Musgrove. 
• Persuasion - Charles Hayter is a nephew of Mrs. Musgrove, eldest son of the Hayters. Non-resident curate. Has an understanding with, and marries his cousin, Henrietta Musgrove, after securing a church living. 
• Persuasion - Mr. Charles Smith, a friend of William Elliot who marries Anne's friend Miss Hamilton/Mrs. Smith but has left her a poor widow at the time of the book.
• Northanger Abbey - Charles Hodges is one of the many enraptured gentlemen mentioned by Isabella Thorpe who claims he plagued her to death, in order to make her dance. 
• Mansfield Park - Charles Price is the younger brother of heroine Fanny Price. He is eight-years-old at the end of Mansfield Park and is the youngest son in the family.
• Mansfield Park - Mr. Charles Anderson is a friend of Tom Bertram who has two sisters.
• Mansfield Park - Charles Maddox is a local gentleman who is considered for the part of Anhalt in Lovers' Vows. 
• Mansfield Park - Sir Charles is mentioned as a friend of Admiral Crawford, uses his influence to secure William Price's Lieutenant's commission.. 
• Mansfield Park - Charles is mentioned as the postillion on Lady Bertram's coach. 
• Lady Susan - Mr. Charles Vernon of Churchill, Sussex. Youngest son of Lady Susan's first husband. Married to Catherine De Courcy, with children in abundance. A clergyman.
• Lady Susan - Charles Smith is mentioned in passing.
• Sanditon - Mrs. Charles Dupuis is mentioned.
• The Watsons - Charles is mentioned as the young son of Mrs. Blake and nephew of Reverend Howard.
• Juvenilia: Catharine, or the Bower - Charles Wynne is the son of Reverend Wynne.
• Juvenilia: Jack and Alice - Mr. Charles Adams is mentioned.
• Juvenilia: A Beautiful Description - Mr. Charles is mentioned.
• Juvenilia: The First Act of a Comedy - Mr. Charles Postilion is mentioned.

Characters from Mansfield Park

Ladies Names In Mansfield Park:
Augusta
Betsy
Fanny
Flora
Frances
Janet
Julia
Lucy
Margaret
Maria
Mary
Nanny
Rebecca
Sally
Susan

Gentlemen Names In Mansfield Park:
Dick
Charles
Christopher
Edmund
Henry
Humphrey
James
John
Richard
Robert
Sam
Stephen
Thomas
Tom
William

Surnames Names In Mansfield Park:
Anderson
Aylmer
Baddeley
Bertram
Brown
Chapman
Crawford
Ellis
Fraser
Grant
Green
Gregory
Groom
Harrison
Harding
Holford
Jackson
Jefferies
Johnson
Lascelles
Lee
Maddison
Maddox
Marshall
Maxwell
Norris
Oliver
Owen
Prescott
Price
Ravenshaw
Repton
Ross
Rushworth
Saddler
Scholey
Smith
Sneyd
Stornaway
Turner
Walsh
Whitaker
Wilcox
Yates