Ladylike Name: Eleanor

Gender: Female

Origin: Greek

Meaning: "Shining Light"

Common Nicknames: Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Nell, Nelly, Nellie, Nora

Regency Popularity: Its use was fairly steady in the 17th and 18th centuries. First introduced into England by Eleanor of Aquitaine (12th century) who was heiress to a large portion of France, wife of two kings and mother of two more (Richard the Lionhearted and John). Her powerful personality, intelligence, and inexhaustible energy made her unique in her time.

Jane Austen Usage:

• Northanger Abbey - Eleanor Tilney is the sister of hero Henry Tilney and daughter of General Tilney. She is a truly elegant young woman and presented as an idealised friend for heroine Catherine Morland, in strong contrast to the vain and selfish Isabella Thorpe. Eleanor's own marriage to a Vicount directly effects the subsequent marriage of her brother and his heroine.
  
• Juvenilia: Frederic and Elfrida - Miss. Eleanor Roger

Ladylike Names: Elinor

Gender: Female

Origin: Greek

Meaning: "Shining Light"

Common Nicknames: Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Nell, Nelly, Nellie

Regency Popularity: Its use was fairly steady in the 17th and 18th centuries. First introduced into England by Eleanor of Aquitaine (12th century) who was heiress to a large portion of France, wife of two kings and mother of two more (Richard the Lionhearted and John). Her powerful personality, intelligence, and inexhaustible energy made her unique in her time.

Jane Austen Usage:

• Sense and Sensibility - Elinor Dashwood, age nineteen, is joint heroine with her sister Marianne. The story centers around their lives after their father dies and their older half-brother inherits the family fortune. She falls in love with Edward Ferrars.

Ladylike Names: Catherine

CATHERINE

Gender: Female

Origin: English and French from the original Greek

Meaning: "pure"

Common Nicknames: Kitty is the most common in Jane Austen's works but Kate and Kathy were also common in this era.

Regency Popularity: Very commonly used in this era and in Jane Austen's works.

Jane Austen Usage:

• Northanger Abbey - Catherine Morland is the seventeen-year-old heroine of the book. She is the oldest daughter of Rev. & Mrs. Morland and younger sister of James Morland. Although naive she is sweet and quickly gains the heart of Henry Tilney.
• Pride and Prejudice - Miss Catherine Bennet, usually called Kitty, is the fourth born Bennet sister. Although she follows her flighty younger sister Lydia, Jane Austen intimates at the end of the story that she will mature and be more sensible.  
• Pride and Prejudice - Lady Catherine de Bourgh is Mr Collins' patron, Mr. Darcy's aunt and mother to Miss Anne de Bourgh.
• Lady Susan - Mrs. Catherine Vernon is married to Charles Vernon making her the sister-in-law of Lady Susan vernon. She is the daughter of Sir Reginald and Lady De Courcey, sister of Mr. Reginald De Courcey and mother of several children.

Ladylike Name: Anne

ANNE

Gender: Female

Origin: English/French version of the Hebrew Hannah and Channah and Greek Anna. Anna was the faithful prophetess Anna in New Testament who await the birth of Jesus Christ. 

Meaning: "He (God) has favored me", "gracious", "grace"

Common Nicknames: Nancy, Nan, Nanny, Annie. Jane Austen uses Nancy most often as a nickname.

Regency Popularity: Very popular among most classes. Most lower classes would probably use Hannah or the nicknames more, but the upper classes would use Anne. Among the royalty Anne was and still is quite popular.

Jane Austen Usage:

• Persuasion - Anne Elliot is the heroine of the story. She is the second daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, devoted friend, aunt, sister, and constant to her true love Captain Frederick Wentworth.
• Sense and Sensibility - Miss Anne Steele is the older sister of Lucy Steele, nearly thirty years old; 'never succeeded in catching the Doctor'. She is usually called Nancy by her sister.
• Pride and Prejudice - Miss Anne de Bourgh is the sickly daughter of Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Named after her aunt Lady Anne Darcy a match is made by the two mothers for her to marry her cousin Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy.
• Pride and Prejudice - Lady Anne Darcy, born Lady Anne Fitzwilliam, is the deceased mother of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Miss Georgiana Darcy. Wife of the elder Mr. Darcy, sister of Lady Catherine de Bourgh, aunt of Miss Anne de Bourgh and Colonel Fitzwilliam.
• Northanger Abbey - Anne Thorpe is one of Mrs Thorpe's two younger daughters. Although not as beautiful as her older sister Isabella, she does very well by pretending to be as handsome as her sister, imitating her air, and dressing in the same style.
• Emma - Anne Taylor is governess to heroine Emma Woodhouse until she's marries Mr. Weston. At the end of the book she has a daughter who is named Anna after her mother.
• Northanger Abbey - Anne Mitchell is mentioned as a 'friend' of Isabella Thorpe's who had tried to put on a turban like Isabella's but who had apparently made wretched work of it.
• Juvenilia: The Three Sisters - Miss Anne (also called Miss XXX) is the friend that Georgiana Stanhope writes to and dictates her plans for her sisters.
• Juvenilia: Evelyn - Mrs. Anne Augusta Webb, wife of Mr. Webb and mother of Maria.
• Juvenilia: Catharine, or the Bower - Anne, also called Nanny, is the heroine Catharine's maid. 

Characters from Poems

Ladies Names In The Poems:
Anna
Maria
Martha


Gentlemen Names In The Poems:
Francis
Richard
Swithin
William


Surnames In The Poems:
Beckford
Best
Gill
Green
Kennet
Lloyd
Morton
Newnham
Wykeham

Characters from Juvenilia

 Names In Jane Austen's Juvenilia

A Letter From A Young Lady
Ladies: Anna, Elinor
Gentlemen: John, Thomas
Surnames: Martin, Parker

A Tale
Ladies: Arabella, Cecilia, Marina
Surnames: Robertus, Wilhelminus

A Tour Through Wales
Ladies: Clara, Elizabeth, Fanny
Surnames: Johnson

The Female Philosopher
Ladies: Arabella, Charlotte, Julia, Louisa
Surnames: Clarke, Milar, Smythe

The First Act of a Comedy
Ladies: Chlo, Maria, Pistoletta
Gentlemen: Charles
Surnames: Popgun, Postilion, Strephon

A Beautiful Description
Ladies: Anna, Julia, Maria, Melissa
Gentlemen: Charles, William
Surnames: Burnaby, Dowkins

The Generous Curate
Surnames: Williams

Amelia Webster
Ladies: Amelia, Matilda, Maud, Sarah
Gentlemen: Benjamin, George, Henry, Jack, Tom
Surnames: Bar, Beverley, Hervey, Webster

Catharine, Or The Bower
Ladies: Anne, Augusta, Caroline, Catharine, Cecilia, Kitty, Maria, Mary, Nanny, Sarah, Susan
Gentlemen: Charles, George, Henry, John, Peter, Tom
Surnames: Amyatt, Barlow, Devereux, Dudley, Fitzgibbon, Halifax, Hutchinson, Laceslles, Pervical, Peterson, Stanley, Wynne,

Edgar and Emma
Ladies: Amy, Emma, Hetty, Kitty, Patty
Gentlemen: David, Edgar, Godfrey, Jem, John, Ned, Peter, Ralph, Richard, Robert, Rodolphus, Sam, Thomas, Will
Surnames: Clayton, Marlow, Wilmot

Evelyn
Ladies: Anne, Augusta, Maria, Rosa, Rose, Sarah
Gentlemen: Frederic, Henry, William
Surnames: Davenport, Gower, Webb, Willis

Frederic and Elfrida
Ladies: Charlotte, Eleanor, Elfrida, Jezalinda, Rebecca
Gentlemen: Frederick
Surnames: Drummond, Falknor, Fitzroy, Jackson, Roger, Williamson

Henry and Eliza
Ladies: Eliza, Harriet, Polly, Sarah
Gentlemen: George, Henry
Surnames: Cecil, Harcourt, Wilson

Jack and Alice
Ladies: Alice, Caroline, Cecilia, Kitty, Lucy, Sukey, Susan
Gentlemen: Charles, Jack
Surnames: Adams, Johnson, Simpson, Williams

Lesley Castle
Ladies: Charlotte, Diana, Eloisa, Emma, Louisa, Margaret, Matilda, Susan
Gentlemen: George, Henry, James, Rakehelly, William
Surnames: Burton, Cleveland, Danvers, Dishonour, Drummond, Fitzgerald, Flambeau, Hervey, Kickabout, Lesley, Lutterell, Marlowe, Macbeth, Macduff, M'Cartney, M'donald, M'Kay, M'Kenzie, M'lellan, M'Leod, M'Pherson

Sir William Montague
Ladies: Emma
Gentlemen: Christopher, Edward, Frederic, Henry, John, Robert, William
Surnames: Arundel, Brudenell, Clifton, Montague, Percival, Stanhope, Wentworth

The Adventure of Mr. Harley
Ladies: Emma
Gentlemen: John
Surnames: Harley

The Beautiful Cassandra
Ladies: Cassandra, Maria

The Mystery
Ladies: Fanny
Gentlemen: Edward
Surnames: Corydon, Daphne, Elliott, Humbug, Spangle

The Three Sisters
Ladies: Anne, Fanny, Georgiana, Jemima, Kitty, Mary, Sophia
Gentlemen: Henry
Surnames: Brudenell, Dutton, Edgecumbe, Stanhope, Watts

The Visit
Ladies: Cloe, Sophy
Gentlemen: Arthur
Surnames: Fitzgerald, Hampton, Stanly, Willoughby

Love and Freindship
Ladies: Isabel, Janetta, Laura, Laurina, Marianne, Matilda, Sophia
Gentlemen: Augustus, Edward, Gregory, Gustavus, Philip, William
Surnames: Graham, Jones, Lindsay, MacDonald, Philander, Staves,

Characters from Sanditon

Ladies Names In Sanditon:
Charlotte
Clara
Diana
Esther
Fanny
Jane
Letitia
Susan


Gentlemen Names In Sanditon:
Arthur
Charles
Edward
Jebb
Richard
Sam
Sidney
Thomas
William


Surnames In Sanditon:
Beard
Beaufort
Brereton
Brown
Capper
Darling
Davis
Denham
Dupuis
Fisher
Griffiths
Hanking
Heely
Heywood
Hillier
Lambe
Little
Matthews
Merryweather
Morgan
Mullins
Noyce
Parker
Pratt
Scroggs
Sheldon
Smith
Stringer
Whitby
Woodcock

Characters from The Watsons

Ladies Names In The Watsons:

Augusta

Elizabeth

Emma

Fanny

Jane

Margaret

Mary

Nanny

Penelope

Gentlemen Names In The Watsons:

Jack

James

Robert

Sam

Tom

Surnames In The Watsons:

Blake

Carr

Curtis

Edwards

Hardings

Hemmings

Howard

Hunter

Marshall

Musgrave

Norton

O'Brien

Osborne

Purvis

Richards

Shaw

Stones

Styles

Tomlinson

Turner

Watson

Characters from Lady Susan

Ladies Names In Lady Susan:
Alicia
Catherine
Frederica
Maria
Susan
Susanna

Gentlemen Names In Lady Susan:

Charles

James

Reginald

Surnames Names In Lady Susan:

Clarke

De Courcey

Hamilton

Johnson

Manwaring

Martin

Smith

Summers

Vernon

Wilson

Characters from Northanger Abbey

Ladies Names In Northanger Abbey:
Alice
Anne
Catherine
Charlotte
Dorothy
Eleanor
Emily
Harriet
Isabella
Maria
Matilda
Sally
Sarah
Sophia


Gentlemen Names In Northanger Abbey:
Charles
Edward
Frederick
George
Henry
James
John
Richard
Sam
William


Surnames In Northanger Abbey:
Allen
Andrews
Courtenay
Davis
Fletcher
Fraser
Freeman
Hodges
Hughes
Jackson
King
Longtown
Mitchell
Morland
Parry
Robinson
Skinner
Smith
Thorpe
Tilney

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

Characters from Persuasion

Ladies Names In Persuasion:
Anne
Elizabeth
Fanny
Henrietta
Jemima
Louisa
Mary
Penelope
Sarah
Sophia
Sophy


Gentlemen Names In Persuasion:
Archibald
Basil
Charles
Dick
Edward
Frederick
Harry
John
Richard
Walter
William


Surnames In Persuasion:
Atkinson
Baldwin
Benwick
Brand
Brigen
Carteret
Clay
Croft
Dalrymple
Drew
Durrand
Elliot
Frankland
Grierson
Hamilton
Harville
Hayter
Ibbotson
Mackenzie
Maclean
Molland
Morley
Musgrove
Poole
Robinson
Rooke
Russell
Trent
Shepherd
Shirley
Smith
Speed
Spicer
St. Ives
Wallis
Wentworth

Characters from Sense and Sensibility

Ladies Names In Sense and Sensibility:

Anna-Maria

Anne

Betty

Biddy

Charlotte

Elinor

Eliza

Fanny

Lucy

Margaret

Martha

Mary

Nancy

Sally

Gentlemen Names In Sense and Sensibility:

Edward

Harry

Henry

John

Robert

Thomas

William

Surnames In Sense and Sensibility:

Brandon

Burgess

Carey

Cartwright

Clarke

Courtland

Dashwood

Davies

Dennison

Donavan

Elliott

Ellison

Ferrars

Gibson

Grey

Harris

Henshawe

Jennings

Middleton

Morton

Palmer

Parry

Pratt

Richardson

Rose

Sanderson

Simpson

Smith

Sparks

Steele

Taylor

Walker

Weston

Whitakers

Williams

Willoughby

Characters from Pride and Prejudice

Ladies Names In Pride and Prejudice:
Anne
Caroline
Catherine
Charlotte
Eliza
Elizabeth
Georgiana
Harriet
Jane
Kitty
Lizzy
Louisa
Lydia
Maria
Mary
Pen (short for Penelope?)


Gentlemen Names In Pride and Prejudice:
Charles
Edward
Fitzwilliam
George
John
Lewis
William


Surnames In Pride and Prejudice:
Bennet
Bingley
Carter
Chamberlayne
Collins
Darcy
Dawson
de Bourgh
Denny
Fitzwilliam
Foster
Gardiner
Goulding
Grantley
Haggerston
Harrington
Hill
Hurst
Jones
Jenkinson
King
Long
Lucas
Metcalfe
Morris
Nicholls
Phillips
Pope
Pratt
Reynolds
Richard
Robinson
Stone
Watson
Webb
Wickham
Younge

Characters from Emma

Ladies Names In Emma:
Anna
Anne
Augusta
Bella
Caroline
Clara
Emma
Hannah
Harriet
Hetty
Isabella
Jane
Patty
Selina


Gentlemen Names In Emma:
Arthur
Frank
George
Harry
Henry
James
John
Philip
Richard
Robert
Tom
William


Surnames In Emma:
Abbot
Adby
Bates
Bickerton
Bird
Bragge
Braithwaite
Brown
Campbell
Churchill
Cole
Cooper
Coxe
Dixon
Elton
Fairfax
Ford
Gilbert
Green
Goddard
Graham
Hawkins
Hodges
Hughes
Jeffreys
Knightley
Larkins
Martin
Milman
Mitchell
Nash
Otway
Partridge
Perry
Prince
Richardson
Saunders
Serle
Smallridge
Smith
Stokes
Suckling
Taylor
Tupman
Wallis
Weston
Wingfield
Woodhouse
Wright

Ladylike Name: Anna

ANNA

Gender: Female
Origin: From Hebrew Hannah and Channah. Name of faithful prophetess Anna in New Testament who await the birth of Jesus Christ.

Meaning: "Grace, graceful, gracious."

Nicknames: Annie, Anne, Nancy

Regency Popularity: Widely used but perhaps not as popular as Ann or Anne.

Jane Austen Usage: 

• Emma - Anna Weston, baby daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Weston and half sister to Frank Churchill, born toward the end of the novel . 
• Sense and Sensibility - Anna-Maria Middleton is daughter of Sir John Middleton's who is about three years old.
• Juvenilia: A Beautiful Description - Miss Anna is mentioned.
• Juvenilia: A letter from a young lady - Miss Anna Parker is mentioned
• Poems: In measured verse I'll now rehearse - Miss./Mrs. Anna is mentioned.