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.

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 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