Quiz :: Your Girls' Names Era

This quiz will* tell you which era in British history you may like for girls' names.

To have a go, you will need a pen and paper with the letters A to H written down. You choose the name that you like the best and tally a point next to the correct letter. 

*This is not a scientifically created quiz so your score may not actually reflect your style but it is a bit of fun.

First Round
Alba vs Alice
Beatrix vs Beatrice
Camilla vs Christina
Augusta vs Eleanor
Felicia vs Felice
Helena vs Helen
Juliana vs Joan
Lucia vs Lucy
Marina vs Marion
Octavia vs Osanna
Paulina vs Petronilla
Victoria vs Rose
Serena vs Sybil

Tally how many right names by letter B and how many left names by letter A.


Second Round
Ann vs Alice
Bertha vs Beatrice
Christabel vs Christina
Elizabeth vs Eleanor
Faith vs Felice
Hannah vs Helen
Joanna vs Joan
Leah vs Lucy
Muriel vs Marion
Emma vs Osanna
Phillipa vs Petronilla
Ruth vs Rose
Sarah vs Sybil

Tally how many right names by letter B and how many left names by letter C.


Third Round
Ann vs Amelia
Bertha vs Barbara
Christabel vs Charlotte
Elizabeth vs Eliza
Faith vs Frances
Hannah vs Hester
Joanna vs Julia
Leah vs Lydia
Muriel vs Maria
Emma vs Olivia
Phillipa vs Phoebe
Ruth vs Rebecca
Sarah vs Sophia

Tally how many right names by letter D and how many left names by letter C.


Fourth Round
Ada vs Amelia
Blanche vs Barbara
Clara vs Charlotte
Elsie vs Eliza
Florence vs Frances
Harriet vs Hester
Josephine vs Julia
Louisa vs Lydia
Martha vs Maria
Olive vs Olivia
Phyllis vs Phoebe
Rosa vs Rebecca
Susannah vs Sophia

Tally how many right names by letter D and how many left names by letter E.


Fifth Round
Ada vs Agnes
Blanche vs Bessie
Clara vs Catherine
Elsie vs Edith
Florence vs Freda
Harriet vs Hilda
Josephine vs Joyce
Louisa vs Lily
Martha vs Marie
Olive vs Ida
Phyllis vs Vera
Rosa vs Ruby
Susannah vs Sheila

Tally how many right names by letter F and how many left names by letter E.


Sixth Round
Audrey vs Agnes
Betty vs Bessie
Cynthia vs Catherine
Elaine vs Edith
Fiona vs Freda
Heather vs Hilda
Jacqueline vs Joyce
Linda vs Lily
Maxine vs Marie
Alison vs Ida
Patricia vs Vera
Rosemary vs Ruby
Sally vs Sheila

Tally how many right names by letter F and how many left names by letter G.


Seventh Round
Audrey vs Ava
Betty vs Bethany
Cynthia vs Chloe
Elaine vs Ella
Fiona vs Freya
Heather vs Harper
Jacqueline vs Jasmine
Linda vs Lola
Maxine vs Mia
Alison vs Isla
Patricia vs Willow
Rosemary vs Robyn
Sally vs Sophie

Tally how many right names by letter H and how many left names by letter G.


Eighth Round
Alba vs Ava
Beatrix vs Bethany
Camilla vs Chloe
Augusta vs Ella
Felicia vs Freya
Helena vs Harper
Juliana vs Jasmine
Lucia vs Lola
Marina vs Mia
Octavia vs Isla
Paulina vs Willow
Victoria vs Robyn
Serena vs Sophie

Tally how many right names by letter H and how many left names by letter A.

RESULTS (look at the letter with the most tallies on your paper):
A Roman
B Medieval
C Tudor and Stuart
D Georgian
E Victorian
F Edwardian and WW1
G Post War Years (40s to 70s)
H Modern 

My results showed that my top era was Roman. Other high scorers were Georgian and Victorian. My lowest score was Medieval. What was your score?

Investigation :: Combo Flow

Inspiration :: Rose 

Introduction

It is a question that plagues all name-nerds – How do you make a combo flow? Why does Alba Rose sound smooth but Rose Alba sound forced and difficult to say? In search of a foolproof algorithm, I analysed 274 combos from the 'What would be the perfect twin?' thread on Nameberry.

Method

I looked at the first post on each page of the 'What would be the perfect twin?' thread and for each combo mentioned, noted down the number of syllables in the first name and middle name. 

1 Syllable First Names

2 Syllable First Names

3 Syllable First Names

4 Syllable First Names

Conclusion

So – does this mean that four syllable first names should have two syllable middle names or that two syllable middle names should be used with one syllable first names? But this often doesn’t work. In the case of the example I started with (Rose Alba), this rule would be useless.

However, it is interesting to see the general patterns:

§  1 syllable names usually have a longer middle name of two or three syllables.

§  2 syllable names have a more variety of syllables in middle names.

§  3 syllable names have middle names with two or one syllable/s.

§  2 syllable middle names are very popular with 4 syllable first names.

In a future post, I am going to extend the investigation by repeating the method but including data about where the emphasis falls in a name. I think this may be the next clue in the search for the guidelines of flow.