Posted by Adam Quinan on June 04, 2012 at 03:54:50 user Adam.
In Reply to: Re: Naughty Names (was Nancy/Ruth) posted by Mike Dennis on June 04, 2012 at 00:38:29:
The following lists may be American rather than British, but they show that Ransome generally picked quite common names for his characters and those less common ones, such as Susan and Titty, can almost all be connected to the Altounyan family or other people he knew. Nancy is related to Anne or Anna, so I don't think he had any naughty intent.
Dick and Peggy have been well known nicknames for Richard and Margaret for a long time.
Most Popular girl's names of 1920
1. Mary
2. Dorothy
3. Helen
4. Margaret
5. Ruth
6. Mildred
7. Virginia
8. Elizabeth
9. Frances
10. Anna
Most Popular boy's names of 1920
1. John
2. William
3. Robert
4. James
5. Charles
6. George
7. Joseph
8. Edward
9. Frank
10. Richard