Author Edward Gorey, born on February 22, 1925, would have been 86 today. To celebrate his birthday, let’s check out the names he used in his most famous book, The Gashlycrumb Tinies (1963):
Boy Names | Girl Names |
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Basil Desmond Ernest George Hector James Leo Neville Quentin Titus Victor Xerxes Yorick | Amy Clara Fanny Ida Kate Maud Olive Prue Rhoda Susan Una Winnie Zillah |
He used interesting (sometimes odd) names in his many other books/stories as well, such as Ortenzia, Gertrúdis, Jasper, Ambrogio, Herakleitos, Agnes and Basil in The Blue Aspic (1968), Embley and Yewbert in The Epiplectic Bicycle (1969), Lambert, Amanda, Augustus, Emily and Neville in The Dwindling Party (1982), and Theoda in The Tuning Fork (1983).
Do you happen to own anything by Gorey? If so, please comment with a few character names!
Image: Cover of The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey