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Enid Blyton names

34 replies

Stokey · 01/03/2012 14:45

Thinking of different generational names, I was trying to remember some from Enid Blyton books

Came up with:
Malory Towers - Darrell, Sally, Gwendoline Mary (Lacey), Don't care Bobby (who I assume was a Roberta)

St Claires - Pat and Isabel, Claudine

Famous Five - George (ina), Anne, Julian, Dick

I also remember a Clarissa and Carlotta ( who I think was from the circus) but of course there are loads more.

Any suggestions ... and are they due a revival?

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SlinkingOutsideInFrocks · 02/03/2012 07:59

Love the name Mallory as well - so fresh and un-dated sounding.

The Family at Red Roofs - Molly, Peter, Michael, Shirley, Jenny, Jack, Prudence

The House at the Corner - John, Lucy, Pamela, Elizabeth/Lizzie, Tony, Delia, David, Greta, Michael, Grace (v old lady name in this book!)

Stokey · 02/03/2012 11:59

I'd forgotton about the adventure series enitrely - I loved those books. And agree with Dinah Rhubarbgarden, great name.

Not sure we're ready for a new generation of Fanny's, Dick's, Susan's, Pam's and Pat's

But some of the others have stood up pretty well

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DELHI · 02/03/2012 14:00

Don't forget (Aunt) Fanny and (Uncle )Quentin

TheCrunchUnderfoot · 02/03/2012 14:04

Who was the boy on the farm which the Famous Five visited - Toby?

Also one from 'Smuggler's Top'. Seem to recall they had a lot of schoolfriends who lived in particularly mystery-stricken locations Grin

CalicoCathy · 02/03/2012 14:11

They were always visiting farms Grin. They are clearly very mysterious places.

Toby lived on a farm at Billycock Hill, but there was also Finniston Farm, with twins called Harry and Harriet, and an American boy called Junior, and Jock, who lived on a farm near a ghost train, if I remeber correctly.

squoosh · 02/03/2012 14:47

In one of the Famous Five books they are sent skiing in Wales to recover from their bad colds (as good a reason as any).

Aside from the usuals there was a little barefoot shepherdess girl called Aily who couldn't speak English. And she had a pet lamb called Fanny. My that was a popular name with old EB.

I also remember a Tassie in another of her books.

BlueChampagne · 02/03/2012 15:23

Rory, Sheila, Benjy and Penny from Willow Farm

mybootsaremuddy · 02/03/2012 20:27

Didnt the Famous Five a friend called Sooty who had a pet monkey?..... Or was it the monkey that was called sooty?

Pearla · 02/03/2012 20:57

The mother in the Magic Faraway Tree books is Polly.

Not forgetting dear old Silky. Wink

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