I was reading Vanity Fair recently, Gentle Reader, and they had one of their swanky photo bits on this British aristocratic wedding in Suffolk (Alexander Spencer-Churchill and Scarlett Strutt).
Crazy British Names
I just glanced over the names of the wedding guests and they gave me the giggles. One of the things I get asked about a lot is how I come up with names, and all you really have to do is take inspiration from the existing ridiculous reality of the British blue blooded.
Want a sample?
- Viscount Astor
- Anthony Gordon Lennox
- Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill
- Henry Wyndham
- Anton Bilton
- Fritz Von Westenholz
- Lord & Lady Bamford
- Alice Brudenell-Bruce
- Viscount & Viscountess Rathermere
- Florence St. George
- Leo Fenwick
- Kimi Hammerstrroem
Look, all I’m saying is the comedic house party regency romance practically writes itself. At least so far as names are concerned.
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This is one of my favourite things about the British Royal Family. The names of the aristocracy are beautifully ridiculous.