Another icon of British literature, Jane Austen and her works need no introduction. So, with that in mind, here is a list of characters that appear in Austen's writing, including her early short stories.
In several cases male characters are called most often by their surname. In these cases both the first and surname are listed.
| Arthur Augustus Bingley Brandon Charles Darcy Edgar Edmund Edward Fitzwilliam Frank Frederic Frederick George Godfrey Gustavus Henry Jack James John Knightley |
Peter Philander Philip Polydore Ralph Reginald Richard Rodolphus Robert Sidney Thomas Walter Wentworth Wickham William Willoughby |
Agatha Alice Alicia Amelia Anna Anne (Nancy) Arabella Augusta Bertha Bridget Camilla Caroline Cassandra Catherine (Kitty) Cecilia Charlotte Chloe Claudia Clara Daphne Diana |
Dorothea Eleanor Elfrida Elinor Eliza Elizabeth Eloisa Emma Esther Fanny Frederica Georgiana Harriet Henrietta Isabel Isabella (Bella) Jane Janetta Jezalinda Julia Laura |
Laurina Letitia Louisa Lucy Lydia Margaret Maria Marianne Marina Mary Matilda (Maud) Melissa Penelope Philippa Rebecca Rosa Sarah (Sally) Sophia (Sophy) Sukey Susan |
Note: At this time, Maria was pronounced 'ma-RY-uh' and Sophia was pronounced so-FY-uh'.
