Members R Sinclair Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Frisco Jones (GH) Colby Chandler (AMC) Krystal Chandler (AMC) (the first time she read her name off the marriage certificate, I died laughing, because it sounded like crystal chandelier) Arabella "Babe" Carey (AMC) Nico Kelly (AMC) Sonny Corinthos (GH) Spencer Cassadine (GH) Emily Bowen-Quartermaine (GH) Adrian Sword (AMC) Todd Manning (OLTL) Sybil Thorne (AMC) Emily Ann Sago (AMC) Hayley Vaughn (AMC) Maxie Jones (GH) Gia Campbell (GH) Jackson Montgomery (AMC) (Megan McTavish said she, um, "went to the bathroom" and came up with that name. I'm gonna leave that alone, for now) Holden Snyder (ATWT) Taylor Roxbury-Cannon (AMC) Trask Bodine (AMC) Mickey Horton (DAYS) Victoria Lord (OLTL) Seabone Hunkle (AMC) Delbert Hunkle (AMC) Dimitri Marick (AMC) Helga Voynitzheva (AMC) Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald (PSSNS) Omarosa Manigault Stallworth -- oops! Gwen Hotchkiss [YUCK] (PSSNS) Erica Kane Martin Brent Cudahy Chandler Montgomery Montgomery Marick Montgomery (the Roys weren't legal... and thanks to McTavish doing her favorite pasttime of rewriting history, neither were the first two Montgomerys since Adam Chandler apparently sent Stuart in his place to sign the divorce papers thereby making her marriages to Travis illegal... I'm just thankful she didn't become a Stamp.) And, I'll never forget in the summer of 1999 when AMC announced the new character of "GREENLEE SMYTHE!" People on the board I was posting at the time, including myself, were all like "What the fuck is THAT?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 R. Sinclair mentioned "Taylor Roxbury-Cannon." Such an over-the-top "aristocratic" name, but so perfect for the character. Gabrielle Medina - OLTL India von Halkein - GL Lauren Fenmore - Y&R Brian Bodine - AMC (such a masculine name yet reminds me of "Brian Boitano") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 Some more of my favorites... Toni Ferra Powers (DOC) Gina Dante (GH) Alexandra Spaulding (GL) Alan-Michael Spaulding (GL) Gillian Andrassy (AMC) Meredith Lord (OLTL) Cathy Craig (OLTL) Luna Moody (OLTL) Talbot Huddleston (OLTL) Brock Reynolds (Y&R) Vanessa Dale Sterling (LOL) Belle Clemens (SS) Jacqueline Dubujak (RH) Max Dubujak (RH) Tiso Novotny (RH) Serena Faraday (EON) Felicia Gallant (AW) Cass Winthrop (AW) The award for best soap opera character name ever, though, goes to Ms. Kit Vestid, of "The Guiding Light." Kit Vestid, Mother Approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted November 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 All My Shadows commented on shows that used the same names.On long running shows,it can become difficult to keep coming up with appealng names,I guess,especially when writers change and don't know(or care)about history. Bill Bell did repeat a lot of names ,which is interesting considering Y&R had a fairly stable cast and one person in charge.Some examples: Brad Eliot/Brad Carlton Chris Brooks/Christine Blair Michael Scott(Julia's lover)Michael Crawford(Jill's lawyer/lover) Michael Baldwin Kevin Bancroft(Nikki's 2nd husband)Kevin Barbara Anderson/Barbara Harding(April's twin) Steve Williams(Paul's brother)Steven Lassiter(Ashley's 1st husband) Jack Curtis/Jack Abbott Sharon Reaves/Sharon Newman Matt Miller/Matt Clark Scott Adams/Scott Grainger Neil Fenmore/Neil Winters David Mallory/David Kimble Other names from the past Laine Adamson (SFT) Lisha Steele Koda(Young Dr Malone) Clipper Curtis (TX) Mona Aldrich Croft (TD) Niele Neeves(SS) Bambi Brewster(LOL) Lucien Goff(GL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andrew Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 I Agree that Egypt from Loving is one of the funniest and most interesting name, along with Opal from Amc,here are some more: Winter, Edge Of The Night Raven, Edge of the Night Nola, Edge Of The Night Drucilla, Young and the restless Right now, i am a little bit off, Vivica Strand, who where she?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Silvia Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 Antoinette "Skye" Patterson Chandler Quatermaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members applcin Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 Preacher Emerson/EON Ivan Kipling/OLTL Wallingford/AW Giovanni (Jack) Fenelli/RH Jillian Coleridge/RH Logan Swift/EON Gunther Wagner/EON Kayla Brady/DOOL Cord(ero) Roberts/OLTL Oh, and one of my particular OLTL faves...when Tina was in Italy searching for her missing baby (later to be named CJ), she met a giant named Piccolino (little one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 Iris Cory Carrington Delaney Bancroft Wheeler (AW) Felicia (Fanny Grady) Gallant (AW) Donna Love (AW) <-----this one always struck me as pure soap, I mean 'Love' as a last name? Also ironic because of how everyone slept with everyone else's husband in that family. Sally Spectra (B& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 Some more, lol. Both utterly soapy and extremely ridiculous... Pauline Rysdale (SS) Brandy Henderson (EON) Cookie Pollack (EON) Elizabeth Talbot (ATWT) Cecile DePoulignac (AW) LeeAnn Demerest (OLTL) Brandon Kingsley (AMC) [and his cosmetics company, Sensuelle] Jingles the Clown (SOM) Jason Maxwell (AMC) Tom Cudahy (AMC) Gilly Speakes (GL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted November 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 Travis Tourneur Sentell (SFT) Mia Marriot (LOL) Blaine Ewing Frame (AW) Bitsy Davidson (AMC) Ashley Abbott (Y&R) Deveny Dickson (B& Miles Cavanaugh (EON) Devon Shepherd (AMC) What do you think are the most used names on soaps? I would say Steve/Steven for males and Sara/Sarah for females.It seems every shhow,past and present ,has used these at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Limenade Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 These Marland creations for ATWT are wonderfully androgynous: Connor Jamison Walsh Taylor Baldwin Not sure about this one: Sierra Estaban (IIRC, Marland began in mid-85, but Sierra the character started somewhat earlier than that--all the same, a great name.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stenbeck212 Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 The City Sydney Chase ATWT Iva Snyder Holden Snyder Duncan McKechnie Royce Keller (and a favorite name from his murder mystery, Lexie Funk) Gunnar St. Clair Connor Walsh Brock Lombard Kitty Fielding AW Cecile de Pouglinac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Charles Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 AMC: -Cecily Davidson -Langley Wallingford -Verla Grubbs -Creed Kelly -Ceara Connor -Kitty Shea -Lysistrata Schwartz -ZARF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 About Zarf... I could be wrong, but it seems to me, at least, the writers were trying to conjure up David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" persona. Unfortunately, however, it's not 1973 anymore, and androgynous glam rock is about as relevant today as corsets and powdered wigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 Damn, I forgot all about Strata. She was the therapist who Greenlee and Tad both saw right? And she and Tad struck up a brief affair, right? I think I have an episode February 2003 where she's in the previews throwing water on Greenlee. ...and abortions that existed then no longer exist now...sorry, I just had to say it lol Victoria (or Vicki, Vicky, and Viki) is definitely up there. Even after OLTL's Viki became a major character, soaps still popped up Victoria's, Vicki's, and Vicky's left and right. Paul is also a pretty common name, as is Natalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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