Members Paul Raven Posted July 22, 2018 Members Share Posted July 22, 2018 SFT had Donna Davis briefly in the late 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wendy Posted July 22, 2018 Members Share Posted July 22, 2018 I think names are also at the mercy of the era. Just as some baby names rise and fall in popularity, so too do soap names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted July 22, 2018 Members Share Posted July 22, 2018 Has there been another Vivian aside from DAYS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted July 22, 2018 Members Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) SOD did a blurb on this back in the day. I forget who they spoke with at Y&R, but they talked about how it wouldn't be uncommon for there to be more than one John among a small canvas of people and how John Silva was almost always referred to by his full name. Reminds me of Harry Morton and Harry Vonzell on Burns and Allen. AW/Texas had Vivien Gorrow, Iris' maid AMC had Vivienne Taylor Roxbury, Taylor Roxbury Cannon's mother GL had Vivian Grant Edited July 22, 2018 by SFK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted July 22, 2018 Members Share Posted July 22, 2018 AMC had Vivienne Taylor Roxbury and daughter Taylor Roxbury Cannon and Mary Greenlee Smythe and daughter Greenlee Smythe. Added to my previous list, Victor Jr. who would someday become Adam. I was in high school when Hope had him and thought Victor Jr. was overkill then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted July 22, 2018 Members Share Posted July 22, 2018 Love of Life had Vivian Carlson for many years, Van's husbands mother in law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Chamberlain Posted July 22, 2018 Members Share Posted July 22, 2018 Thanks. More info I didn't know. Please register in order to view this content Maybe it's not that underused after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 22, 2018 Members Share Posted July 22, 2018 Zach seems underused, I could be wrong What about Greenlee LOL Please register in order to view this content That's probably one of the most original character names I've seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteelCity Posted July 22, 2018 Members Share Posted July 22, 2018 Didn't GH have 3 characters naked named Lucas, or derivative and 3 or 4 Michael characters all at once?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members You're Soaking in it Posted July 22, 2018 Members Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) GH has had partially naked characters named Lucas, but never a Lucas with full-on nudity. Edited July 22, 2018 by YurSoakinginit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted July 23, 2018 Members Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) Unusual in soap land and not particularly common in real life, yes, but not really original as there have been notable people with the surname and also a county in Arizona. Another World had two of my favorite unique soap names in the late 60s/early 70s: Lenore and Lahoma. Based on my age and the names that were common throughout my K-12 school years, daytime should be filled with characters named Brittany, Jessica, Ashley, Courtney, Megan, Seth, Shane, Joshua, Justin, Jordan, Tyler, and Taylor right now. I think the problem is that maybe soaps helped spark the popularity of some of those names, so the most popular characters with those names are actually older (re: Taylor, Joshua, Ashley, Shane). Edited July 23, 2018 by All My Shadows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteelCity Posted July 23, 2018 Members Share Posted July 23, 2018 Seriously? For one, I obviously a typo. For two, I wouldn't want to see any of those characters nude anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members You're Soaking in it Posted July 23, 2018 Members Share Posted July 23, 2018 It was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteelCity Posted July 23, 2018 Members Share Posted July 23, 2018 My insides are sore. You didn't reply to my comment though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted July 23, 2018 Members Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) I grew up in an era where it seemed every African-American girl at school was named Erica. So, while the name hasn't been overused in soaps, I feel it's DEFINITELY been overused IRL. Also...? Just because you name her Erica, all mothers out there, that doesn't mean she's gonna be like Erica Kane. Just as being named after a former NFL player obviously did not ensure I would have a career on the gridiron. Edited July 23, 2018 by Khan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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