Overused and Underused Character Names on Soaps

[Khan]

My mother says that a former colleague of hers named her daughter Heather Brooke, after Heather on GH and Brooke on AMC.  ("Which is ironic, since she was a Y&R fan," I replied.  Mama Khan didn't get the joke.)

[Dr Neil Curtis]

Good Soapy name too!

I was named after Brandon Capwell on Santa Barbara 

[Paul Raven]

Noel is a male name that has hardly been used.

 

Love of Life had a character in the 50's and Edge in the 70's and that's about it.

[Franko]

Regina, anyone? I always thought it'd be the perfect name for an OTT diva. If memory serves, though, Gina on Santa Barbara wasn't short for anything.

[Ryan Chamberlain]

 

That's pretty cool that you were named after a soap character.

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[SteelCity]

Once Upon a Time is close as I can think.

[YRfan23]

I guess I’m thankful I have a soap name too, (Taylor) but I definitely wasn’t named after the Taylor on B&B even if my mom watched back then, lol 

[Faulkner]

Has there been a popular character who has gone by the name Anastasia? That just screams soap to me. On soaps, it’s usually shortened like Quint’s daughter Stacey on GL or Ana on Y&R.

[All My Shadows]

It sounds a lot like a name that would've been used on Passions.

I do appreciate their deliberate attempt to use names that were not common on soaps. Valerie and Esme are my favorites. I know ATWT had a Valerie in the 70s, but have there been any other major Vals (not looking at you, Mrs. Ewing...).

[beebs]

Valerie Grant on DAYS is the only other one I can think of.

[Khan]

 

Or on any of Ron Carlivati's shows.  Followed with the last name "Beaverhausen."

[All My Shadows]

Nah, that last name would be reserved for a character named "Levita," and yes, Tony Dow and Ken Osmond will join the cast.

[Khan]

LMAO!

[Paul Raven]

Mike/Michael has been pretty popular

AMC

Mike Roy/Michael Delaney

 

AW

Mike Randolph/Michael Hudson

 

ATWT

Mike Kasnoff

 

Days

Mike Horton

 

DRS

Mike Powers

 

EON

Mike Karr

 

GH

Mike Corbin

 

GL

Mike Bauer

 

OLTL

Michael Grande/McBain

 

SFT

Michael Kendall

 

Y&R

Michael Scott/Crawford/Baldwin

 

SB

Michael Donnelly

 

Any others?

[All My Shadows]

AMC also had Michael Cambias. ATWT also had Michael Shea.