Charles Dickens character names

The Victorian master's gallery of unforgettable characters — Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities and more.

15 character names from Charles Dickens. Names linked in teal have their own popularity page with yearly birth counts.

• OliverOliver Twist — the orphan who asked for more
• DavidDavid Copperfield — the autobiographical hero
• NicholasNicholas Nickleby — young idealist
• FlorenceFlorence Dombey — devoted daughter
• AgnesAgnes Wickfield — David's steadfast love
• AmyAmy Dorrit — the Little Dorrit, born in debtors' prison
• LucieLucie Manette — golden thread of A Tale of Two Cities
• EstellaEstella Havisham — Miss Havisham's ward
• AdaAda Clare — ward in Chancery, Bleak House
• SydneySydney Carton — 'far, far better thing' hero
• ArthurArthur Clennam — Little Dorrit's rescuer
• RosaRosa Bud — Edwin Drood's fiancée
• EdwinEdwin Drood — the mystery at the centre
• MartinMartin Chuzzlewit — the self-seeking heir
• NellLittle Nell Trent — The Old Curiosity Shop

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