A few years back I sent Brooke an email asking why he had so few middle names for his characters. His answer was that he only used them if he felt they were necessary to the flow of a particular strip or arc. So, with his indirect blessing I decided to give all the characters full names. The list was well received on the sorely missed Comfy Couch O' Confusion.
Jan. 2022. I have updated the list with all the new characters that have appeared in the strip the last six years, with some of their names reflecting changes seen in my fan fiction pieces. None of these names are the least bit necessary. They are strictly a mental exercise for me. A few of the characters have middle names in the strip, but most do not. Make of this what you will.
Edda Jane Burber--van Hoesen
Amos Lucian van Hoesen
Lolly Juliette van Hoesen
Polly Eva van Hoesen
Juliette Martine O'Malley--Burber--Kiesl--Greene
Elliot Nathaniel Greene
Edna Bertina Ernst--"Edie" O'Malley--"Eva" Kiesl--Edna Meadow.
Earl William O'Malley
Martine Juliette Clocqeuer-O'Malley
Peter Johann Martin Franz Kiesl
Father Durly--Francis Aidan Durly
Sister Aramus--Kathleen Diane Fallon--Durly
Florence Anne Durly
Sister Stephen--Florence Anne Feeney--Meadow
Mary Louise Rosenzweig--van Hoesen
Seth Michael Appleby--van Hoesen
Fernanda Lara Jons--Appleby--van Hoesen.
Mark David Swain
Thorax--William Meadow
Esme Linda Meadow
Anna Fleurette Spocket
Sven Abelard Spocket.
Isabel Helena Florin--van Hoesen
Burkhardt Anton Kriegl
Xiulan Ha'penny Yuan
Hugh Portwhistle Godalming
Arthur Ellington Peel
Nan-Lin Peel
Ginger Mara Ouyang
Gerald Lawrence Sung
Roger Baines O'Malley
Zophia Kasia Przyjukylska
