Days reusing names

[Soaphead]

When Kimberly fell (because of Eve's situation) and lost her baby girl it's possible she was to be named Carly. At the hospital Caroline mentioned Kimberly liked the name. Apparently so did the writers/character creator, Carly Manning arrived a few years later.

 

[Just Samantha]

I forgot another one connected to Kimberly. One of her alternate personalities was Clair. Later, that's what Belle and Philip named their daughter (when she was believed to be Philip's child).

 

[Heather4CU]

Those were some freaky scenes. I remember being shocked and a little scared the first time she played Clair!

:back:

 

[Heather4CU]

Jack's birth name was Billy Johnson. We later had Billie Reed and Will was named after her but he has never gone by Bill.

Plus we have Bill Horton!

 

[Poirot]

I also have been surprised how characters, at times, end up with names similar to some of the actors on the show. i.e. Arianna...called Ari, and Ari Zucker (Nicole) Allie, (I know is named for Alice) but is called Allie, just like Ali Sweeney. (Sami). And when John Black arrived on the scene, John Aniston (Victor) was already on the show for several years. Then we have Mary Beth Evans who has played Kayla for years, & Paige's friend's name.....yep...Mary Beth.

 

[Heroic Muse]

@Poirot, Melissa Reeves (Jennifer) mentioned how confusing it was for characters to share names with other actors too in a Soap Opera Digest Q&A a few months back.

It doesn't bother me that much to reuse character names, since in real life most of us probably know more than one person with the same first name. Though it is confusing when reading about Days history. I think there was a bad guy named Daniel in years gone by. That threw me a bit. Lol

 

[Soaphead]

Daniel Scott tried to gaslight Laura through Peter Blake's orders

 

[Just Samantha]

Just thought of another one. Maxwell Hathaway was Megan Hathaway's (Stefano's daughter) adoptive father. Later, they had Max Brady and Patch used to call him Maxwell.

 

[Heather4CU]

And don't forget Maxine