 The following names were used for named storms ( tropical storms and hurricanes ) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1973 . Storms were named Christine , Delia , Ellen and Fran for the first time in 1973 . Due to the relatively minimal impact caused by storms during the season , no names were retired in the spring of 1974 ; however , due to the addition of male names in 1979 , the list was removed and replaced with a new set of names . 
 The following names <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> used for named storms ( tropical storms and hurricanes ) <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a>formed in the North Atlantic in 1973 . Storms <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> named Christine , Delia , Ellen and Fran for the first time in 1973 . Due to the relatively minimal impact caused by storms during the season , no names <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> retired in the spring of 1974 ; however , due to the addition of male names in 1979 , the list was removed and replaced with a new set of names . 
Da following names was used for named storms ( tropical storms and hurricanes ) formed in the North Atlantic in 1973 . Storms was named Christine , Delia , Ellen and Fran for tdafirst time in 1973 . Due to the relatively minimal impact caused by storms during thdaeason , no names was retired in the spring of 1974 ; however , due to the addition of male names in 1979 , thedast was removed and replaced with a new set of names .