Literary Baby Names

While bumming around on the Internet ~~talking to babes~~ I found this amazing book called A Is for Atticus: Baby Names from Great Books that has a ton of ideas for literary baby names. I obviously couldn’t help myself and was immediately sucked into thinking about what book names I would chose for my future children.

I’ve always loved the idea of naming my kids after my favorite book characters. There are so many choices too. Check out my faves!

Girls

You guys have to PROMISE not to steal this one, ok? I’m already stealing it from someone else, and I really, really love this name. Ready? Avonlea. ADORBS!!

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Some great options are:

Estelle from Great Expectations
Scarlett from Gone with the Wind
Ginny from Harry Potter
Emma from Jane Austen’s Emma
Lily from Harry Potter
Seraphina from Rachel Hartman’s Seraphina
Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird
Holly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Lila from Holly Black’s White Cat

Boys

Atticus (obvs) from To Kill a Mockingbird
Gatsby from The Great Gatsby
Holden from Catcher in the Rye
Sawyer from Tom Sawyer
Fitzwilliam from Pride and Prejudice
Dorian from Dorian Gray
Cassel from Holly Black’s White Cat

Have YOU named your kids after a book character? What literary baby names do you love?

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Jen

I think about stuff like this all the time!! I’d love to name my kid Hermione but she would probably get tortured in school
http://www.readbreatherelax.com Lisa@Read.Breathe.Relax.

I know. :/ At least the kids would probably get the reference (?).
http://ems-reviews-books.blogspot.com/ Ems

I’ve always loved Henry from Northanger Abbey. I’m planning on using it if the occasion arises. I also love Lucy from The Chronicles of Narnia.