
Girl Names
Imogene (Cymbeline)
Ariel (The Tempest)
Viola (12th Night)
Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)
Titania (A Midsummers Night Dream)
Boy Names
Demetrius ( A Midsummers Night Dream)
Sebastion (The Tempest)
Antonio (The Merchant of Venice)
Othello (Othello)
Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet)
Jane Austin
Girl Names
Elizabeth (Pride and Prejudice)
Georgianna (Pride and Prejudice)
Caroline (Pride and Prejudice)
Emma (Emma)
Marianne (Sense and Sensibility)
Boy Names
Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)
Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
Knightly (Emma)
Elliot (Persuasion)

CS Lewis
Girl Names
Lucy (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)
Susan (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)
Alambil (Prince Caspian)
Aravis (The Horse and His Boy)
Helen (The Magicians Nephew)
Boy Names
Edmond (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)
Peter (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)
Caspian (Prince Caspian)
Tarva (Prince Caspian)
Kirke (The Magicians Nephew)
JK Rowling
Girl Names
Hermione (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
Rowena (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
Padma (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
Arabella (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
Bellatrix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

Firenze (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
Lucius (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
Reabus (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
Sirius (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
Kingsley (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
Classics
Girl Names
Eowyn (The Two Towers)
Eponine (Les Miserables)
Diana (Anne of Green Gables)
Tiger Lily (Peter Pan)
Mina (Dracula)
Gwendolen (The Importance of Being Ernest)
Scout (To Kill A Mockingbird)
Mercedes (The Count of Monte Cristo)
Jo (Little Women)
Alice (Alice in Wonderland)
Boy Names
Atticus (To Kill A Mockingbird)
D'Artagnon (The Three Musketeers)
Harker (Dracula)
Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under The Sea)
Oliver (Oliver Twist)

Starbuck (Moby Dick)
Dorian (The Portrait of Dorian Grey)
Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)
James (Peter Pan)
A Bit More Contemporary
Girl Names
Keladry (Page)
Menolly (Dragonsong)
Nasuadua (Eragon)
Katsa (Graceling)
Aviendha (Wheel of Time)
Yvaine (Stardust)

Resa (Inkheart)
Killashandra (Crystal Singer)
Rue (The Hunger Games)
Boy Names
Jace (City of Bones)
Howl (Howl's Moving Castle)
Benjen (A Game of Thrones)
Sebell (Dragonsinger)
Archer (Fire)
Briar (Briars Book)
Tristan (Stardust)
Alessan (Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern)
Roran (Eragon)
Lan (Wheel of Time)
Whew there it is my partial, incomplete, all over the place list of some of my favorite literary names.
Is there any names on this list that you would actually use to name your own children? What are some of your favorite names from books? Do any of you have any kids/dogs/parakeets named after characters from a book? Would it be really crazy if I bought a ton goldfish so I could use all of these great names?
Where is Dobby under JK Rowling???
ReplyDeleteUm...yeah...I'm sure Dobby is a great name for a kid...maybe...probably not though :-)
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