50 Literary Baby Names That’ll Make Book Lovers Feel Seen
I don’t know about you, but I wasn’t #blessed with a literary name (…peep the byline). It’s fine and I’m totally not complaining. But can’t we all agree that kids with names like Hermione and Holden are cool as hell?
Even if we used CliffsNotes to “read” the actual books themselves (sorry, Mrs. Green!), names like Ophelia, Scarlett, Jane, and Charlotte just sound so presh for your lil chonk monster.
So if you’re looking for some literary inspo for your cute lil bun (or that list of bb names in your Notes tab), I’m here for you. From the Shakespearean classics to the more recent trilogies, here are 50 literary baby names perfect for your smol human.
Baby Names for Girls
1. Rue, The Hunger Games
2. Scout, How to Kill a Mockingbird
3. Daisy, The Great Gatsby
4. Hester, The Scarlet Letter
5. Pearl, The Scarlet Letter
6. Bella, Twilight
7. Rosalie, Twilight
8. Renesmee, Twilight
9. Beatrice, Divergent
10. Sethe, Beloved
11. Rosalind, As You Like It
12. Portia, The Merchant of Venice
13. Ophelia, Hamlet
14. Cordelia, King Lear
15. Hermione, Harry Potter
16. Arya, Game of Thrones
17. Sansa, Game of Thrones
18. Cersei, Game of Thrones
19. Daenerys, Game of Thrones
20. Clarisse, Farenheit 451
21. Jane, Jane Eyre
22. Sonia, Crime and Punishment
23. Astrid, Crazy Rich Asians
24. Lisbeth, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
25. Celie, The Color Purple
Baby Names for Boys
1. Jem, How to Kill a Mockingbird
2. Atticus, How to Kill a Mockingbird
3. Jay, The Great Gatsby
4. Holden, Catcher in the Rye
5. Lennie, Of Mice and Men
6. Curley, Of Mice and Men
7. Jasper, Twilight
8. Tobias, Divergent
9. Newt, Maze Runner
10. Gally, Maze Runner
11. Claudius, Hamlet
12. Caliban, The Tempest
13. Draco, Harry Potter
14. Frodo, Lord of the Rings
15. Guy, Fahrenheit 451
16. Homer, The Odyssey
17. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice
18. Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights
19. Sawyer, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
20. Winston, 1984
21. Magnus, Magnus Chase
22. Asher, The Giver
23. Calin, A Wrinkle in Time
24. Lawrence, Little Women
25. Watson, Sherlock Holmes
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