For the Love of the Literary

Oh how I love literary names. So when I stumbled across this list, I got a little giddy. I can’t lie, I really did. It’s a list of some unusual literary names that would be cool to use for your child. The link is: http://www.babyhold.com/babynames/Popular/Most_unusual_baby_names_from_classic_novels/


For a little taste, here are some of the names they cover in the article (some of the ones I like anyway :)).

Names from your school reads:
Atticus (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Gatsby (The Great Gatsby)
Holden (The Catcher in the Rye)
Phineas (A Separate Peace)

Heroes and Heroines:
Lily Bart (The House of Mirth)
Cash Bundren (As I Lay Dying)
Rhett Butler (Gone with the Wind)
Josephine March (Little Women)
Ramona Quimby (Ramona the Pest)

Novels adapted into Films:
Aurora (Terms of Endearment)
Lara (Doctor Zhivago)
Scarlett (Gone with the Wind)
Veruca (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)

Brit Lit Names:
Anastasia
Arabella
Cecelia
Darcy
Georgiana
Selina

Shakespeare Names:
Cressida
Imogen
Ophelia
Portia
Regan

They also give out some biblical names and, of course, some names of the authors themselves. Over all, I am definitely drawn to brit lit names, seeing as even one of the names on this particular list is a name I’ve already used. But all literary names have a lot of allure to all the book lovers out there. They are often unique, but still pleasing and ripe for the picking. So pick away, please!