Unique baby names from classic books

Feb 04, 2011 11:58 AM by Kim Grundy

Posted in Parenting / Having a Baby / Baby Names

Baby Names From Literature

If you are looking for a unique baby name that has a tie to some of our favorite classic books, such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Jane Austen novels or Shakespeare, you will love our list of unique baby names from classic books. From Holden (The Catcher in the Rye) to Jane Austen’s Lydia, you are sure to find the perfect name for your baby girl or baby boy.

Baby boy

Unique boy names from Classic books

Although the characters in these books are not written in modern times, their names are the perfect mix of unique and cool.

Atticus: To Kill a Mocking Bird
Holden: The Catcher in the Rye
Gatsby: The Great Gatsby
Phineas: A Separate Peace
Aslan: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Winfield: The Grapes of Wrath
Yossarian: Catch-22
Cash: As I Lay Dying
Rhett: Gone with the Wind
Dallas: The Outsiders
Newland: The Age of Innocence

Unique girl names from classic literature

These classic names are feminine and as classic as the literature they come from. Here are some of our favorites:

Jane: Jane Austen
Lily: The House of Mirth
Hester: The Scarlett Letter
Josephine: Little Women
Aurora: Terms of Endearment
Esmeralda: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Lara: Doctor Zhivago
Scarlett: Gone with the Wind
Veruca: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Shakespeare names

Shakespeare is a classic literary author of the 16th Century that offers some beautiful names to consider for your baby girl or baby boy.

Shakespeare Girl Names

Ophelia
Portia
Cressida
Audrey
Rosalind
Gertrude
Cordelia
Bianca
Juliet

Shakespeare Boy Names

Oliver
Orlando
Hamlet
Marcellus
Horatio
Nathaniel
Romeo
Paris

Jane Austen Character Names

From Pride and Prejudice to Emma, Jane Austen's books are as charming today as they were in the 19th century. Her character's names are traditional and take you back to a simpler time.

Boy names from Jane Austen characters include classic names like Frederick, George, Edward, Edmund, John, Thomas, William, Charles, Henry and James.

Girl names from Jane Austen characters include Anne, Caroline, Catherine, Charlotte, Augusta, Harriet, Henrietta and Lydia.

Charles Dickens character names

Dickens is famous for his unique characters -- and unique names. Here are some of our top picks:

Charles Dickens Boy Names

Barnabas
Charles
Ebenezer
Fagan
Nicholas
Oliver
Nickleby
Tomorth
Uriah

Charles Dickens Girl Names

Cherry
Dora
Dorrit
Estelle

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Comments

Comments on "Unique baby names from classic books"

Wow. People are rude. I love the boy list! Some really good/unique ones I hadn't thought of before

And Hester from The Scarlet Letter (one t in Scarlet, please) is publicly shamed as an adulteress. Did you actually read any of these books?

You realize the name Veruca is a joke, right? It's just another name for a wart. Sounds fancy though, doesn't it. Sort of like naming your daughter Angina or Epilepsy.