There is nothing more enchanting and beautiful than choosing a literary girl name for your little one. As a huge bookworm, it warms my heart to see literary-inspired names get the celebration and recognition they deserve. You can honor the books that have shaped who you are in so many different ways, like choosing a name based on your favorite storybook heroine or even after the brilliant women writers you adore. Being bookish is so wonderful, isn’t it? 🤍
If you adore literary-inspired girl names, here are over 100 of the most notable choices. There’s a whole world of names waiting to be discovered between the pages! Happy name collecting, my friend!
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Classic Literary Girl Names
- Addie — noble, exalted; classic literary feel
- Alice — noble; Alice in Wonderland
- Anne — grace; Anne of Green Gables
- Annie — grace; little orphan Annie
- Beatrix — she who brings happiness; Beatrix Potter
- Catherine — pure; Wuthering Heights
- Charlotte — free woman; Charlotte’s Web
- Cordelia — daughter of the sea; King Lear
- Cosette — little thing; Les Misérables
- Daphne — laurel tree; Greek mythology
- Darcy — from Arcy; Pride & Prejudice
- Edith — wealthy; classic literary name
- Elizabeth — pledged to God; Pride & Prejudice
- Ella — fairy maiden; classic heroine
- Elinor — bright, shining one; Sense & Sensibility
- Emma — whole, universal; Jane Austen
- Emilia — rival; Othello
- Eponine — Les Misérables
- Fanny — free; Mansfield Park
- Imogen — maiden; Shakespeare
- Iris — rainbow; classic literary feel
- Jane — God is gracious; Jane Eyre
- Jo — God is gracious; Little Women
- Josephine — God will add; Little Women
- Juliet — youthful; Romeo and Juliet
- Lucy — light; The Chronicles of Narnia
- Lydia — woman from Lydia; Pride & Prejudice
- Marmee — mother; Little Women
- Mary — beloved; classic literary heroine
- Meg — pearl; Little Women
- Ophelia — help; Hamlet
- Pip — lover of horses; Great Expectations
- Rebecca — to bind; Rebecca by du Maurier
- Rosalind — pretty rose; As You Like It
- Scarlett — red; Gone with the Wind
- Scout — explorer; To Kill a Mockingbird
- Viola — violet; Twelfth Night
- Violet — purple flower; classic literary feel
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Fairytale & Storybook Girl Names
- Briar — thorny rose; Sleeping Beauty
- Cadence — rhythm; storybook feel
- Charlie — free woman; whimsical feel
- Clementine — gentle, merciful; storybook heroine
- Coraline — coral; Neil Gaiman
- Cressida — gold; Troilus and Cressida
- Dorothy — gift of God; Wizard of Oz
- Dove — bird of peace; storybook feel
- Eloise — healthy, wide; Eloise at the Plaza
- Elowen — elm tree; storybook feel
- Evangeline — bearer of good news; fairytale feel
- Fable — story, fable
- Fern — forest fern; Charlotte’s Web
- Gretel — pearl; Hansel & Gretel
- Hazel — hazel tree; storybook feel
- Honey — sweet; storybook feel
- Junie — born in June; Junie B. Jones
- Kiki — double happiness; Kiki’s Delivery Service
- Lottie — free woman; storybook feel
- Luna — moon; Harry Potter
- Madeline — woman from Magdala; classic picture book
- Matilda — mighty in battle; Roald Dahl
- Paige — page of a book
- Pippi — lover of horses; Pippi Longstocking
- Poppy — red wildflower; storybook feel
- Primrose — first rose of spring; storybook feel
- Ramona — wise protector; Ramona Quimby
- Rhiannon — great queen; Welsh mythology
- Sophie — wisdom; BFG; Howl’s Moving Castle
- Story — a tale told
- Tigerlily — bold wild lily; Peter Pan
- Wendy — friend; Peter Pan
- Winnie — fair, blessed; Winnie the Pooh
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Fantasy & Enchanted Girl Names
- Aelin — bright; Throne of Glass
- Alanna — little rock; Song of the Lioness
- Arwen — noble maiden; Lord of the Rings
- Arya — noble; Game of Thrones
- Arrietty — the Borrowers
- Cersei — Game of Thrones
- Circe — bird; Greek mythology
- Daenerys — Game of Thrones
- Elain — light, bright; ACOTAR
- Feyre — ACOTAR
- Gray — grey; fantasy feel
- Gwyn — white, fair; ACOTAR
- Hermione — messenger; Harry Potter
- Katniss — aquatic plant; Hunger Games
- Khaleesi — queen; Game of Thrones
- Kya — Where the Crawdads Sing
- Lisbeth — pledged to God; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Lyra — lyre; His Dark Materials
- Lysandra — liberator; Throne of Glass
- Manon — bitter; Throne of Glass
- Minerva — goddess of wisdom; Harry Potter
- Morrigan — phantom queen; Nevermoor
- Nesta — ACOTAR
- Octavia — eighth; fantasy feel
- Persephone — bringer of destruction; Greek mythology
- Rowena — white spear; Harry Potter
- Sansa — Game of Thrones
- Seraphina — fiery; fantasy heroine
- Tris — Divergent
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Literary Girl Names Inspired by Women Authors
- Agatha — good; Agatha Christie
- Austen — great, magnificent; Jane Austen
- Beecher — Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Bronte — thunder; literary surname
- Charlotte — free woman; Charlotte Bronte
- Christie — follower of Christ; Agatha Christie
- Colette — victory of the people; French author Colette
- Edith — wealthy; Edith Wharton
- Emily — rival; Emily Bronte; Emily Dickinson
- Harriet — ruler of the home; Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Harper — harp player; Harper Lee
- Jane — God is gracious; Jane Eyre
- Joan — God is gracious; Joan Didion
- Louisa — renowned warrior; Louisa May Alcott
- Margaret — pearl; Margaret Atwood
- May — hawthorn blossom; Louisa May Alcott
- Maya — water; Maya Angelou
- Nora — honor; Nora Ephron
- Shelley — clearing on a bank; Mary Shelley
- Sylvia — from the forest; Sylvia Plath
- Toni — priceless; Toni Morrison
- Virginia — pure, virginal; Virginia Woolf
- Zora — dawn; Zora Neale Hurston
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