As someone with a degree in English & Literature, I have always been drawn to names that remind me of the characters I’ve read about. There’s something very beautiful about the connections and associations we make with a name once we’ve been introduced to a character.
This month, I’ve compiled a number of these names (with some of my favorites being Alice, Coraline, Jane, and Darcy).
GIRLS
- Alice
- Amelia
- Anastasia
- Anne
- Arwen
- Arya
- Beatrice
- Beatrix
- Bianca
- Bronte
- Charlotte
- Coraline
- Cordelia
- Daisy
- Dorothy
- Elinor
- Elizabeth
- Ella
- Eloise
- Emma
- Esme
- Fern
- Fleur
- Ginny
- Harper
- Hermione
- Holly
- Jane
- Judy
- Juliet
- Junie
- Lavender
- Lily
- Lisbeth
- Lucy
- Luna
- Matilda
- Minerva
- Ophelia
- Pippi
- Ramona
- Rapunzel
- Rosalind
- Rue
- Scarlett
- Snow
- Story
- Temple
- Violet
- Virginia
- Winnie
BOYS
- Albus
- Alexander
- Arthur
- Asher
- Atticus
- Augustus
- Beckett
- Caspian
- Cedric
- Charlie
- Christopher
- Darcy
- Dorian
- Edward
- Finch
- Finn
- Fitzgerald
- Gabriel
- Gale
- Gatsby
- Gray
- Harry
- Heathcliff
- Huxley
- Holden
- Jack
- Jay
- King
- Klaus
- Lee
- Marlowe
- Max
- Neville
- Oliver
- Oscar
- Park
- Percy
- Philip
- Phineas
- Poe
- Remus
- Rhett
- Roald
- Robin
- Sawyer
- Scout
- Stuart
- William
- Winston
- Wolfe
