I was just thinking about some of my favorite book names, such as [name_f]Belle[/name_f] [name_u]Teal[/name_u] (book of same name), [name_u]Davis[/name_u] / [name_m]Davey[/name_m] (Tiger eyes), [name_m]Cisco[/name_m] (Flash), [name_u]Hartley[/name_u] (Flash), [name_u]Barry[/name_u] (Flash), [name_m]Len[/name_m] / [name_u]Lenny[/name_u] / [name_m]Leonard[/name_m] (DC’s Legends), [name_f]Sara[/name_f] (The [name_m]Little[/name_m] Princess), [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] (Twilight), [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] (Twilight), [name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] / [name_u]Scout[/name_u] (To kill a mockingbird), [name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] / [name_f]Emma[/name_f] (Similars), [name_f]Amy[/name_f] (Little Women), [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] (Harry Potter), [name_u]Anne[/name_u] (Green gables) etc. , & wondered if anyone else had any names they love because of a book / movie.
I was first introduced to Ronan via a book about selkies— I didn’t care much for the name at first, but now it’s my top boys name.
My favorite name Meadow is from The Sopranos It was the first time I ever heard it and fell in love!
Edit: Adding Violet and Sunny from a Series of Unfortunate Events!
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] is my favourite name
[name_u]Love[/name_u] it from the hunger games but thats not originally where i heard it from!
I first heard [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] in the book 13 Curses —she was a spunky, rebellious, moody teenager who spoke to everything 13yo me wanted to be haha.
Looking at my list, a lot of them come from books or shows lol!
[name_f]Amity[/name_f] - The [name_u]Owl[/name_u] House
[name_f]Eska[/name_f] - The [name_u]Legend[/name_u] of [name_f]Korra[/name_f]
[name_f]Adora[/name_f] - She-Ra and the Princesses of [name_u]Power[/name_u]
[name_u]Marvel[/name_u] - the MCU
[name_f]Azula[/name_f] - Avatar: The Last Airbender
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] - The Heroes of [name_m]Olympus[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u] and [name_u]Nico[/name_u] - [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_u]Jackson[/name_u] and the Olympians
[name_m]Myles[/name_m] - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Inej & [name_f]Nina[/name_f] & [name_m]Jesper[/name_m] & Wylan & [name_m]Matthias[/name_m] & Kaz → Six of Crows (literally of the crow’s names)
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] & [name_f]Bianca[/name_f] & [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] & Leo/Leonidas → [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_u]Jackson[/name_u] [& related series]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] → [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f] & [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] → [name_u]Marvel[/name_u]
[name_f]Mazikeen[/name_f] → [name_m]Lucifer[/name_m]
[name_f]Sansa[/name_f] & [name_f]Daenerys[/name_f] → Game of Thrones
[name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] → [name_m]Gilmore[/name_m] Girls
[name_m]Finnick[/name_m] → The Hunger Games
i have so so many!
amy - amy march, little women
edith - edith crawley, downton abbey
emma - emma woodhouse, emma
josephine - jo march, little women
rosalind - rosalind penderwick
rose - lady rose, downton abbey
sybil - sybil crawley, downton abbey
frank - frank zhang, heroes of olympus
laurence, laurie, and theodore - laurie, little women
march - the march sisters
percy - percy jackson
I think I probably first liked [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] when I read Sense and Sensibility. I can’t remember if I already had the name on my radar before this, but I remember that I loved seeing the name in print, and wished that Austen’s character was more likeable because her name was so perfect to me!
Seconding [name_f]Marianne[/name_f]! [name_u]Love[/name_u] the name (even though didn’t love the book, but I know that’s a hot take)
[name_f]Amy[/name_f] [name_u]March[/name_u] helped me see [name_f]Amy[/name_f] as a elegant, classic name instead of boring
Started loving [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] after A Series of Unfortunate Events
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] from Sex Education show.
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] from the chronicals of [name_f]Narnia[/name_f]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] from The picture of [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
A big one for me is [name_m]Bastian[/name_m], after the protagonist from The Neverending [name_u]Story[/name_u]. I very seriously considered using it as a middle name for my son!
howl’s moving castle (the book) made me love lettie!
[name_u]Laurie[/name_u] from little women and [name_m]Archie[/name_m] from Once Upon A Time🥰
[name_u]June[/name_u], [name_u]Day[/name_u], & [name_u]Eden[/name_u] from [name_u]Legend[/name_u] by [name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_f]Lu[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f] & [name_u]Alex[/name_u] from Delirium by [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] [name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] from A Series of Unfortunate Events
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] [name_u]Mason[/name_u] (both names I love now) from The Hunger Games
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] & [name_u]Tris[/name_u] from Divergent by [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] [name_m]Roth[/name_m]
There are a ton! [name_f]My[/name_f] son’s name, [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], came from the show Criminal Minds.
Also:
[name_f]Star[/name_f] Wars - Ahsoka, [name_m]Kylo[/name_m], [name_f]Leia[/name_f], Endor, Vader
[name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] - Olivander, [name_m]Granger[/name_m]
[name_u]Marvel[/name_u] - [name_u]Marvel[/name_u], [name_m]Thor[/name_m], [name_u]Loki[/name_u], [name_m]Ronin[/name_m], [name_m]Captain[/name_m]
Hunger Games - [name_m]Finnick[/name_m], [name_u]Rue[/name_u] (but I prefer the spelling just Ru)
The Hate U Give - [name_u]Sekani[/name_u]
DC - [name_u]Arrow[/name_u], Arkham (but I prefer the spelling Arkam)
Gossip [name_f]Girl[/name_f] - [name_u]Blair[/name_u], there’s also a character named [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
The Virgin Suicides - [name_u]Lux[/name_u]
To Kill a Mockingbird - [name_u]Scout[/name_u]
Aslan from banana fish
Bellamy & Lexa from the 100
Maeve & Otis from Sex education
Mikkel from Dark
Nikolai from Brooklyn 99
Arya from Games of thrones
Filippo from “Io non ho paura” by Niccolò Ammaniti
and if movies also count:
Forrest from Forrest Gump
Elio from Call me by your name
Mavis from Hotel Transylvania
Agnes from Despicable me (lol)
Davanee from The notebook
I got [name_f]Cressida[/name_f] from acotar, and can’t stop thinking about it. Also Kallis from [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] Rising.
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f], from [name_f]Christina[/name_f] Stead’s The [name_u]Man[/name_u] Who Loved Children
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f], from [name_f]Hariette[/name_f] Arnow’s The Dollmaker and [name_f]Rumer[/name_f] Godden’s The Diddakoi
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f], from [name_f]Narnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f], from [name_u]Les[/name_u] Contes d’Hoffmann
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f], from [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] Lecouvreur
[name_f]Angharad[/name_f], from [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] Mahy’s The Tricksters
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f], from [name_m]Alan[/name_m] Garner’s The [name_u]Owl[/name_u] Service
[name_m]Giles[/name_m], from R F Delderfield’s God is an Englishman
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] (Laurie), from [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] Alcott’s [name_m]Little[/name_m] Women
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u], from Alcott’s [name_f]Rose[/name_f] in [name_f]Bloom[/name_f]
[name_u]Sandy[/name_u], from [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] L’Engel’s A Wrinkle in Time
[name_u]Pip[/name_u] (Philip), from [name_u]Charles[/name_u] Dickens’ Great Expectations
Trot (David Trotwood), from Dickens’ [name_u]David[/name_u] Copperfield
[name_u]Toby[/name_u], from L M Boston’s The Children of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Knowe
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] from [name_m]Law[/name_m] and Order SVU. It’s my favourite TV show and the character is amazing (and definitely makes its popularity irrelevant!)
[name_u]Elijah[/name_u] from The Vampire Diaries/The Originals.