EDIT: For anyone interested and willing to help me out, would you go through the lists and look for books/names I’ve missed?
ETA: Here is the list I already compiled using & including your suggestions - BY BOOK & BY NAME
Oooh, I love literature names.
[name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables: [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_f]Marilla[/name_f], [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], [name_f]Dora[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f]; [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m], [name_u]Jem[/name_u], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Ron[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]: [name_m]Harry[/name_m], [name_m]Ron[/name_m], [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], [name_m]Albus[/name_m], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Ginny[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], etc.
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and the Chocolate Factory: [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_m]Augustus[/name_m], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_m]Mike[/name_m] (though not all of them are characters you’d want to name a child after…)
[name_f]Pollyanna[/name_f]: [name_f]Pollyanna[/name_f], [name_f]Polly[/name_f]
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (I think that counts as YA?): [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_u]Carmen[/name_u], [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], [name_f]Tibby[/name_f], [name_f]Effie[/name_f], Kostos, [name_m]Brian[/name_m], [name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Little[/name_m] Women: [name_f]Meg[/name_f], [name_u]Jo[/name_u], [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_u]Laurie[/name_u], [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] the Pooh: [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_m]Christopher[/name_m], [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
The [name_f]Secret[/name_f] Garden: [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_u]Lennox[/name_u], [name_m]Colin[/name_m]
I actually recently tweeted an article about names from children’s literature, haha
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Bedelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiki[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Esperanza[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassie[/name_f]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_f]Meg[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]Sheila[/name_f]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_f]Annabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Katrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_f]Susan[/name_f], Aslan- The Chronicles of [name_f]Narnia[/name_f]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_f]Wendy[/name_f], [name_f]Moira[/name_f], [name_f]Angela[/name_f], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_u]Michael[/name_u]- [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Pan[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u], [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Clarisse[/name_f], [name_m]Grover[/name_m], [name_u]Nico[/name_u]- [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]- Where the [name_m]Wild[/name_m] Things Are
[name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_m]Wilber[/name_m]- [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]'s [name_m]Web[/name_m]
[name_f]Pippi[/name_f]- [name_f]Pippi[/name_f] Longstocking
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], [name_m]Miles[/name_m]- [name_m]Tuck[/name_m] Everlasting
Lyra- the Golden Compass
[name_f]India[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f] from “Because of [name_u]Winn[/name_u]-[name_f]Dixie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] [name_f]Rowena[/name_f] from “[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] of Sunnybrook Farm”
[name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Becky[/name_f], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f], Ermengarde, [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] (a mean character I’m afraid although a [name_f]LOVELY[/name_f] name) from “A [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_f]Princess[/name_f]”
[name_f]Cat[/name_f], short for [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], from the “[name_f]Cat[/name_f] [name_u]Royal[/name_u]” series
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] from “[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]'s Adventures in [name_f]Venice[/name_f]” (one of my favorite books as a little girl!)
The Penderwick sisters: [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_u]Skye[/name_u], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] “Batty” from the series “The Penderwicks”
Those are the ones I can think of from the top of my head!
Howls Moving Castle - [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Lettie[/name_f], [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_m]Howell[/name_m], [name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_f]Fanny[/name_f], [name_m]Gareth[/name_m], [name_u]Neil[/name_u], [name_f]Mari[/name_f], [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], [name_m]Percival[/name_m], [name_m]Justin[/name_m], [name_f]Valeria[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], [name_m]Gaston[/name_m], [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
The Witch of Blackbird Pond - [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], [name_f]Judith[/name_f], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] ([name_u]Nat[/name_u]), [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] ([name_u]Kit[/name_u]), [name_f]Thankful[/name_f], [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m] and the Purple Crayon - [name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] - [name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
Island of the [name_u]Blue[/name_u] Dolphins - Karana, Ramo, Tutok, Ulape, Rontu
A Series of Unfortunate Events - [name_m]Olaf[/name_m], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_m]Klaus[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_u]Poe[/name_u]
Babar - [name_m]Pom[/name_m], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], Babar, [name_m]Zephir[/name_m], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m], Pompadour
@autum13 I was going to do [name_m]Tuck[/name_m] Everlasting, just re-read it yesterday. [name_m]Just[/name_m] as depressing as I remembered…
Wow…just had my whole list deleted, what I remember…
Witch of Blackbird Pond - [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Prudence[/name_f], [name_f]Thankful[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] “[name_u]Kit[/name_u]”, [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] “[name_u]Nat[/name_u]”, [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Judith[/name_f], [name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
Howls Moving Castle - [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_m]Howell[/name_m], [name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_f]Fanny[/name_f], [name_f]Mari[/name_f], Calcifer, [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_f]Megan[/name_f], [name_u]Neil[/name_u], [name_m]Gaston[/name_m], [name_m]Percival[/name_m], [name_m]Ben[/name_m], [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], [name_f]Valeria[/name_f], [name_m]Justin[/name_m], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], and [name_f]Annabel[/name_f].
Babar - [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], Babar, [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_m]Pom[/name_m], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_m]Zephir[/name_m], Pompadour, [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Bud[/name_m], not [name_m]Buddy[/name_m] - Deza, [name_m]Todd[/name_m], [name_m]Bud[/name_m], [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], [name_f]Janet[/name_f], [name_m]Herman[/name_m], [name_m]Calloway[/name_m], [name_f]Angela[/name_f], and [name_m]Amos[/name_m]
A series of Unfortunate Events - [name_u]Sunny[/name_u], [name_m]Klaus[/name_m], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_u]Poe[/name_u], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Olaf[/name_m], and [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
Most of these are probably “[name_m]Young[/name_m] Adult” because I can’t remember a lot of the books I read as a really small kid.
A Series Of Unfortunate Events/All The Wrong Question: [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_m]Klaus[/name_m], [name_u]Sunny[/name_u], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_u]Ellington[/name_u], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_m]Jacques[/name_m], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_m]Quigley[/name_m], [name_f]Fiona[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_m]Prosper[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m]/Heroes Of [name_m]Olympus[/name_m]- [name_u]Percy[/name_u]/[name_m]Perseus[/name_m], [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f], [name_u]Nico[/name_u], [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_m]Jason[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], Silena, [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_m]Ethan[/name_m], [name_f]Reyna[/name_f], [name_f]Bianca[/name_f], [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
The Thief [name_m]Lord[/name_m]: [name_m]Boniface[/name_m], [name_m]Prosper[/name_m], [name_m]Scipio[/name_m]
[name_f]Goddess[/name_f] of Yesterday: Anaxandra
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] And The Chocolate Factory: [name_m]Augustus[/name_m], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
Inkheart Trilogy: Farid, [name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
Hunger Games Trilogy (Counts as YA): [name_f]Katniss[/name_f], [name_u]Rue[/name_u], [name_m]Finnick[/name_m], [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_u]Cato[/name_u], [name_u]Clove[/name_u],
The [name_f]Secret[/name_f] Series/The Bad Series: [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
Twilight [name_f]Saga[/name_f] (I think it counts as YA? Though admittedly I’m not sure many people would consider it literature): [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_m]Alec[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Demetri[/name_m], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_f]Leah[/name_f]
Divergent Trilogy: [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
The Chronicles of [name_f]Narnia[/name_f]: [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Eustace[/name_m]
Beastly: [name_u]Kyle[/name_u], [name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
The Host: [name_u]Kyle[/name_u], [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_u]Sunny[/name_u], [name_f]Melanie[/name_f], [name_m]Jared[/name_m]
Boxcar Children: [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
I think you have a lot of english names here, so I’m going to write some spanish names from books.
[name_m]MANOLITO[/name_m] GAFOTAS by [name_f]Elvira[/name_f] Lindo ([name_m]Manolito[/name_m] Four-Eyes)
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[name_m]Manuel[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Manolito[/name_m], a pet form of [name_m]Manolo[/name_m], most famous [name_m]Manuel[/name_m] nickname)
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[name_u]Nicol[/name_u]ás
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Yihad (they changed his name in the english version to [name_m]Ozzy[/name_m] the Bully)
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[name_m]Ezequiel[/name_m]
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[name_m]Francisco[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Paquito[/name_m], also a pet form from a more formal nickname, [name_m]Paco[/name_m])
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[name_m]Arturo[/name_m]
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Bernabé
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[name_f]Susana[/name_f]
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[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
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Asunción
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[name_f]Catalina[/name_f] (nn Cata)
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[name_f]Luisa[/name_f]
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[name_f]Melani[/name_f]
[name_f]EL[/name_f] [name_m]MUNDO[/name_m] SEGÚN CLAUDO by [name_m]Roberto[/name_m] [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] (The world according [name_m]Claudio[/name_m])
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[name_m]Claudio[/name_m]
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Félix
-Óscar -
[name_m]Jer[/name_m]ónimo
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[name_m]Rodrigo[/name_m]
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[name_m]Horacio[/name_m]
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[name_m]Alberto[/name_m]
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[name_f]Bel[/name_f]én
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[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
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[name_f]Amanda[/name_f]
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[name_f]Lola[/name_f] (I don’t know if her full name is [name_f]Dolores[/name_f] or not)
[name_f]EL[/name_f] NIÑO QUE QUER”A SER TINT”N by [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] García-Clairac (They boy who wanted to be Tintín)
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[name_m]David[/name_m]
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Félix
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[name_m]Gilberto[/name_m]
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[name_m]Ricardo[/name_m]
-”lvaro -
[name_f]Leticia[/name_f]
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[name_f]Julia[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Julita[/name_f])
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[name_u]Pepa[/name_u] (I don’t know if [name_u]Pepa[/name_u] is her full name or not. It can be a nickname for [name_f]Josefa[/name_f], [name_f]Josefina[/name_f] or [name_f]Mar[/name_f]ía [name_m]Jos[/name_m]é)
LOS LAGARTIJOS by [name_f]Alejandra[/name_f] Vallejo-Nágera (I can’t traslate this name because it’s a made up name with Lagarto and Acertijos, Lizard and Riddles. Something like the Liddles)
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[name_m]Gerardo[/name_m] (goes by G.J because his name and last name are [name_m]Gerardo[/name_m] Jaén)
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Zacarías (goes by Zas)
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[name_m]Urso[/name_m]
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Micro (it’s not her name, but she goes by this)
LOS CHICOS DE [name_m]AL[/name_m] LADO by [name_f]Pilar[/name_f] Mateos (The children from the village next door, would be the title more or least)
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Guzmán
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[name_m]Liborio[/name_m]
-”ngel -
[name_m]Alfonso[/name_m]
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Tiberio
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[name_f]Leonor[/name_f]
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[name_f]Brianda[/name_f]
[name_m]MARCELINO[/name_m] [name_m]PAN[/name_m] Y VINO by [name_m]Jos[/name_m]é [name_f]Mar[/name_f]ía Sánchez-[name_f]Silva[/name_f] y García-Morales ([name_m]Marcelino[/name_m], Bread and Wine, but I think it is known also as Miracles of [name_m]Marcelino[/name_m])
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[name_m]Marcelino[/name_m]
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[name_u]Nicol[/name_u]ás
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[name_m]Roque[/name_m]
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[name_m]Esteban[/name_m]
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[name_m]Pascual[/name_m]
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[name_m]Emilio[/name_m]
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[name_f]Alfonsa[/name_f]
I’ll add more if I remember
This is just [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Lindgren, but I adored her work as a small child (and still do)
[name_f]Pippi[/name_f] Longstocking - [name_f]Pippi[/name_f], [name_f]Annika[/name_f], [name_m]Tommy[/name_m]
[name_f]Ronia[/name_f] the Robber’s Daughter - [name_f]Ronja[/name_f], Mattis (b), [name_m]Birk[/name_m] (b)
The Brothers Lionheart - [name_m]Karl[/name_m], [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], [name_f]Sofie[/name_f]
[name_m]Emil[/name_m] of Lönneberga - [name_m]Emil[/name_m] (b), [name_f]Ida[/name_f]
The Six Bullerby Children - [name_f]Britta[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_u]Lisa[/name_u], [name_f]Kerstin[/name_f], [name_m]Lasse[/name_m] (b), Bosse (b), [name_m]Olle[/name_m] (b)
Thank you all so much, this is incredibly helpful!
I’ve been going through a few “children’s literature names” list I found online and most of the time you can find the usual suspects there, so I wanted to create a bit of a master list and use this thread as a reference to get inspired in the future.
I think I’ll compile all the names you listed and more that I can find into one long list, which I’ll post (the link to) once I’m done.
Please continue to add, I very much enjoy reading all the names.
I love [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] Funke books.
THE THIEF [name_m]LORD[/name_m] (I was madly in love with this books and its characters)
- [name_m]Scipio[/name_m]
- [name_m]Boniface[/name_m]
- [name_m]Prosper[/name_m]
- [name_m]Victor[/name_m]
- [name_u]Max[/name_u]
- [name_m]Ernesto[/name_m]
[name_m]Scipio[/name_m], [name_m]Boniface[/name_m] and [name_m]Prosper[/name_m] were translate in spanish as Escipión, [name_m]Bonifacio[/name_m] and Próspero.
- [name_f]Ida[/name_f]
- Morosina
- [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ida[/name_f]
- [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
- [name_f]Caterina[/name_f]
DRAGON [name_m]RIDER[/name_m]
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[name_m]Ben[/name_m]
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[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
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[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
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[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
INKHEART TRILOGY
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[name_m]Mortimer[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Mo[/name_u])
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Basta
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[name_m]Darius[/name_m]
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Farid
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Fenoglio
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[name_m]Cosimo[/name_m]
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[name_f]Doria[/name_f]
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[name_m]Orpheus[/name_m]
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[name_m]Jacopo[/name_m]
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[name_f]Meggie[/name_f]
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[name_u]Gwin[/name_u]
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Eliner
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[name_f]Teresa[/name_f] (nn Resa)
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[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
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[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
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[name_f]Rosanna[/name_f]
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[name_f]Violante[/name_f]
[name_m]WILD[/name_m] CHICKEN SERIE
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[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] (nn Sprotte. In the spanish version, her name was [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f] with nn Sardine)
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[name_f]Frieda[/name_f] (it was [name_f]Frida[/name_f] in Spain)
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Trudhild (nn [name_f]Trude[/name_f])
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[name_f]Melani[/name_f]
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[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]
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[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
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[name_f]Sybille[/name_f]
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[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
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[name_m]Friedrich[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Fred[/name_m])
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[name_m]Wilhelm[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Willi[/name_m])
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Throsten (nn Torte)
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[name_m]Stefan[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Steve[/name_m])
@undertherainboy
I loved [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] Funke book as a child, especially Die Wilden Hühner (which as it seem was also translated into English, Spanish and other languages, I never knew that)!
The Fault in Our Stars- [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”, [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], Lidewij
Paper Towns- [name_f]Margo[/name_f] [name_m]Roth[/name_m], [name_m]Quentin[/name_m], [name_f]Lacey[/name_f], [name_m]Jase[/name_m], [name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
The Outsiders- Ponyboy, [name_u]Darrel[/name_u] “[name_m]Darry[/name_m]”, Sodapop, [name_u]Dallas[/name_u], [name_m]Keith[/name_m]
The Mortal Instruments- [name_u]Jace[/name_u], [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] “[name_f]Clary[/name_f]”, [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Alec[/name_m], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f], [name_m]Lucian[/name_m], [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], Hogde, [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_f]Maia[/name_f]
Clockwork [name_u]Angel[/name_u]- [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] “[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]”, [name_u]James[/name_u] “[name_u]Jem[/name_u]”, [name_m]William[/name_m] “[name_m]Will[/name_m]”, [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], Woosley
Twilight- [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Renesmee[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_u]Carlisle[/name_u], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Aro[/name_m], [name_m]Caius[/name_m], Marucs, [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_m]Demetri[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Alec[/name_m]
Vampire Diaries- [name_m]Stefan[/name_m], [name_m]Damon[/name_m], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_m]Matt[/name_m], [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f], [name_f]Kathrine[/name_f], [name_m]Klaus[/name_m], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
Vampire Academy- [name_m]Dimitri[/name_m], [name_m]Christian[/name_m], [name_u]Mason[/name_u], [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] “[name_f]Lissa[/name_f]”, [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] “[name_f]Rose[/name_f]”
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Lotte[/name_f], [name_m]Soren[/name_m] (The [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] & [name_f]Lola[/name_f] books
Jamela (What’s Cooking Jamela?)
Immi (Immi by [name_f]Karin[/name_f] Littlewood)
[name_m]Minik[/name_m] (Big [name_m]Bear[/name_m], [name_m]Little[/name_m] Brother)
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] (from the [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] stories)
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] & [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (The Exiles)
[name_u]Darrell[/name_u], [name_f]Sally[/name_f], [name_f]Alicia[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f], Willhelmina, [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_u]June[/name_u], Zerelda ([name_f]Malory[/name_f] [name_m]Towers[/name_m] series)
That’s all I can think of now! I particularly love the names from the [name_f]Malory[/name_f] [name_m]Towers[/name_m] series - I reread them as an adult looking for lovely names I had missed!
Fablehaven - [name_f]Kendra[/name_f], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f], [name_m]Gavin[/name_m], [name_m]Maddox[/name_m], Bracken, [name_m]Warren[/name_m], [name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
Erec [name_u]Rex[/name_u] - Erec, [name_f]Bethany[/name_f], [name_u]Roscoe[/name_u], [name_f]Posey[/name_f], Piter, [name_m]Pluto[/name_m], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Nell[/name_f]
The [name_f]Secret[/name_f] Series - [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], [name_u]Max[/name_u]-[name_m]Ernest[/name_m], [name_f]Yo[/name_f]-Yoji, [name_m]Pietro[/name_m], [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f]
The 39 Clues - [name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_m]Dan[/name_m], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_f]Irina[/name_f]
The Tomorrow Code - [name_m]Tane[/name_m], [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f], [name_u]Harley[/name_u]
some books I remember as a kid;
Handa and Akeyo (Handa’s Surprise)
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_m]Ian[/name_m] ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f] the pig series)
[name_m]Preston[/name_m] (more pig books? haha)
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] (The Wolves in the Walls)
[name_f]Sally[/name_f] and [name_m]Albert[/name_m] ([name_m]Albert[/name_m] [name_m]Le[/name_m] Blanc)
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], [name_f]Maisy[/name_f], [name_m]Cyril[/name_m], [name_m]Eddie[/name_m], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] ([name_f]Maisy[/name_f] Mouse)
[name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_u]Danny[/name_u], [name_u]Billy[/name_u], [name_m]George[/name_m], [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], [name_u]James[/name_u] (various [name_m]Roald[/name_m] Dahl books)
[name_m]Biff[/name_m], [name_m]Chip[/name_m], [name_m]Kipper[/name_m], Wilf and [name_f]Wilma[/name_f] (The [name_u]Magic[/name_u] Key books)
I’m sure I’ll think of more!
The only children’s books I remember are part of the saga Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (“The Yellow Woodpecker Ranch”?) by Monteiro Lobato. Most characters don’t have “real” names e.g. Quindim (which is a dessert) or Marquês de Rabicó (the noble title [name_m]Marquis[/name_m] + “rabicó” is the tail of pig I believe - the character IS a pig) or Narizinho (literally “little nose”). But some of them have names:
[name_f]Em[/name_f]ília - the main character, a talking, very curious and a bit annoying doll
Pedrinho - the INHO part indicates a nickname/ diminutive (more specifically, of [name_m]Pedro[/name_m])
Benta - [name_f]Dona[/name_f] Benta (“Lady Benta”?)
Nastácia - [name_f]Tia[/name_f] Nastácia (“Aunt Nastácia”)
Barnabé - Tio Barnabé (“Uncle Barnabé”)
Cuca - it’s actually a type of cake, but I know a woman nicknamed Cuca so I decided to add it.
Hopefully I don’t have too many repeats
Clifford The Big Red Dog: [name_m]Clifford[/name_m], [name_f]Emily[/name_F] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
Ella Enchanted: [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Hattie[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Olga[/name_f], [name_m]Charmont[/name_m] (Char), [name_f]Areida[/name_f], [name_m]Peter[/name_m]
The Little White Horse: [name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], [name_m]Marmaduke[/name_m], [name]Loveday[/name], [name_f]Minette[/name_f], [name_m]Robin[/name_m], [name_m]Zachariah[/name_m], [name_m]Wrolf[/name_m]
Where the Red Fern Grows: [name_m]Billy[/name_m], [name_m]Dan[/name_m], [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
The Invention of Hugo Cabret: [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_m]Georges[/name_m]
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer/Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: [name_m]Tom[/name_m], [name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_m]Sid[/name_m], [name_f]Becky[/name_f], [name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m], [name_f]Judith[/name_f]
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: [name_f]Cassie[/name_f], [name_m]Stacey[/name_m], [name_m]Christopher-John[/name_m], [name_m]Harlan[/name_m], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
Chronicles of Narnia: [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Eustace[/name_m], [name_f]Jill[/name_f],
[name_m]Digory[/name_m], [name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_f]Jadis[/name_f], [name_f]Aravis[/name_f], [name]Bree[/name], [name_m]Shasta[/name_m], [name_m]Cor[/name_m]
The Neverending Story: [name]Atreyu[/name], [name_m]Bastian[/name_m] [name_m]Balthazar[/name_m], [name]Falkor[/name], [name]Artax[/name] (these are more questionable on whether or not they are actually usable)
Wonder: [name]August[/name] ([name]Auggie[/name]),[name_f]Via[/name_f][name_f], Isabel[/name_f] [name_m]Nate[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_f]Summer[/name_f], [name_m]Julian[/name_m]