I’ve fallen in love with the name Invictus, which is the title of a poem by William Ernest Henley. You may have heard the end of it. “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” My father used to write poetry, so having poetry related names is sort of sentimental.
I need girls names that are in poems. Preferably the names, and poems should both have positive meanings, bonus points if the name is also the title of the poem.
Edit: If anyone knows any girls names specifically from poems by John Keats, that’s one of my father’s favourite poets.
Thanks in advance.
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Such a lovely idea to honor your father with a poetry name! A few ideas for both boys and girls…
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] [name_m]Lee[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] – (from “Annabel Lee” by [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] Poe)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alfred[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] – (from “The [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Song[/name_m] of J. [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot)
[name_f][/name_f]Prufrock[name_f][/name_f] – (from “The [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Song[/name_m] of J. [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ulysses[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] – (from “Ulysses” by [name_m]Alfred[/name_m], [name_m]Lord[/name_m] Tennyson)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dulce[/name_f] / [name_f]Dulcie[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] – (from “Dulce et Decorum est” by [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] Owen)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ariel[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] – (from “Ariel” by [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] Plath)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Celia[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] – (from “To Celia” by [name_m]Ben[/name_m] Jonson)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Leigh[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] – (from “Aurora Leigh” by [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_m]Barrett[/name_m] Browning")
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Evangeline[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] – (from “Evangeline: A [name_f]Tale[/name_f] of Acadie” by [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Wadsworth[/name_m] Longfellow)
[name_f][/name_f]Acadie / [name_f]Acadia[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] – (from “Evangeline: A [name_f]Tale[/name_f] of Acadie” by [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Wadsworth[/name_m] Longfellow)
[name_f][/name_f]Israfel[name_f][/name_f] – (from “Israfel” by [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] Poe)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eulalie[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] – (from “Eulalie” by [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] Poe)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alastor[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] – (from “Alastor; or, [name_m]The[/name_m] [name_f]Spirit[/name_f] of Solitude” by [name_m]Percy[/name_m] Bysshe Shelley)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Endymion[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] – (from “Endymion” by [name_m]John[/name_m] Keats)
[name_f][/name_f]Adonais[name_f][/name_f] – (from “Adonais” by [name_m]Percy[/name_m] Bysshe Shelley)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hyperion[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] – (from “Hyperion” by [name_m]John[/name_m] Keats)
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[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helped!
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I am not a huge poetry fan, so I’m not sure I can give a ton of suggestions, but there are quite a lot of names of poets that I’ve fallen in love with over the years? [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Estlin[/name_m], in particular, is so lovely imo (the second E in e.e. cummings!), but I think these are also lovely:
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_f]Rumi[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Auden[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Keats[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Langston[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Percy[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Wilde[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Whitman[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]
I also think word names like [name_f]Poesy[/name_f], [name_f]Poet[/name_f], and [name_f]Poem[/name_f] are lovely (and [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] [name_f]Poet[/name_f] or [name_f]Briony[/name_f] [name_f]Poem[/name_f] would be lovely!).
[name_f][/name_f]
Good luck!
[name_m]Keats[/name_m] names…
[name_f][/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] ([name_m]The[/name_m] [name_f]Eve[/name_f] of [name_m]St[/name_m]. [name_f]Agnes[/name_f])
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Isabella[/name_f] ([name_f]Isabella[/name_f], or the Pot of [name_m]Basil[/name_m])
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Autumn[/name_f] (To [name_f]Autumn[/name_f])
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Belle[/name_f] ([name_f]La[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] [name_m]Dame[/name_m] Sans [name_f]Merci[/name_f])
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lamia[/name_f] ([name_f]Lamia[/name_f])
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Psyche[/name_f] ([name_m]Ode[/name_m] to [name_f]Psyche[/name_f])
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Proserpine[/name_f] ([name_m]Ode[/name_m] on Melancholy)
[name_f][/name_f]
or to get more creative…
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[name_m]Ode[/name_m] to a [name_f]Nightingale[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] could inspire names like [name_f]Zamira[/name_f] or [name_f]Tinuviel[/name_f] (which both mean nightingale). He also mentions ‘Flora’ in this poem.
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[name_m]Bright[/name_m] [name_f]Star[/name_f], would I were steadfast as thou art[name_f][/name_f] could inspire any star name, really [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Aristella[/name_f], [name_f]Asteria[/name_f], [name_f]Astraea[/name_f] …) and names with ‘clar’, ‘bert’, or ‘luc’ elements have meanings like clear, bright, light so you could even make a ‘bright star’ combo. Something like [name_f]Lucienne[/name_f] [name_f]Estella[/name_f]? [name_m]Or[/name_m], alternatively, you could use [name_f]Constance[/name_f] for ‘steadfast’.
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[name_m]Wild[/name_m] card: just use [name_m]Keats[/name_m], or (from ‘ode to…’) [name_f]Odette[/name_f]!