Literary Baby Names

Literary names come from books — either directly (Atticus, Hermione) or from authors and characters that shaped the language. They're a quiet signal of what you read.

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#1

Olivia

Girl

peace, fruitfulness

#2

Emma

Girl

whole, universal

#3

Oliver

Boy

olive tree

#4

Theodore

Boy

divine present

#12

Harper

Girl

harp player, harper

#13

Ezra

Boy

strong, powerful

#14

Eleanor

Girl

foreign, the other

#14

Sebastian

Boy

from Sebastia

#15

Violet

Girl

purple, violet color

#17

Samuel

Boy

name of God

#19

Hazel

Girl

hazel tree

#22

Nora

Girl

light

#25

Emily

Girl

industrious, hardworking

#27

Scarlett

Girl

seller of scarlet cloth

#28

Dylan

Boy

great wave

#28

Penelope

Girl

duck, waterfowl

#30

Ella

Girl

all, completely

#30

Julian

Boy

belonging to Julius

#32

Abigail

Girl

my father's joy, father rejoices

#33

Matthew

Boy

gift of Yahweh

#34

Lucy

Girl

light, illumination

#37

Layla

Girl

night, dark beauty

#37

Miles

Boy

merciful, gentle

#40

Isaac

Boy

From the Hebrew 'Yitzhak'; the biblical patriar...

#43

Emilia

Girl

rival, eager to excel

#44

Naomi

Girl

straight beauty

#45

Elena

Girl

torch, bright flame

#49

Stella

Girl

star

#50

Delilah

Girl

From the Hebrew 'Delilah'; the biblical Delilah...

#51

Maya

Girl

goodness, mother

#55

Genesis

Girl

birth, generation, coming into being

#58

Adeline

Girl

noble, nobility, of noble kind

#58

Wesley

Boy

from the western farmstead

#60

Bennett

Boy

the blessed one

#60

Sophie

Girl

wisdom, wise one

#62

Alice

Girl

noble natured

#64

Eloise

Girl

wide, broad

#65

Madelyn

Girl

high tower, elevated place

#71

Iris

Girl

rainbow

#71

Rowan

Boy

little red-haired one

#72

Adrian

Boy

from Hadria, of the Adriatic

#75

Maeve

Girl

she who intoxicates, intoxicating woman

#77

Vivian

Girl

living

#78

Clara

Girl

famous, illustrious

#80

Theo

Boy

gift of God

#81

Silas

Boy

forest, woods

#82

Audrey

Girl

noble strength

#85

Everett

Boy

brave boar

#87

Madeline

Girl

tower; watchtower

#94

Anna

Girl

full of grace

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