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Best Literary Names

 

babies harriet

HARRIET (FROM “HARRIET THE SPY”)

Setting her up for precocity.

babies stuart

STUART (FROM “STUART LITTLE”)

Preferably if he’s got tiny little glasses.

babies jo
JO (FROM “LITTLE WOMEN”)

You’re never too young for feminism.

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LEOPOLD (FROM “ULYSSES”)

Little Leo’s in for an epic life.

babies winnie

WINNIE (FROM “WINNIE THE POOH”)

Cue adorable alert.

babies pip

PIP (FROM “GREAT EXPECTATIONS”)

So. Darn. Cute. (He can go by Philip when he wants to seem serious.)

 

babies ramona

RAMONA (FROM “BEEZUS AND RAMONA”)

Eccentric and totally lovable. 

babies cash

CASH (FROM “AS I LAY DYING”)

He’ll be the coolest kid in school.

babies hermione

HERMIONE (FROM “HARRY POTTER”)

Girl boss in training. 

babies clay

CLAY (FROM “THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY”)

It can totally be a first name, too.

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CELIE (FROM “THE COLOR PURPLE”)

Beautiful name, crazy-strong namesake.

babies milo

MILO (FROM “CATCH-22”)

His English teachers will think you’re hip.

babies violet

VIOLET (FROM “CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY”)

Violet! You’re turning violet, Violet!

babies finn

FINN (FROM “ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN”)

A real guy’s guy.

babies clarissa

CLARISSA (FROM “MRS. DALLOWAY”)

We’re not afraid of your cool character names, VW.

babies heathcliff

HEATHCLIFF (FROM “WUTHERING HEIGHTS”)

The boy will be born to brood.

babies zora

ZORA (FROM “ON BEAUTY”)

Could also pay homage to Neale Hurston.

babies calixta

CALIXTA (FROM “THE STORM”)

What is it about x’s that make names so inherently cool.

babies binx

BINX (FROM “THE MOVIEGOER”)

Seriously…

babies malcolm

MALCOLM (FROM “MACBETH”)

Mac, for short.

 

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