Names from the best-loved childrens books may be gaining the most in popularity.

Baby names from english literature. Jane Jane Austen and Charles Charles Dickens are two more common authors names. Here is the list of Literary names for girls. Some names for boys remain inextricably tied to their literary namesakes such as Heathcliff Gogol Ishmael and Zooey.

Along with Eloise and Scarlett other literary girl names in the US Top 300 include Daisy Harper Juliet Maisie Harriet Bella Arya and Evangeline. It was revived in the 19th century in part from a surname that was derived from the Old English names. Names from Classic Novels Literary Baby Names from Jane Austen.

Distinctive literary names with strong ties to their characters include Cosette Snow Flower Hermione and Lolita. The innocent and loveable main character from Tuck Everlasting offers up a playful yet elegant name thats all kind of charming. Baby Names from Toni Morrison.

As a Scandinavian name it is derived from Alfvin an Old Norse cognate of Ælfwine. Photo via Image Kid 26. Cordelia f Literature English From Cordeilla a name appearing in the 12th-century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth borne by the youngest of the three daughters of King Leir and the only one to remain loyal to her father.

As Austen was writing in the late 18th and early 19th century many of her. Bless Emily B for giving us the name Heathcliff which fits the character. Literary baby names drawn from the characters in books for both adults and children as well as from the names of well-loved authors are gaining in popularity.

The heroine of the classic childrens book Charlottes Web this name definitely literary inspired but not obviously so. The most fashionable boy names in this list are Oliver 5 Ezra 59 Ezekiel 87 Beau 151 and Jasper 154 while Derian TOP 42 and Clarck 62 are popular last names. If you love to read your favorite characters might inspire the perfect name for your baby.