Literary Baby Names
42 Literary names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 42 Literary baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.
Literary Girl Names
Arwen#1384 in the U.S.Noble maiden, royal lady in Sindarin ElvishRenesmee#1538 in the U.S.Invented compound of Renee (reborn) and Esme (esteemed, beloved)Avonlea#3003 in the U.S.Invented by L. M. Montgomery for Anne of Green Gables' village; readable as avon, the Celtic 'rKhalessi#3011 in the U.S.Queen; a respelling of Khaleesi, the Dothraki royal title invented by George R. R. Martin and pArwyn#3399 in the U.S.From Welsh elements including arwyl/ar and gwyn, 'fair, white, blessed'; also echoing Tolkien'sRowena#4441 in the U.S.Possibly from Germanic elements hrod, 'fame', and wunn, 'joy, bliss'; the name of a legendary SArrietty#5578 in the U.S.A literary character name — Arrietty, the heroine of Mary Norton's The Borrowers and the StudioGaladriel#7250 in the U.S.An invented Elvish name from Tolkien's legendarium, glossed 'a maiden crowned with a radiant gaCelaena#7973 in the U.S.From the Greek Celaeno, 'the dark one; the black one' (one of the Pleiades and a Harpy); also tRenly#8754 in the U.S.A coined literary name — Renly Baratheon of Game of Thrones (an invented, English-styled name);Aravis#9736 in the U.S.A literary name: Aravis is the spirited Calormene heroine of C.S. Lewis's The Horse and His BoyBeren#10372 in the U.S.From the Turkish Beren, 'strong; wise; the gifted one'; also the name of a hero in Tolkien's SiCortana#10430 in the U.S.From Cortana, the name of a legendary sword (from the Latin curtus/Anglo-French cortain, 'shortLuthien#10578 in the U.S.A literary name coined by J.R.R. Tolkien for an Elf-maiden, variously glossed 'a daughter of flTamora#10977 in the U.S.Best known as Tamora, Queen of the Goths, in Shakespeare's tragedy Titus Andronicus — a literarAuryn#12374 in the U.S.Best known as AURYN, the magical amulet in Michael Ende's The NeverEnding Story; as a given namMiriel#14593 in the U.S.A literary invention: Tolkien gave the name Miriel to more than one character, including MirielNarya#15123 in the U.S.In Tolkien's legendarium, Narya is one of the Three Rings of the Elves — the Ring of Fire, wornAviendha#15250 in the U.S.A coined name from Robert Jordan's fantasy series The Wheel of Time, borne by a fierce Aiel warAshara#15516 in the U.S.Known from Game of Thrones as Ashara Dayne; it also echoes the Arabic 'ashara ('ten') and Ashir
Literary Boy Names
Thorin#1379 in the U.S.Daring, bold, thunder-associatedFinnick#1437 in the U.S.Fair, white, pure; literary nameKaladin#1489 in the U.S.Invented literary name with heroic associationsArlow#3133 in the U.S.Variant of Arlo, a name of debated origin — likely from Edmund Spenser's poetic place name ArloBeren#3188 in the U.S.From Tolkien's hero Beren (a coined Sindarin name); also a Turkish name, 'strong, smart'; routeOllivander#3731 in the U.S.From Harry Potter's wandmaker Ollivander — Rowling coinage, 'he who owns the olive wand' by herJacaerys#4603 in the U.S.A coined character name from George R. R. Martin's world (Jacaerys Velaryon of House of the DraRenly#5156 in the U.S.From Game of Thrones' Renly Baratheon — Martin coinage with Ren-/ley texture; informalSaiyan#5804 in the U.S.A coined anime word — the Saiyan, a warrior race in Dragon Ball; from the Japanese pun on yasaiAragorn#6241 in the U.S.Aragorn is a name invented by J.R.R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings, borne by the ranger StrLestat#6313 in the U.S.A coined literary name — the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt of Anne Rice's novels; of invented/FreAdolin#6813 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a literary name (Adolin Kholin from The Stormlight Archive) and an AdoLancelot#7034 in the U.S.From the French Lancelot, the greatest knight of King Arthur's Round Table; variously linked toKahlan#7940 in the U.S.A modern given name popularized by the heroine Kahlan Amnell in the Sword of Truth novels; of nDracarys#8466 in the U.S.A coined word from Game of Thrones — the High Valyrian dracarys, 'dragonfire' (the command to aRudeus#8801 in the U.S.A coined literary name — Rudeus Greyrat, the protagonist of the anime/light novel Mushoku TenseAkela#9899 in the U.S.Variously a Hawaiian form of Adela ('noble', Germanic) and the name of the wolf-pack leader in Itachi#12762 in the U.S.From the Japanese itachi, 'weasel'; popularized as a name by the character Itachi Uchiha in theElessar#12881 in the U.S.A literary invention by J.R.R. Tolkien: Elessar, 'Elfstone,' is the royal name taken by AragornKakashi#12949 in the U.S.From the Japanese kakashi, 'scarecrow'; popularized as a name by the character Kakashi Hatake iJaehaerys#13010 in the U.S.Jaehaerys is an invented name from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and the HBO serLorien#13409 in the U.S.Lorien comes from J.R.R. Tolkien's invented Elvish: Lorien is the shortened name of Lothlorien,
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Popular Literary baby names include Thorin, Arwen, Finnick, Kaladin, Renesmee, Avonlea. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 42 Literary baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.