Literary Baby Names Inspired by Authors

Check out our list of literary baby names inspired by famous authors. From Austen to Shakespeare, find unique and meaningful names that celebrate your love for literature. Perfect for book lovers looking to give their child a name with a story.

Homer

The name Homer is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "security, pledge".

Behan

The name Behan is a boy's name of Irish origin, meaning "bee".

Ottessa

The name Ottessa is a girl's name meaning "bestowing very richly, well trickling, well granting".

Amis

The name Amis is a boy's name.

Byatt

The name Byatt is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "by the enclosure".

Carver

The name Carver is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "wood carver".

Fitzgerald

The name Fitzgerald is a boy's name of Irish origin, meaning "son of Gerald".

Ellison

The name Ellison is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "son of Ellis".

Poe

The name Poe is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "peacock".

Rumer

The name Rumer is a girl's name of English origin, meaning "fame, braggart".

Auster

The name Auster is a boy's name of German origin, meaning "oyster".

Kesey

The name Kesey is a boy's name of Irish origin.

Yeats

The name Yeats is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "the gates".

Mcewan

The name Mcewan is a boy's name of Scottish origin, meaning "son of Ewan".

Roxane

The name Roxane is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "dawn".

Lalita

The name Lalita is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "playful, charming".

Truman

The name Truman is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "loyal one".

Milan

The name Milan is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Slavic origin, meaning "gracious, dear".

Harte

The name Harte is a boy's name meaning "stag".

Vidal

The name Vidal is a boy's name of Spanish, French origin, meaning "life, vital".

Keats

The name Keats is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "kite".

Flannery

The name Flannery is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Irish origin, meaning "descendant of Flannghal".

Austen

The name Austen is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin.

Carson

The name Carson is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Scottish, Irish origin, meaning "son of the marsh-dwellers".

Jerzy

The name Jerzy is a boy's name of Polish origin, meaning "farmer".

Wharton

The name Wharton is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "farm near the river".

Galway

The name Galway is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Irish origin.

Bellow

The name Bellow is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "bellows maker".

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