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.

Conrad

The name Conrad is a boy's name of German origin, meaning "brave counsel".

Ring

The name Ring is a boy's name.

Gide

The name Gide is a boy's name.

Anais

The name Anais is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "grace".

Raleigh

The name Raleigh is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "meadow of roe deer".

Shaw

The name Shaw is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "dweller by the wood".

Byron

The name Byron is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "barn for cows".

Thackeray

The name Thackeray is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "place with thatching".

Lionel

The name Lionel is both a boy's name and a girl's name of French origin, meaning "young lion".

Dashiell

The name Dashiell is a boy's name of Scottish origin.

Salinger

The name Salinger is a boy's name of French origin.

Baldwin

The name Baldwin is both a boy's name and a girl's name of German origin, meaning "brave friend".

Emerson

The name Emerson is both a boy's name and a girl's name of German origin, meaning "son of Emery".

Nin

The name Nin is a boy's name.

Twain

The name Twain is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "divided in two".

Woolf

The name Woolf is a boy's name.

Blake

The name Blake is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "fair-haired, dark".

August

The name August is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "great, magnificent".

Dante

The name Dante is a boy's name of Italian, Latin origin, meaning "enduring".

Zadie

The name Zadie is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "princess".

Beckett

The name Beckett is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "bee hive, little brook or bee cottage".

Walker

The name Walker is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "cloth-walker".

Dylan

The name Dylan is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Welsh origin, meaning "son of the sea".

Maya

The name Maya is a girl's name of Hebrew, Spanish, Greek origin, meaning "water".

Cooper

The name Cooper is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "barrel maker".

Hugo

The name Hugo is a boy's name of German, Spanish, Portuguese origin, meaning "mind, intellect".

Hart

The name Hart is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "stag".

Auden

The name Auden is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "old friend".

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