Literary Baby Names

Check out our list of literary baby names, inspired by classic books and famous authors. Perfect for book-loving parents, these names offer unique, timeless choices. View below and find the ideal name for your little one.

Sweeney

The name Sweeney is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "the little hero".

Remarkable

The name Remarkable is a girl's name.

Narcissa

The name Narcissa is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "daffodil".

Quillen

The name Quillen is a boy's name of Irish, Latin origin.

Sebastian

The name Sebastian is a boy's name of Greek, Latin origin, meaning "person from ancient city of Sebastia".

Huxley

The name Huxley is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "inhospitable place".

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".

Atticus

The name Atticus is a boy's name of Greek, Latin origin, meaning "from Attica".

Sylvia

The name Sylvia is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "from the forest".

Estella

The name Estella is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "star".

Dante

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

Rosalind

The name Rosalind is a girl's name of Spanish origin, meaning "pretty rose".

Dahlia

The name Dahlia is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin, meaning "Dahl's flower".

Phineas

The name Phineas is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "the Nubian".

Zadie

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

Valentino

The name Valentino is a boy's name of Spanish origin, meaning "strength, health".

Edmund

The name Edmund is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "fortunate protector".

Rue

The name Rue is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English, Greek origin, meaning "herb; regret".

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".

Archer

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

Tristan

The name Tristan is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Celtic origin, meaning "noise or sorrowful".

Dylan

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

Madeline

The name Madeline is a girl's name of English origin, meaning "high tower or woman from Magdala".

Hermione

The name Hermione is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "messenger, earthly".

Hyacinth

The name Hyacinth is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "blue larkspur; precious stone".

Verena

The name Verena is a girl's name of Spanish, Latin origin, meaning "integrity".

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