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.

Briony

The name Briony is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "to sprout".

Arabella

The name Arabella is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "yielding to prayer".

Jupiter

The name Jupiter is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "godfather".

Maya

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

Ramona

The name Ramona is a girl's name of Spanish origin, meaning "wise protector".

Amaryllis

The name Amaryllis is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "to sparkle".

Catalina

The name Catalina is a girl's name of Spanish origin, meaning "pure".

Evangeline

The name Evangeline is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "bearer of good news".

Holden

The name Holden is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "hollow valley".

Cooper

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

Wolf

The name Wolf is both a boy's name and a girl's name of German origin, meaning " traveling wolf".

Isolde

The name Isolde is a girl's name of Welsh origin, meaning "ice ruler".

Samson

The name Samson is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "sun".

Sawyer

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

Hugo

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

Rhett

The name Rhett is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English, Dutch origin, meaning "advice".

Sawyer

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

Eloise

The name Eloise is a girl's name of French, English origin, meaning "healthy; wide".

Lyra

The name Lyra is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "lyre".

Hart

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

Lux

The name Lux is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "light".

Riley

The name Riley is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Irish origin, meaning "courageous".

Santiago

The name Santiago is a boy's name of Spanish, Latin origin, meaning "Saint James".

Auden

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

Isadora

The name Isadora is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "gift of Isis".

Silas

The name Silas is a boy's name of English, Latin origin, meaning "of the forest; or prayed for".

Dorian

The name Dorian is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Greek origin.

Lavinia

The name Lavinia is a girl's name of Latin origin.

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