With the amount of good books out there, literary baby names can be difficult to narrow down.
These literary baby names come from a variety of different famous books from Catcher in the Rye to Game of Thrones to Little Women. Naming your baby after literary greats such as Jane Austen may instill a love of reading in them that they will carry for the rest of their lives.
So we have put together a list of the top 100 literary name for babies, which will you choose?
For more baby name inspiration, take a look at this list of the best boy names ending in -er or this list of the best girls' names ending in -on.
Remarkable, Origin: Literary and word name ~ View Detail
Estella(Latin), meaning "star," the name of a character from Great Expectations
Lydia(Old Greek), meaning "woman from Lydia," the name of a character from Pride and Prejudice
Romeo (Latin), meaning "pilgrim to Rome," the name of one of the title characters from Romeo and Juliet
Lardner, Meaning: servant in charge of a larder Origin: Occupational name ~ View Detail
Violet (English), the name of one of three siblings in the Series of Unfortunate Events series
Hermia (Old Greek), meaning "heap of stones," the name of a character from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespeare, Meaning: brandish spear Origin: English
Isolde(Old French), meaning "beautiful" and "fair," the name of one of the title characters in a children's novel that is the retelling of an ancient legend
Holiday(English), meaning "holy day," from Breakfast at Tiffany's
Primrose (Spanish), girls' name meaning "first rose," the name of the sister in The Hunger Games
Jack (Middle English), boys' name that was slang for "man," after many fairytale characters from stories such as Jack and the Beanstalk and Jack and Jill
Roald (German), boys' name meaning "famous leader," the name of the novelist Roald Dahl
Junie (English), a form of June, derived from the month, the name of the title character in children’s books Junie B Jones
Marie (Czech), meaning "to swell" and "wished-for-child," the title character from the Mystery of Marie Roget
Spencer (French), meaning "keeper of provisions," the surname of the history teacher in Catcher in the Rye
Wilbur(Germanic), meaning "desire" and "protection," the name of a lovable pig from Charlotte's Web
Ophelia (Old Greek), meaning "help" and "profit," the name of a character from Hamlet
Mary(Hebrew), meaning "sea of bitterness" and "rebelliousness," named after Mary Shelley, a novelist known for Frankenstein
Jane(Hebrew), meaning "Yahweh is merciful," a name shared by Jane Eyre.
Rue (English), gender neutral name derived from the evergreen shrub, a character from The Hunger Games
Toni(France), meaning "worth of praise," named after Toni Morrison who was a novelist who wrote The Bluest Eye
Temple (English), girls' name meaning "shrine," the name of a character from Sanctuary by William Faulkner
Philip(Old Greek), meaning "friend of horses," the name of a character from Great Expectations, the character is nicknamed Pip
Walter (Germanic), meaning "folk ruler" and "warrior,’ a character from The Gold Bug
Celia (Latin), meaning "heaven" and "sky,"the name of a character from As Your Like it
Henrik(Germanic), meaning "ruler of the home," named after Henrik Ibsen who was a Norwegian playwright known for A Doll's House
Arthur (Celtic), meaning "art" and "bear," the name of a character in The Scarlet Letter
Lenore (Old Greek), meaning "bright one" and "shining one," the title character of a poem, it is also the name for his lost love in the Raven
Cassio (English), variant of Cassius meaning "empty" and "vain," the name of a character from Othello
Aurora (Latin), girls' name meaning "dawn," after the main character in Sleeping Beauty
Ralph(Germanic), meaning "wise" and "strong," the name of a character from Lord of the Flies
Jarrell, Origin: German variation of Gerald
Gilbert(Germanic), meaning "bright pledge," the name of a character from Anne of Green Gables
Orno, Origin: Literary name
Darcy (Irish), meaning "dark," the name of a character from Pride and Prejudice
Agatha(Old Greek), derived from a word meaning "kind" and "good," named after Agatha Christie who wrote novels and short stories
Matilda (Germanic), meaning "mighty in battle," the name of the title character in Matilda
Caspian (English), a boys' name similar to Cassian which means "empty," the title character of C.S. Lewis’ book titled Prince Caspian
Phineas (Hebrew), meaning "oracle," the name of a former headmaster in the Harry Potter literary series
Mcewan, Meaning: son of Ewan Origin: Scottish
Charles(Old German), meaning "man" and "free man," named after Charles Dickens who wrote Great Expectations
Oscar(English), meaning "god spear" and "gentle friend," named after Oscar Wilde who was an Irish poet and playwright
Alonso (Spanish), meaning "eager for battle," the name of a character from The Tempest
Helena (Old Greek), meaning "bright one" and "shining one," the name of a character from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Harper(Old English), meaning "harp player," named after Harper Lee, a novelist best known for To Kill A Mockingbird
Tristan(Celtic), meaning "riot" and "tumult," one of the title characters in a children's novel that is the retelling of an ancient legend
Orlando (Germanic), meaning "famous landowner," the name of a character from As You Like It
Bennington, Origin: Place-name
Edgar(Old English), meaning "wealthy spear" and "owner of many spears," named after Edgar Allan Poe who was a writer and poet
Annabel(Scottish), meaning "beautiful grace," the title character from a Poe poem titled Annabel Lee
Eddard (English), boys' name derived from Edward meaning "wealthy guardian," a character from The Game of Thrones book series, a Song of Ice and Fire
Charlotte (Germanic), meaning "free man," named after Charlotte Bronte the author of Jane Eyre
Cordelia (Latin), meaning "little heart," the name of a character from King Lear
Rowena (Welsh), meaning "slender" and "fair," the name of a character from Ligeia
Sawyer (English), meaning "woodcutter," the surname of Tom Sawyer from the Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Peter (Old Greek), meaning "rock" and "stone," named after one of the siblings in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Portia (Latin), meaning "pig," the name of a character from Merchant of Venice
Georgianna(Old Greek), meaning "farmer," the name of a character from Pride and Prejudice
O'casey, Origin: Irish surname
Sweeney, Meaning: the little hero Origin: Irish
Duncan (Celtic), meaning "brown warrior" and "brown head," the name of a character from Macbeth
Lenina(English), meaning "like a lion," the name of a character from Brave New World
Claudius (Latin), meaning "lame" and "limping," the name of a character from Hamlet
Heathcliff (English), boys' name meaning "from the heath cliff," the name of a character from Wuthering Heights
Glasgow, Origin: Scottish place-name
Zola, Origin: Literary surname
Madeline (Hebrew), meaning "of Magdala," a character from the Fall of the House of Usher
Augusta, this name comes from ‘Harry Potter’, being the name of Neville Longbottom's grandmother
Nora(Old Provencal), meaning "honored" and "honorable", the name of a character from a play called A Doll's House
Theo (Old Greek), meaning "gift of god," typically a nickname for Theodore or Theodora, it is a name from The Goldfinch
Alice (Czech), girls' name meaning "of a noble kind," after the title character in Alice in Wonderland
William (Germanic), meaning "desire" and "protection," after the man considered to be the greatest English writer in history, William Shakespeare
Christopher (Old Greek), meaning "bearing Christ," named after Christopher Robin, a character in Winnie The Pooh, and the son of the author
Waverley (English), meaning "quaking aspen-tree meadow," the surname of the title character in Waverley
Simon(Hebrew), meaning "he who hears" and "God has heard," the name of a character from Lord of the Flies
Coraline (English), form of the name Coral, the name of the title character in Coraline
Guinevere (Old Welsh), girls' name meaning "fair" and "smooth," the name of the wife of King Arthur of Camelot
Nenna, Meaning: daring Origin: Literary name and Scandinavian
Aerin (Celtic), a girls' name potentially derived from a name meaning "Irish woman," from JRR Tolkien
Juliet (Latin), meaning "Jupiter’s Child," the name of the title character from Romeo and Juliet
Fabian (Latin), meaning "grower of beans," the name of a character from Twelfth Night
Antonio (Spanish), meaning "worthy of praise," the name of a character from Merchant of Venice
Thomas (Aramaic), meaning "twin," a character from The Balloon-Hoax
Pleasant, Origin: Word name
Emily(Latin), derived from a word meaning "imitating" and "rivaling," named after Emily Bronte who is known for her novel Wuthering Heights
Pluto (Old Greek), meaning "wealth," the name of the cat in The Black Cat
Roderick (Germanic), meaning "famously powerful," a character from the Fall of the House of Usher
Utah, Origin: Place-name
Daisy (Old English), meaning "day" and "eye", the name of a character from The Great Gatsby
Louisa(Germanic), meaning "fights with honor," named after Louisa May Alcott who was a novelist best known for Little Women and its sequels
Mark(Latin), meaning "war-like" and "dedicated to Mars," named after Mark Twain who wrote the Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tom (Scandinavian), from the boys' name Thomas, meaning "twin," the title character from Tom Thumb
Julien (Old Greek), meaning "Jupiter’s Child," a character from The Premature Burial
Gulliver (English), boys' name meaning "glutton," the name of the title character in Gulliver’s Travels
Galway, Origin: Place-name
Norris, Meaning: northerner Origin: French
Rosalind (Germanic), meaning "pretty rose," the name of a character from As You Like It
Gide, Origin: French surname
Adrian (German), meaning "dark," the name of a character from The Tempest
Melanctha, Origin: Literary name
Adolphe (German), meaning "noble wolf," a character from Murders from the Rue Morgue
Malcolm (Celtic), meaning "disciple of Saint Columba," the name of a character from Macbeth
Valencio (Latin), meaning "power," the name of a character from Taming of the Shrew
Camile (Latin), meaning "acolyte" and "attendant at a ritual," the name of a character from The Mystery of Marie Roget
Milo(Slavonic), meaning "imitating", the name of a lieutenant character from Catch-22
Klaus (Scandinavian), meaning "victor of the people," named after one of the siblings in the A Series of Unfortunate Events books
Edmund (Old English), meaning "wealthy guard," named after one of the siblings in the Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe series
Titania (Old Greek), meaning "land of giants," the name of a character from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Charlie (Germanic), meaning "free man," the name of the title character from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Clarisse(Latin), meaning "clear" and "bright," the name of a character from Fahrenheit 451
Viola (Italy), derived from violet, the name of a character from Twelfth Night
Winston(Old English), meaning "friend" and "stone," the name of the main character from 1984
Ring, Origin: Word name
George(Old Greek), meaning "farmer" and "earthworker," named after George Orwell who was a novelist known for 1984 and Animal Farm
Atticus (Latin), meaning "from Attica," the name of an important character from To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a lawyer
Luciana (Spanish), meaning "bright" and "born at daybreak," the name of a character from The Comedy of Errors
Aldous(English), meaning "from the old house," named after Aldous Huxley
Maya(Latin), meaning "great," named after Maya Angelou who was a poet, and civil rights activist
