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TV Character Names

The names of television characters, from the days of the Western and early soap operas, have always been influential, with life imitating the small screen and vice versa. Names of TV characters include current favorites, historic revivals, and writer creations. Top choices today include Roman, as in Roman Roy of Succession, and Arya, as in Arya Stark of Game of Thrones

Along with Arya and Roman, other TV character names in the US Top 500 include Archer, Dexter, Eleanor, Eve, Malcolm, Quinn, Sawyer, and Willow. Names with distinctive character connections include Homer, Meadow, Frasier, Hyacinth, and Eleven.

Not all of these TV character names come highly recommended (sorry, Turtle), but there are plenty of wonderful gems in this collection. Among the current television inspirations for baby names:

For more ideas, take a look at our lists of Movie Character Names and Reality TV Baby Names.

TV Character Names

Monroe

Meaning: mouth of the Roe river

Origin:Scottish
1855
Octavia

Meaning: eighth

Origin:Latin
306
Serena

Meaning: tranquil, serene

Origin:Latin
248
Winnie

Meaning: holy peacemaking, gentle friend

Origin:English diminutive of Winifred
159
Edie

Meaning: prosperous in war

Origin:English, diminutive of Edith
312
Quinn

Meaning: descendent of Conn

Origin:Irish
176
Lavender

Meaning: purple flower

Origin:English
207
Arabella

Meaning: yielding to prayer

Origin:Latin
38
Isobel

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Scottish variation of Isabel
549
Astrid

Meaning: divinely beautiful

Origin:Scandinavian
54
Siobhan

Meaning: god is gracious

Origin:Irish Gaelic
317
Maeve

Meaning: she who intoxicates

Origin:Irish
2
Daphne

Meaning: laurel tree, bay tree

Origin:Greek
13
Fiona

Meaning: white, fair

Origin:Scottish
181
Pandora

Meaning: all gifted

Origin:Greek
339
Elliot

Meaning: Jehovah is God

Origin:Anglicization of Elijah or Elias
62
Sawyer

Meaning: woodcutter

Origin:English
100
Logan

Meaning: small hollow

Origin:Scottish
112
Arlo

Meaning: between two hills

Origin:Irish or English
9
Finn

Meaning: fair or white

Origin:Irish
20