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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

Wilfred

Meaning: desires peace

Origin:English
437
Buster The meaning of Buster is 'an individual who ...
Origin:Modern nickname
1272
Micah

Meaning: who is like the Lord

Origin:Hebrew
143
Desmond

Meaning: one from south Munster

Origin:Irish
306
Greyson

Meaning: son of the steward

Origin:English
1135
Jax Jax is a gender-neutral name of American ori...
Origin:Modern invented name
1662
Anders

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Scandinavian variation of Andrew
446
Sol

Meaning: sun

Origin:Spanish
845
Addison

Meaning: son of Adam

Origin:English
2728
Hiro

Meaning: broad, widespread

Origin:Japanese
515
Deacon

Meaning: messenger, servant

Origin:Greek
613
Dexter

Meaning: dyer, right-handed

Origin:Latin
367
Puck The name Puck is gender-neutral. The meaning...
Origin:Literary name
4275
Santana The origin of Santana is Spanish and the mea...
Origin:Spanish, condensed form of Santa Ana
5932
Amabella

Meaning: lovable

Origin:Latin
5209
Adriana

Meaning: man of Adria

Origin:Latin, feminine variation of Adrian
457
Cirilla

Meaning: lordly

Origin:Spelling variation of Cyrilla, Latin
3095
Moira

Meaning: bitter; beloved; drop of the sea

Origin:Irish, variation of Mary
599
Hyacinth

Meaning: blue larkspur; precious stone

Origin:Flower name, from Greek
843
Lawson

Meaning: son of Lawrence

Origin:English
1819