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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

Liberty Liberty is a gender-neutral name of American...
Origin:Word name
1943
Callie

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Greek diminutive
378
Cricket The meaning of Cricket is taken from the ins...
Origin:Nature name
1380
Maeby Maeby is an English name. The meaning of Mae...
Origin:Diminutive of Mae
2201
Marnie

Meaning: of the sea

Origin:English
406
Lucille

Meaning: light

Origin:French variation of Latin Lucilla
418
Annalise The name Annalise is of German origins and i...
Origin:Combination of Anna and Lise
501
Shoshanna Water, small, stream
Origin:Spelling variation of Shoshana
4010
Petra

Meaning: rock, stone

Origin:Greek
371
Marceline

Meaning: little warrior

Origin:Feminization of Marcel, French
671
Temperance The meaning of Temperance is 'moderation', '...
Origin:Virtue name
943
Gloria

Meaning: glory

Origin:Latin
642
Enola Enola is of American origin and is a name th...
Origin:Modern invented name
963
Mazikeen

Meaning: harmful spirits

Origin:Invented name
971
Landry

Meaning: ruler

Origin:French and English
1296
Meadow According to its American origin, the meanin...
Origin:Nature name
438
Sterling

Meaning: of the highest quality

Origin:English
555
Aria

Meaning: air; song or melody; lion

Origin:Italian and Hebrew
353
Penny Traditionally of English origin, the meaning...
Origin:English, diminutive of Penelope
939
Sally

Meaning: princess

Origin:Diminutive of Sarah
426