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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

Marshall

Meaning: one who looks after horses

Origin:English
592
Sheldon

Meaning: steep-sided valley

Origin:English
1244
Preston

Meaning: priest's estate

Origin:English
341
Trixie

Meaning: she who brings happiness

Origin:Diminutive of Beatrix, Latin
675
Cece

Meaning: blind

Origin:Short form of Cecelia, Latin
679
Kizzy

Meaning: cassia tree

Origin:Variation of Keziah
2363
Fairlight

Meaning: beautiful light

Origin:English
5418
Lyla

Meaning: night

Origin:Spelling variation of Lila, Arabic
263
Maura The meaning of Maura 'the one from the sea' ...
Origin:Anglicized variation of Maire
1581
Lorelai

Meaning: alluring, temptress

Origin:Spelling variation of Lorelei, German
1002
Nicolette

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:French, diminutive of Nicole, feminine variation of Nicholas, Greek
1332
Daenerys Daenerys is a name of English origins. In th...
Origin:Literary name
1663
Saul

Meaning: prayed for

Origin:Hebrew
818
Ethel

Meaning: noble maiden

Origin:English
577
Atia The meaning of Atia is 'malice' in Latin and...
Origin:Roman name, meaning unknown
7692
Meredith

Meaning: great chief

Origin:Welsh
3522
Eleven Eleven is a charming name that is used by bo...
Origin:Word name
5153
Kendall

Meaning: valley of the river Kent

Origin:English
1040
Yennefer

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:Literary name, variation of Jennifer or Guinevere, Cornish or Welsh
5481
Ciri

Meaning: lordly

Origin:Short form of Cirilla, Latin
6313