Naming your child after a literary character is like giving them a built-in story. Every time someone asks about their name, there's something interesting to say. Just... maybe avoid villains.
From Classic Literature
AtticusTo Kill a Mockingbird
JaneJane Eyre
DarcyPride and Prejudice
OpheliaHamlet
PipGreat Expectations
From Modern Favorites
HermioneHarry Potter
AryaGame of Thrones
MatildaRoald Dahl
HoldenCatcher in the Rye
LyraHis Dark Materials
"Atticus was the only name we both agreed on immediately. We'd both read To Kill a Mockingbird in high school and never forgot him." — Atticus's parents
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