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Your favourite names from children's literature

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MammieBear · 14/09/2017 12:51

As the title says really, looking for both Boy's and Girl's names.
Thankyou 😊

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MotherFromCatan · 28/09/2017 23:28

Lyra HDM (DD is having this as her middle name if we get round to it before she turns one Blush funnily enough she has a name mentioned here too! Though it wasn't chosen for the literary reference as it's character is not female)
Caspian Narnia - was on my list if DD was a boy
Hester HDM
William HDM
Kirjava HDM
Serafina HDM
Andromeda HP
Sybil HP
Ginny HP
Blaise HP

2ducks2ducklings · 27/09/2017 18:28

Christopher (Robin)
Laurie- Little Women (I'm rather struck with the name Laurence for our 3rd child, so could use this as nickname?)
Meg- Little Women
Anne (of Green Gables, with an 'e')
I think I like the idea of the character behind the names as much as the name itself.

PegLegAntoine · 27/09/2017 18:09

DH suggested Odette from swan lake today for DD2's middle name but I'm not keen really

AuntGertrude · 27/09/2017 17:54

Clover - from What Katy Did
Hester - from the Mortal Engines series
Edmund - from Narnia

ladybirdsaredotty · 26/09/2017 10:07

MammieBear I've just seen your reply, thank you! I do LOVE it Smile I suppose we'll have to wait and see what he looks like!

cheapskatemum · 23/09/2017 19:09

Just realised auto correct made my last post incorrect - Titty in Swallows & Amazons is short for Titania, not Tatiana.

And yes, I always thought that about Artemis, because it was another name I'd have liked for a DD I never had. There was no way DH would have entertained it for a DS. Years of writing Christmas cards have made me grateful (DSs all have short names).

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MammieBear · 23/09/2017 07:12

@ladybirdsaredotty I'd say it's a fine name to use, look at the lovely character he can read about when he's older and it's the largest sea, I think any boy would love the name not being one of six in the class with the same name, you can always shorten it to Casper as well if you wanted. Good luck with the name choosing FlowersSmile

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Miniminimus · 22/09/2017 06:16

George (Georgina) - Famous Five.

cafeaulaitpourvous · 21/09/2017 21:28

I aim to please.

SerfTerf · 21/09/2017 20:55

Someone was bound to get there eventually 😏

cafeaulaitpourvous · 21/09/2017 19:39

Titty

From swallows and Amazon’s....

Cagliostro · 21/09/2017 19:22

It's because of the book series about Artemis Fowl, who is a boy. That always bugged me (although the books are brilliant), it is indeed a girl's name!

BoudicasBoudoir · 21/09/2017 19:21

Why Artemis 'for a boy'?
Artemis is a Greek goddess and it's a girl's name.

ladybirdsaredotty · 21/09/2017 18:11

I cannot decide if I'm brave enough to use Caspian for DS (due soon)! Hmm...

KeepCalm · 21/09/2017 18:03

Arianna
Blythe
Winnie

Smoliver · 21/09/2017 17:57

Alice - Alice in Wonderland
Peter - Peter Pan
Wendy - "
Caspian - Chronicles of Narnia
Lucy - "
Matilda - Matilda
Charlie - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Christopher - Winnie the Pooh
Robin - Winnie the Pooh (Christopher's last name)/Robin Hood
Luna - Harry Potter
Dorothy - The Wizard of Oz

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MammieBear · 21/09/2017 17:05

@Camomila lovely list, my Daughter's name is in there. ♥

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Camomila · 21/09/2017 15:28

Matilda
Hermione (HP)
Bastian (never ending story)
Verity (chalet school stories)
Gaia (Mother Earth in a children's book of myths and legends I loved)

user1485182339 · 20/09/2017 20:00

Caspian is quite heroic?
I love Dickon, but hadn't been brave enough before and might not ever. As adults and small kids it doesn't even register, but oh I shudder for the tweenie and teenager years!
Nice thread. So many old friends.

Hippee · 19/09/2017 22:48

Rush from "the Four Storey Mistake"

Catwithglasses · 19/09/2017 22:29

Arrietty, Linnet, Marilla, Pippi.

Boys are harder!

Callamia · 19/09/2017 21:10

Petrova and Posy, from Ballet Shoes
Yan and Edek from the Silver Sword
Caspian, from Prince...
Darrell, from Mallory Towers

CharlieBoo · 19/09/2017 21:05

Charlie Bucket - charlie and the chocolate factory

puffylovett · 19/09/2017 19:38

Frederick (fatty from the find outers)
Marianne (Marianne dreams - that book gave me the willies but I loved it)
Tom (sawyer)
Finn (huckleberry)
Christopher (robin)

user1492670647 · 17/09/2017 05:33

Hermione is beautiful (Hermi)!

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