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Your favourite names from children's literature

157 replies

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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BeatriceBeaudelaire · 15/09/2017 00:06

Also Caleb - not neccesarily Lit but the Mew Mew Power comic
Julian and Cornelius - Naughtiest Girl in the School ( Blyton)

BeatriceBeaudelaire · 15/09/2017 00:04

Sloe - Siberia
Lyra - Phillip Pullman
Violet- A Series of Unfortunate Events

ClaraLane · 14/09/2017 23:20

Miniminimus we have a Harriet too! Named after Harriet from Tom's Midnight Garden and I like to call her Hats or Harriety (couldn't persuade DH to go for Arriety much to my dismay).

I also love Clara, Clover, Hepzibah, Drina (short for Andrina), Beth, Eowyn, Felicity, Daryl, Meg (short for Margaret), Nora, Pollyanna, Penny, Sara and Anastasia.

Artemis (Artemis Fowl), Atticus, Dickon, Finnick, Pip, Peregrine.

twinklestar2 · 14/09/2017 23:17

Marilla from Anne of GG

Aslan from Lion Witch Wardrobe

Noname101 · 14/09/2017 23:06

Thorin from the Hobbit!

SnarkyGorgon · 14/09/2017 23:03

Oh and also Ingrid from the same- that book had some great names

SnarkyGorgon · 14/09/2017 23:02

Dinah and Harvey from the Demon Headmaster

MikeUniformMike · 14/09/2017 22:59

Thanks Miniminimus!

Miniminimus · 14/09/2017 22:52

Thanks MUM (great name). Rumer Godden, Helen Cresswell, Lucy M Boston, Noel Streatfeild, Alan Garner.....so lucky to have grown up with all of these! Making me want to go to Waterstone's right now. Immediately!

bettys · 14/09/2017 22:50

All boys' names
Laurie (Little Women)
Jem (Anne of the Island)
Barney (The Ring o' Bells Mystery Blush

MsMarple · 14/09/2017 22:50

There was an Araminta in Moondial by Helen Cresswell

penstemon · 14/09/2017 22:44

Araminta ... can't remember the name
of the book. It was on my long list for DD but DH just looked at me as though I'd lost the plot.

Miniminimus · 14/09/2017 22:42

Always loved all the o's in Orinoco (womble).

Miniminimus · 14/09/2017 22:37

Pipping Longstocking
Lizzie Dripping

MikeUniformMike · 14/09/2017 22:37

Lucy from TLTWATW

MikeUniformMike · 14/09/2017 22:36

Emil and the Detectives, anyone?
Max from Where The Wild Things Are
Heidi
Pippi Longstocking

MikeUniformMike · 14/09/2017 22:35

The Diddakoi by Rumer Godden

MikeUniformMike · 14/09/2017 22:34

The Diddicoy by Rumer

Miniminimus · 14/09/2017 22:32

Kizzy with the Romany grandmother? Another amazing story from too long ago....what was the book called? Was she Keziah in full?

Miniminimus · 14/09/2017 22:29

Darrell and Alicia (Malory Towers)
Another vote for Petrova and Posy (agree not Pauline). Was so entranced by that book!
Arrietty has always been my top literary name though.
Coincidentally DD is Harriet but will not stand for Arrietty. I can just about get away with Harrietty, but drop the H and I get a glare. Hmm Still working on itGrin

Greenifer · 14/09/2017 22:25

Oh yes, Kizzy. I loved that book.

MikeUniformMike · 14/09/2017 22:23

Not a favourite but how about Kizzy

MikeUniformMike · 14/09/2017 22:22

Truly Scrumptious

iklboo · 14/09/2017 22:18

Hepzibah - Carrie's War

Mollie85 · 14/09/2017 22:17

Lucy
Lola
Matilda
Alice
Arietty
Meg. (And Mog)
Jennifer (yellow hat)

Max
Benjamin - I remember there being a book when I was a child and I was sure it was called Benjamin and the witch but a google search comes up blank. The boy Benjamin was sat in a forest against a tree and a witch came... I remember no further. Anyone have any ideas?