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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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puffylovett · 14/09/2017 22:17

I worked with a Laurie for years, he was super cool Grin

puffylovett · 14/09/2017 22:17

Oh yy to Laurie Beth and Carlotta!

Butterfly1975 · 14/09/2017 22:13

Gilbert (Anne of Green Gables)
Laurie and Beth (Little Women)
Rupert
Clara (Heidi)
Carlotta was my absolute favourite girls name ever after reading St Clare's Garlican Grin

Garlicansapphire · 14/09/2017 21:36

Marnie - from when Marnie was there
Clover - what Katy did
Posy and Petrova - ballet shoes
Isobel, Claudine and Carlotta - st Claire's
Heidi
Masha

squoosh · 14/09/2017 21:17

Tissie Taberner
Cassandra Mortmain
Oswald Bastable
Ramona Quimby
Dimsie Maitland

(I wouldn't give these names to a child but they make good character names)

HeteronormativeHaybales · 14/09/2017 20:56

Clover and Cecy - lovely. Also like Rose Red.

In the later Anne of GG books, I think she has a daughter (or granddaughter?) called Rilla, presumably from Marilla. Lovely name.

Dontfuckingsaycheese · 14/09/2017 20:56

Moonface

HeteronormativeHaybales · 14/09/2017 20:53

Yy to Petrova and Posy. I rather like Sylvia too, and Theo Dane is very cool.

I do wish Titty (Swallows and Amazons) hadn't been spoiled by the crude meaning.

And I rather like Anthea (Five Children and It).

For boys, my favourite is Emil (Emil and the Detectives).

Tilapia · 14/09/2017 20:43

Kialan from Cart and Cwidder by Diana Wynne Jones

Greenifer · 14/09/2017 20:42

Green I just went looking for stats on the use of Arrietty and noticed that one of the babyname sites is suggesting it as a NN for Harriet. So potentially one could have both.

Too late for me, sadly, but that is a top idea!

Aravis is brilliant, but again required a bit of bravery...

TishHope · 14/09/2017 20:36

Wendy
Christina
Alice

Potcallingkettle · 14/09/2017 20:36

I agree with Maroon Pencil. Toseland nn Tolly from Children of Green Knowe is a great name but just too out there.

TheresSomebodyAtTheDoor · 14/09/2017 20:32

Roberta (railway children)
Maud (worst witch)
Clarice (Clarice Bean)

Littlegreyauditor · 14/09/2017 20:24

Ignatius from Iggy Peck, Architect, but only because I like to read "Good gracious, Ignatius".

SecretFreebirther · 14/09/2017 20:21

I like Dickon from The Secret Garden Blush

halesie · 14/09/2017 20:16

Another vote for Lyra.
Or Ariana (Dumbledore's sister from Harry Potter)

AliceLutherNeeMorgan · 14/09/2017 20:14

Oh and I love Cosette (but I wouldn't name my baby it)

AliceLutherNeeMorgan · 14/09/2017 20:12

Petrova and Posy (I don't like Pauline)

Tabitha, Jemima, Cecile, Rebekah, Thomas, Samuel, Benjamin (not mad on Peter)

Carlotta, Sally, Felicity (not Darrell)

Emerence, Cornelia, Margot, Constance, Simone

puffylovett · 14/09/2017 20:09

Oh.. and Daryl from Mallory towers?

puffylovett · 14/09/2017 20:08

Garion (David eddings)
Anne (of green gables)
Edmund (lion witch & wardrobe)
Will (the dark is rising)
Robin
Merry (merriman- Susan cooper again)

But my all time favourite is -

Cecy (from What Katy Did :)

DappledThings · 14/09/2017 19:59

Seconding Milo from The Phantom Tollbooth. Also Dorothea from Swallows and Amazons

17caterpillars1mouse · 14/09/2017 19:56

Gretel

FurryDogMother · 14/09/2017 19:43

Samwise
Ishmael
Ross
Demelza
Portia

PinkFlamingo888 · 14/09/2017 19:36

Matilda 😍

Footle · 14/09/2017 19:02

MaroonPencil, I know of a Tolly short for Anatole, if that helps.