Literary baby names?

[Bluesunday]

I was just wondering (because I'm bored and there's nowt on telly) if anyone here had given their LOs literary-inspired names? My LO-on-the-way is going to have the name of my favourite book-character as a middle name if it's a boy... I was watching Jonathon Ross last night and found out Russell Crowe's DS2 is called Tennyson... can anyone beat that?

Mummyloves - shouldn't it be Lytton (if it's after Mr Strachey?)

I'm not sure, I only heard it mentioned. My spelling has always been a bit abstract anyway. (Probubly the reason I like traditional names, I stand a better chance of spelling them).

I do think it's sad, carrots. My DH is much the same way; he's shy but really kind to children.

I do think there may have been something to the whole Lewis Carroll thing though, given the poem and all, but I don't think he ever actually did anything.

I had a much more well-thought out post on the subject but was up all night with a migraine and can't remember my own name.

Whoever mentioned Harper for a boy, I think it definitely works for either.

Love Scout and Harper - DH wouldn't stand for it though. And Cassandra from I Capture the Castle. Or Nancy, after the Mitfords. Quite like Juliet too but, again, a no from DH. I have a personal theory re names - first ones tend to be conservative, second quite wacky - because you don't know if it'll be the last chance you get to call your child Atticus, or whatever ...

Just remembered - wanted Gilbert after Anne of Green Gables love interest - but was denied by DH...

I was named after my dad's favorite literary character, Alice in Wonderland. Dad spent his adult life collecting different editions/illustrations/translations of the books, and other stuff by and about Lewis Carroll. I love being part of that collection. He had to wait through 2 boys first before he got a girl to call me Alice.

I love Noah and Eloise - Noah after Noah (!) and Eloise after the little girl who lived in the Plaza with her nanny!! So both literary, though one's Biblical and the other's a cartoon...

I also love Imogen, Olivia and Abigail for girls - all literary, though Abigail rather unfortunately as everytime I hear it I think of witches and screaming girls.

Well, thanks everyone! I have now added Jude, Tristan, Jem and Calvin to my list . Very jealous of those of you 'allowed' to have Atticus, though .

Another one that hasn't been mentioned is Lata (from A Suitable Boy) which was going to be on my list if bump had been a girl (though I think Lara would have won out - yes yes, from Tomb Raider not Dr Zhivago ).

My eldest has a name from Lord of The Rings & youngest from Gone With the Wind.

I don't recommend trying my name! Funny how it's not very popular these days though she's a delightful character.

I am quite keen on literary middle names. DD has one from classical literature. Also my two favourite Skakespearean characters are Beatrice and Benedick and I've sometimes wondered about using those names. The problem with Benedick is that everyone would think it was Benedict and that would never do!

I loved Marilla from Anne of Green Gables and thought Millie would be quite a sweet nn...DH looked as though I'd suggested naming the child Rutabaga or something.

oh Lara from Zhivago... on my list