Baby names inspired by children's books

 It’s said that the books we read as children become part of who we are as adults. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite literary characters from classic children’s books. Will any of them inspire the name of your next baby boy or baby girl?

Girl names from childhood books

We chuckled at Ramona Quimby and cried over Beth March. The heroines of our favorite stories inspired us to try to be better, smarter, braver…

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  Alice:  Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
• Amy:  Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  
• Angelina:  Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird
• Annika:  Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
• Beatrice:  Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
• Beth:  Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Carrie:  Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Charlotte: Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Pretty names for girls

• Eloise:  Eloise by Kay Thompson
• Fern:  Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• Harriet:  Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
• Heidi:  Heidi by Johanna Spyri
• Hermione:  Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
• Jo:  Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Laura:  Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Girl names with lovely meanings

• Lucy:  The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
• Madeline:  Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
• Margaret:  Are you there, God?  It’s me, Margaret by Judy Blume
• Meg:  Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Olivia:  Olivia by Ian Falconer
• Pippi:  Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
• Ramona:  Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
• Scout:  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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Boy names from childhood books

Harry Potter was the boy who lived. George was the monkey who was just a little too curious. From Alec to Wilbur, we’ve rounded up some of the most memorable literary characters…

• Alec: The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
• Atticus:  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• Billy: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
• Charlie:  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
• Christopher Robin: Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
• Edmund:  The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
• George:  Curious George by H.A. Rey
• Harold:  Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

• Harry:  Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
• Horton:  Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
• Huck:  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• James:  James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
• Jem:  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• Lyle:  Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber
• Max:  Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

• Peter:  The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
• Ron:  Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
• Sam:  Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
• Stuart:  Stuart Little by E.B. White
• Templeton: Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• Tom:  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
• Wilbur:  Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

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