September themed baby names

Are you expecting a September baby? Check out these great ideas for tying baby's name to her birth month!

Other than Labor Day, September doesn't have much going for it in the way of traditional holidays. Thankfully we live in a time where every month has several unofficial observances and funny holidays.

Baby names inspired by National Piano Month

September is National Piano Month, in which we celebrate the world's greatest pianists, composers, enthusiasts, and lovers of the 88 keys. Here are some great piano-themed baby names for your budding Mozart.

• Alfred Brendel
• Anton Rubinstein
• Arabella Goddard
• Artur Schnabel
• Benjamin Grosvenor
• Clara Haskill
• Claudio Arrau
• Clotilde Kleeberg
• Emil Gilels
• Franz Liszt
• Frederic Chopin
• Glenn Gould
• Krystian Zimerman
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Martha Argerich
• Murray Perahia
• Myra Hess
• Sergei Rachmaninoff
• Sophie Menter
• Vladimir Horowitz
  

Baby names inspired by Banned Books Week

One way the American Library Association combats censorship is via Banned Books Week, which takes place during the fourth week of September. They publish statistics regarding how often certain authors and titles are challenged in school and public libraries across the country. Teach your baby to stand up for freedom of speech with one of these fabulous banned book authors.

• Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
• Alice Walker, The Color Purple
• Alvin Schwartz, Scary Stories series
• Annette Curtis Klause, Blood and Chocolate
• Betsy Franco, You Hear Me?
• Cecily von Ziegesar, Gossip Girl series
• Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
• Judy Blume, Forever
• Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
• Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
• Louise Rennison, The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things
• Madeline L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time
• Maurice Sendak, In the Night Kitchen
• Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
• Mildred Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
• Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Alice series
• Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War
• Sonya Sones, What My Mother Doesn't Know
• Stephen Chbotsky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• Toni Morrison, Beloved and The Bluest Eye
  

Baby names inspired by Tolkien Week

If you're a fan of Lord of the Rings, you probably already know Hobbit Day is celebrated annually on September 22. Let your nerd flag fly proudly with any of these baby names taken from Middle Earth.

• Arod
• Arwen
• Balin
• Dori
• Elanor
• Eowyn
• Estel
• Galadriel
• Lorien
• Madoc
• Merry
• Mirabella
• Miriel
• Nessa
• Pippin
• Rohan
• Rorimac
• Sam
• Theoden
• Thorin
  

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Baby names inspired by Roald Dahl Day

Roald Dahl Day takes place annually on September 13, the anniversary of his birth. Here are some of our favorite names from his works.

• Alfie, Esio Trot
• Alma, George's Marvelous Medicine
• Augustus, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Charlie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• George, George's Marvelous Medicine
• James, James and the Giant Peach
• Josephine, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Lavender, Matilda
• Magnus, Matilda
• Matilda, Matilda
• Nigel, Matilda
• Rupert, Matilda
• Sophie, The BFG
• Victor, Danny, Champion of the World
• Violet, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  

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