75 Literary Girl Names
If you love to read, then you already know that it is common to form bonds with your favorite literary characters. This can be for several reasons, including feeling a deep connection because of how it reminds you of your childhood or a significant event in your life.
Choosing a baby girl name inspired by literature and your favorite groups is a special way to pass on that love of reading to your daughter.
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Below is a compiled list of some of the best literary baby names for your little girl. It includes author names, as well, such as Charlotte for Charlotte Bronte or Harper for Harper Lee. From Italian to English, there is definitely something for every kind of literature lover on this list!
Literary Girl Names that Start with A to E
- Alice- The title character of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- Anna- The title character of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
- Anne- The title character of Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Arwen- An elven character featured in the Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein
- Arya- A character in the Game of Thrones series by George R.R. Martin
- Beatrice- Featured in the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
- Bella- The main character in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
- Bridget- The title character of Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding
- Briony- One of the main characters in the novel Atonement by Ian McEwan
- Catherine- A protagonist in the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
- Celie- A character in The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- Charlotte- The title character in Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
- Clarice- One of the main characters in The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
- Clarissa- Comes from Clarissa or the History of a Young Lady, a novel by Samuel Richardson
- Cordelia-A character in the play King Lear by William Shakespeare
- Cosette- A character in the novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
- Cressida- One of the title characters in the play Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare
- Daisy- A character in The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
- Dorothy- The main character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
- Elinor- The protagonist in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- Elizabeth- The main character in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Eloise- The title character of the children's book series Eloise by Kay Thompson
- Emma- The title character of the novel Emma by Jane Austen
- Esperanza- The title character of the novel Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
- Estella- The main character in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Literary Girl Names that Start with F to L
- Francie- The main character in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
- Gwen- A character in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
- Harper- First name of critically acclaimed author, Harper Lee
- Harriet- The title character in Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
- Hazel- One of the main characters in The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- Helena- The main character in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
- Hermione- A character in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- Hester- The protagonist in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Holly- Holly Golightly is the main character in Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
- Imogen- The daughter of the King in Cymbeline by William Shakespeare
- Irene- A character in the Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Iris- The messenger of the gods in the Iliad by Homer
- Jane- The title character of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Janie- The protagonist of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- Josephine- The name of "Jo" March in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Juliet- One of the title characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
- Katniss- The protagonist in the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
- Khaleesi- A character in the Game of Thrones series by George R.R. Martin
- Kristy- The main character in The Babysitters Club series by Ann M. Martin
- Laura- First name of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Lisbeth- The protagonist of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series by Stieg Larsson
- Louisa- First name of acclaimed author Louisa May Alcott
- Lucy- One of the main characters in The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
- Luna- A character in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Literary Girl Names that Start with M to Z
- Madeline- The title character of Madeline written by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Marianne- A character in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- Matilda- The title character of Matilda by Roald Dahl
- Meg- A character in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Molly- A character in Ulysses by James Joyce
- Nancy- The title character of the Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene
- Natasha- The main character in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
- Ophelia- A character in Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- Penelope- A character in Odyssey by Homer
- Phoebe- A character in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- Portia- A protagonist in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
- Primrose- A character in the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
- Ramona- The title character in the Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary
- Rosalind- The protagonist of As You Like It by William Shakespeare
- Sansa= A character in the Game of Thrones series by George R.R. Martin
- Sara- The main character in A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Scarlett- The main character in Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
- Scout- A character in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Sophie- A character in The BFG by Roald Dahl
- Tris- The main character in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth
- Viola- A character in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
- Violet- The main character in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler
- Virginia- The first name of famous author Virginia Woolf
- Wendy- The main character in Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie
- Winnie- Inspired by the character Winnie the Pooh created by A.A. Milne
- Zora- The first name of author Zora Neale Hurston
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