Your favorite names from literature or mythology that could be given to kids today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Atticus

+1. Love it! Wondering if it’s OK to do without being Greek though.

Atticus Finch wasn’t Greek.

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Anonymous wrote:Sawyer, Matilda, Finn, Holden, Lyra, and Eloise.

Finn is pretty popular. I do love the name Holden but couldn’t use it because our last name ends with -den and it sort of rhymed.

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Amy.

Just a lovely and strong name. Simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amy.

Just a lovely and strong name. Simple.

I really regret not using the name Amy for my daughter.

[Anonymous]

Alissar
Cleopatra / cleo
Helena

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Anonymous wrote:Alissar
Cleopatra / cleo
Helena

Oops, thought history of antiquity. The first two were queens, not mythology / literature.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alissar
Cleopatra / cleo
Helena

Oops, thought history of antiquity. The first two were queens, not mythology / literature.

Cleopatra is heavily covered in literature

[Anonymous]

I considered Juliet and Cordelia.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Esme.

Daisy.

Calliope.

No.

Calliope is the name I would have used if I had a girl. I’ve loved that name for decades.

[Anonymous]

I love the name Lavinia, but it’s kind of a bummer as far as Shakespearean names go. Vinny would be such a cute nickname!

[Anonymous]

Penelope

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Willa

[Anonymous]

Perry (boy) and Ilse (girl) from the Emily of New Moon series

[Anonymous]

Pippin
Penelope

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Especially names that are less commonly given?

Girls:
Flora
Freya
Athena

Flora is currently pretty popular, OP.

no it’s not. It’s not even in the top 1000 baby names: https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi