Why not take inspiration from the literary greats when naming a baby boy?
There’s no shortage of memorable names, from timeless classics to modern masterpieces.
If you’re a bookworm or just looking for a name with a touch of elegance, you’ll find a wealth of options in the world of literature.
So forget the baby name books and crack open your favorite novels, because in this blog post, we’ve compiled literary baby names for boys and their meaning.
This extensive list features everything from the names of beloved authors to characters from children’s stories, classic literature, contemporary novels, Shakespearean plays, and even the magical world of Harry Potter.
Timeless Literary Names For Boys From Famous Authors
- Am; Bram Stoker
2. Charles; Aldous Huxley
3. Arthur; Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Charles; Charles Dickens
5. Colson; Colson Whitehead
6. Conrad; Joseph Conrad
7. Cormac; Cormac McCarthy
8. Edgar; Edgar Allen Poe
9. Elie; Elie Wiesel
10. Elwyn; E.B. White
11. Ernest; Ernest Hemingway
12. Faulkner; William Faulkner
13. Fitzgerald; F. Scott Fitzgerald
14. Gabriel; Gabriel Garcia Marquez
15. Hawthorne; Nathaniel Hawthorne
16. Henry; Henry James
17. Homer; Homer
18. Hugo; Victor Hugo
19. Huxley; Aldous Huxley
20. Ian; Ian Fleming
21. Jack; Jack Kerouac
22. Jules; Jules Verne
23. Keats; John Keats
24. Kurt; Kurt Vonnegut
25. Langston; Langston Hughes
26. Leo; Leo Tolstoy
27. Mark; Mark Twain
28. Nathaniel; Nathaniel Hawthorne
29. Oscar; Oscar Wilde
30. Ovid; Ovid
31. Ralph; Ralph Waldo Emerson
32. Roald; Roald Dahl
33. Tennessee; Tennessee Williams
34. Truman; Truman Capote
35. Victor; Victor Hugo
36. William; William Shakespeare
Timeless Literary Names For Boys From Fictional Characters from Children’s Books
37. Bastian; The Neverending Story
38. Calvin; A Wrinkle in Time
39. Charlie; Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
40. Chester; The Cricket in Times Square
41. Christopher; Winnie the Pooh
42. Colin; The Secret Garden
43. Ferdinand; The Story of Ferdinand
44. George; Curious George
45. James; James and the Giant Peach
46. Jess; Bridge to Terabithia
47. Logan; Baby-Sitters Club series
48. Max; Where the Wild Things Are
49. Peter; Peter Pan; Peter Rabbit
50. Wilbur; Charlotte’s Web
Timeless Literary Names For Boys From Fictional Characters from Classic Literature:
51. Asher; The Giver
52. Atticus; To Kill a Mockingbird
53. Bingley; Pride and Prejudice
54. Cal; East of Eden
55. Cecil; A Room With a View
56. Christer; The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
57. Dallas; The Outsiders
58. Darcy; Pride & Prejudice
59. David; David Copperfield
60. Dorian; The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
61. Edmund; The Count of Monte Cristo
62. Ethan; Ethan Frome
63. Finn; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
64. Fitzwilliam; Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
65. Frederick; Persuasion
66. Gatsby; The Great Gatsby
67. Gulliver; Gulliver’s Travels
68. Heathcliff; Wuthering Heights
69. Holden; The Catcher in the Rye
70. Huck; The Adventures of Huck Finn
71. Ishmael; Moby Dick
72. Jake; The Sun Also Rises
73. Jarvis; A Tale of Two Cities
74. Jay; The Great Gatsby
75. Jean; Les Miserables
76. Jem; To Kill a Mockingbird
77. Lawrence; Little Women
78. Lennie; Of Mice and Men
79. Leopold; Ulysses
80. Maxim; Rebecca
81. Moby; Moby Dick
82. Oliver; Oliver Twist
83. Philip (“Pip”); Great Expectations
84. Phineas; A Separate Peace
85. Rhett; Gone With the Wind
86. Robinson; Robinson Crusoe
87. Santiago; The Alchemist
88. Sawyer; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
89. Theodore; Little Women
90. Watson; Sherlock Holmes
91. Wentworth; Persuasion
92. Winston; 1984
Timeless Literary Names For Boys From Shakespearean Characters:
93. Antonio; The Merchant Of Venice
94. Benedick; Much Ado About Nothing
95. Corin; As You Like It
96. Duncan; Macbeth
97. Ely; Henry V
98. Fabian; Twelfth Night
99. Frederick; As You Like It
100. Henry; Henry Parts I – VIII
101. Julius; Julius Caesar
102. Lennox; Macbeth
103. Leonardo; The Merchant of Venice
104. Malcolm; Macbeth
105. Marcus; Titus Andronicus
106. Orlando; As You Like It
107. Richard; Richard I, II, III
108. Romeo; Romeo and Juliet
109. Sebastian; The Tempest, Twelfth Night, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona
110. Shep; The Winter’s Tale
111. Toby; Twelfth Night
112. Troy; Troilus & Cressida
Timeless Literary Names For Boys From Modern Books Fictional Characters
113. Atlas; It Ends With Us
114. Augustus; The Fault in Our Stars
115. Bronn; A Song of Fire and Ice (Game of Thrones books)
116. Clay; The Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
117. Connell; Normal People
118. Edward; Twilight saga
119. Henry; The Time Traveler’s Wife
120. Jacob; Twilight saga
121. Landon; A Walk to Remember
122. Liam; All the Light We Cannot See
123. Lucien; ACOTAR
124. Morrie; Tuesdays with Morrie
125. Noah; The Notebook
126. Rhys; ACOTAR
127. Rudy; The Book Thief
128. Theo; The Goldfinch
129. Tyrion; A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) series
130. Werner; All the Light We Cannot See
131. Xaden; Fourth Wing
Names from Harry Potter Books:
- Albus; Albus Dumbledore
- Cedric; Cedric Diggory
- Draco; Draco Malfoy
- Harry; Harry Potter
Vintage Names For Boys
137. Alexander; Greek name meaning ‘defender of men’
138. Bennet; Latin name meaning ‘blessed’
139. Barney; English name meaning ‘as strong as a bear’
140. Baylen; French origin, meaning ‘auburn-haired’
141. Baxter; English name meaning ‘baker’
142. Benedict; English/Dutch origin meaning ‘blessed’
143. Booker; English occupational name meaning ‘maker of books’
144. Cyrus; Persian origin meaning ‘young’ or ‘farsighted’
145. Cassian; Latin name meaning ‘hollow’
146. Christopher; Greek origin meaning ‘bearer of Christ’
147. Clarence; No specific meaning given
148. Felix; Roman origin meaning ‘lucky’ or ‘successful’
149. Francis; Old French origin meaning ‘Frenchman’
150. George; Greek origin meaning ‘farmer’
151. Gabriel; Hebrew origin meaning ‘God is my strong man’
152. Gareth; Welsh origin meaning ‘gentleness’
153. Graham; Scottish origin meaning ‘gray home’
154. Godfrey; Germanic origin meaning ‘peace of God’
155. Gbadebo; Nigerian name meaning ‘returns with the crown’
156. Harley; English origin meaning ‘woodland’ or ‘clearing’
157. Harry; English origin meaning ‘home ruler’
Other Timeless Name for Boys
158. Henry; Meaning ‘home ruler’ with roots in England, France, and Germany
159. Homer; Greek origin meaning ‘pledge’
160. Horace; English/French origin meaning ‘keeper of time’
161. Isaac; Hebrew origin meaning ‘he will laugh’
162. Jackson; English origin meaning ‘son of Jack
163. Kingsley; English origin meaning ‘king’s wood’
164. Kentigern; Scottish origin meaning ‘chief lord’
165. Kevin; English origin meaning ‘handsome birth’
166. Luther; English origin meaning ‘army of the people’
167. Lucius; Ancient Roman origin meaning ‘light’
168. Lucas; Latin origin meaning ‘from Lucania’
169. Luke; Greek origin meaning ‘bringer of light’
180. Lyle; French origin meaning ‘island’
181. Louis; Classic name meaning ‘famous warrior’
182. Leo; Latin origin meaning ‘lion’
183. Levi; Jewish origin meaning ‘joined’ or ‘attached’
184. Lowell; English origin meaning ‘wolf’
185. Lonnie; Variant of Alfonso, meaning ‘noble or ready’
186. Lincoln; English origin meaning ‘lake’
187. Martin; Roman origin meaning ‘warrior of Mars’
188. Matthew; English/Hebrew origin meaning ‘gift of God’
189. Maurice; Roman origin meaning ‘dark-skinned’
190. Michael; Hebrew origin meaning ‘who is like God?’
191. Moses; Hebrew origin meaning ‘deliver’
192. Nathan; Classical Biblical name meaning ‘he gave’
193. Noah; Hebrew origin meaning ‘rest’ or ‘repose’
194. Norbert; German origin meaning ‘bright north’
195. Norman; English origin meaning ‘man from the North’
196. Patrick; Latin origin meaning ‘nobleman’
197. Paul; Latin origin meaning ‘small or humble’
198. Peter; Greek origin meaning ‘stone’
199.Percy; French origin meaning ‘to pierce the valley’
200. Phillip; Greek origin meaning ‘friend of horses’
201. Phineas; Israel origin meaning ‘the Nubian’ or ‘serpent’s mouth’
201. Preston; English origin meaning ‘village held by the church’
We hope you find an amazing name for Prince Charming from this list.
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