I get very attached to the names of characters I love. When I was seven, I wanted to name my future children Fern and Wilbur. Thankfully I’ve outgrown my Charlotte’s Web obsession – no offense to any Ferns or Wilburs out there. There was also a time when Pippi a la Pippi Longstocking and Josephine from Little Women made my list.
It’s a snow day and you need something fun to do. So,as a challenge, I’ve listed some of the more unusual names from some of my favorite books. Most of them are middle-grade or YA.
How many can you identify? I’ll add some multiple-choice titles tomorrow for those of you who want a hint and post the answers on Friday. Have fun!
- Aislinn
- Anidora-Kilandra
- Cabel
- Calder
- Capricorn
- Doon
- Fitzwilliam
- Gemma
- Grandison
- Heathcliff
- Holling
- Leisel
- Lyra
- Mibs
- Percy
- Phineas
- Roiben
- Tibby
- Vlad
- Zane
How many could you identify? If you’ve got a reason to brag, brag. If you’ve got a reason to be embarrassed, ’fess up!
What great names did I forget? I’m sure there are many, many more!
I believe I got 6 – so I’m probably in the embarrassed catagory.
-Fred