Hunger Game Baby Names
The Hunger Games trilogy has inspired a post-Harry Potter generation of original baby names. These characters' names, which include elements from ancient history and sci fi, might be right for your literary baby.
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Alma
Alma is a somewhat solemn, soulful name that had a burst of popularity a century ago, then faded into the flowered wallpaper -- though we can see it beginning to find its way back. In addition to ... Read More
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Annie
Annie is one of the most open and optimistic, the-sun'll-come-out-tomorrow-type names of all, having been celebrated over the years in song (Annie Laurie), comic strip (Little Orphan Annie), folklo... Read More
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Bonnie
Bonnie is a word the Scots really do use for pretty, thus the root of this name, from the French bonne. Gone With the Wind gave Bonnie a big push when Scarlett and Rhett used it for their daught... Read More
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Brutus
Brutus is the quintessential brute--far too close to the word brutal. And any child with this name would spend much of his life hearing "Et tu." Originally an old Roman family name, borne by Mar... Read More
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Caesar
Caesar, the name of the greatest Roman of them all is rarely used outside Latino families, where the Cesar spelling is preferred--as in activist Chavez and Dog Whisperer Millan. In early Amrican h... Read More
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Cashmere
Cashmere is soft, luxurious -- and way out of the ordinary. One of the unusual names found in The Hunger Games series. Read More
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Cato
Cato conjures up images of ancient Roman statesmen and southern antebellum retainers; it could have revival potential, with its 'O' ending and the current interest in the names of Greek and Roman a... Read More
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Cecilia
Cecilia, a delicate and lacy feminine form of Cecil, which derives from a Roman clan name, has definitely been rediscovered. The martyred Saint Cecilia was designated the patron of musicians, eithe... Read More
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Clove
Clove is one of a whole tantalizing genre of spice names that might work for a boy. Clovis could be considered a long form. Read More
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Cressida
Cressida is a pretty mythological and Shakespearean heroine name much better known in Britain than it is here-- an imbalance the adventurous baby namer might want to correct. For although the Troja... Read More
You might also like these lists:
- Short Baby Names Includes: Rue
- British Baby Names for Girls Includes: Cressida
- If You Like Emma, You Might Love... Includes: Alma
- Southern Baby Names Includes: Alma, Portia
- Scottish Baby Names Includes: Effie
- TV Character Names Includes: Octavia
- Girls' Names With Gravity Includes: Cecilia
- Vintage Nicknames for Girls Includes: Annie
- Gladiator Baby Names Includes: Cato, Flavius, Seneca
- The O Names Includes: Cato, Octavia
