Magically Under-used Literary Names
- Titania
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"giant, great one"Description:
This name of the queen of the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream has a delicate, lacy charm similar to Tatiana's, but that first syllable could cause embarrassing problems.
- Japhy
Origin:
Diminutive of JaphethMeaning:
"he expands"Description:
Japhy Ryder was a hero of Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums. Compared with Moses and Noah, Japhy sounds downright adorable and eminently baby-worthy.
- Amory
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"industrious"Description:
Amory is best known for the hero of Fitzgerald's 1920 This Side of Paradise, Princeton student Amory Blaine. Amory is in some danger of being borrowed by the girls, a la Avery. Alternate spellings Amori or Amorie also relate to the Latin word for love.
- Fawkes
- Morella
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