TV Character Names

The name St. John is much more usable in its phonetic spelling — similar to the way St. Clair evolved into Sinclair. St. John has some literary cred — St. John Rivers is a cool character in Jane Eyre.
St. John has been attached to a number of notable men — not as a first but as a middle name, one shared by Evelyn Waugh, Basil Rathbone, Richard Harris and Brian Eno.

Sinjin

One of the original so-weird-it's-cruel <a href="https://nameberry.com/fameberry">celebrity baby names</a> doesn't sound quite so impossible with the resurgence of virtue names. But be charitable and choose Charity instead.

Chastity

This spelling seems to be taking off as a result of media appearances as characters in first "Gilmore Girls" and then as Sookie Stackhouse, the Anna Paquin character in "True Blood," based on "The Southern Vampire Mysteries" series of books by Charlaine Harris.

Sookie

Cerie -- which may be thought of as a variation of Siri or Cherie or Ceri but in fact is related to none of them -- is the name of Liz Lemon's assistant Cerie Xerox on 30 Rock</30>. The gorgeous Cerie's name is pronounced seh-REE. As baby names go, you could do worse. But you could also do a lot better.

Cerie

This adorable name of the young daughter on "Big Love" might be thought of as a variation of Tansy, an obscure flower name whose star may rise on the heels of such current favorites as Lily and Daisy.

Tancy

It may have been made up for a futuristic television show, but this name would not be out of place among such present-day trendies as Kayla and Taylor.

Teyla

The kind of nickname name you wouldn't want your own child to get stuck with.

Turtle

Is Villanelle the new Sonnet? This elaborate name is a form of poetry — an example is Dylan Thomas's Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night — but many know it better as an assassin's codename in the TV show Killing Eve. Inspired by that, Villanelle debuted on the American charts in 2022 when it was used for five baby girls. 
 
It's rich with nickname potential, but we're not sure if it sounds too villainous... or if it could be an appealing "bad girl name" like Delilah.
 
As a word, Villanelle is derived from the Italian villanella, a type of pastoral song with refrains. Villanella ultimately comes from the Medieval Latin villanus, meaning "farmhand".
 
Before Killing Eve (or the 2017 novel it's based on), Villanelle appeared as a name in Jeanette Winterson's novel, The Passion, published in the late 80s.

Villanelle

Atia Balba Caesonia was a Roman noblewoman who was the mother of Emperor Augustus. As was the practice at the time, she had two sisters also named Atia, Atia Prima and Atia Tertia.  The real-life Atia was reportedly a more worthy personage than the scheming Atia on HBO's "Rome."

Atia

Helly is not a nickname you hear every day, but Helly (short for Helena) Riggs is a character on TV's Severance. Both Helen and Helena are starting to trend upwards, which may make Helly more familiar.

Helly

Famous as the long-suffering wife of the philosopher Socrates.

Xanthippe

Alexx

Like a blend of vintage-style Edie and popular Katie, Keedie is either an invented name, a variant of the Scottish surname Keddy, or possibly a short form of Katherine. 
 
In the case of Soprano singer Keedie Babb, her name was a creation of her father's, inspired by his love of pop star, Kiki Dee. As a variation of the Scottish surname, Keedie would ultimately derive from the Gaelic Mac Adaidh, meaning "the son of Adam" or "son of the red earth". As a diminutive of Katherine, Keedie likely draws inspiration from Kitty, Katie, Kadie, or Kiki.
 
The name has been used by writer Elle McNicoll in her novel A Kind of Spark and the character Keedie features in both the television adaptation, and in the follow up novel, Keedie.

Keedie

Used for a character in the animated fantasy series, The Owl House, Eberwolf combines two animal related names together.

Eberwolf

Sazz is the gender-neutral name of the nonbinary character played by Jane Lynch in Only Murders in the Building. While a pure invention for television, we can see it catching on ala other character names like Khaleesi and Kylo.

Sazz

Sazz is a name invented for the nonbinary character played by Jane Lynch in Only Murders in the Building. While no actual babies have received this name yet, they will.

With other Cornish names like Elowen and Jago catching people's attention, the mythical sounding Mithian might prove an unexpected and magical feeling choice. Traditionally called Mydhyan, Mithian is a village in Cornwall that sits between St Agnes and Perranporth.
 
While the exact meaning is unknown, one theory suggests Mithian could be a derivative of the Welsh midd, associating it with a pit or pool in a river, though it could also come from the Old English mydhen meaning "maiden", or from mith, relating to mystical creatures, magic, and legend. 
 
Used for the name of a Princess in the BBC series, Merlin, it feels gentle, mystical, and strong at the same time.

Mithian

Bix entered the lexicon as a girls' name via heroine Bix Caleen, played by Adria Arjona, on TV's Star Wars prequel Andor. While Bix is a new name for girls, it's been around for decades for boys via jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke, and Bex is a trendy nickname for Rebecca as well as a short form of the also-trendy Bexley (and Bexlee and Bexleigh).

Derived from the Igbo name Ositadimma, Osita comes from the longer phrase Osi-ta-dị-mma-ọdịbalụ-gboo meaning "if it starts to get better today it started early". A powerful meaning with a simple short form, Osita is borne by Nigerian actor Osita Iheme, and is the name of a character in the TV show The Day of the Jackal.

Osita

A soft but distinctive Swedish short form of the rugged Ulrik, not to be confused with the Estonian (feminine name) Ülle. It has appeared on characters in the game series The Witcher and in the TV series, The Day of the Jackal.

Ulle

The names of television characters, from the days of the Western and early soap operas, have always been influential, with life imitating the small screen and vice versa.

Names of TV characters include current favorites, historic revivals, and writer creations. 

 include Archer, Dexter, Eleanor, Eve, Malcolm, Quinn, Sawyer, and Willow. Names with distinctive character connections include Homer, Meadow, Frasier, Hyacinth, and Eleven.

Not all of these TV character names come highly recommended (sorry, Turtle), but there are plenty of wonderful gems in this collection.

TV character names, including baby boy names and baby girl names from popular television shows, with meanings, origins, and popularity.. (Page 10)