Names from Children's Books

Associated with Reynard the cunning fox in medieval European animal tales. Reynard can make an unusual yet historic choice for a modern boy, a modern day Richard or Robert.

Reynard "Reynie" Muldoon is the hero of The Mysterious Benedict Society books.

Reynard

The unique name Jilson is considered a girl's name only because its best-known bearer is a not-very-nice female character in The Mysterious Benedict Society. Fun name detail: Jilson's twin brother is named Jackson.

Jilson

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 in the novel and subsequent Disney movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century , Zenon is typically a masculine name of Greek and Polish origin, however, in the book and film, it was used for a girl who lives on a space station and is sent to earth as a punishment. 
 
It could be inspired the aforementioned Zenon, meaning "gift of Zeus" or "sky", by the Breton name Azenor meaning "light" or "honor", or by Xenia meaning "outsider". However, it could equally just be an invention, created by the author as a name that sets the character apart.

Zenon

Names from children's books are among the most popular 

 right now. Popular names Eloise, Sawyer, and Madeline are among the hottest baby names from beloved children's books.

Favorite books from childhood can be a wonderful source of names with deep personal meaning and worthy 

. From Charlotte of the Web to Harry Potter, Heidi to Huck, and Katniss to Stellaluna, the menu of 

 is a trend that doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. Here are 150+ of the most iconic baby names inspired by children's books.

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