Book Inspired Names

Delicate ballerina name with grace, charm, and heft courtesy of Jane Austen's Mr.

Dash is a nickname that can stand on its own and sounds, well, dashing. Connected these days with Kardashian enterprises.

Introduced via Sopranos star Drea (born Andrea) de Matteo, and catching on with a wider audience.

Emerson is a dignified, somewhat serious name associated with transcendental thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson. Much more popular now for girls since Desperate Housewife Teri Hatcher used it for her daughter, it is definitely still a viable boys name.

A child will find this name is neat, easy to pronounce, and able to fit in with the crowd.

Ever is a name we first heard via the now grown-up Ever Carradine, daughter of Robert. It's a truly unusual and simple name with an evocative meaning. Milla Jovovich and Paul Anderson chose it for their daughter.

Bird name possibility, rarer than Lark and Wren but with the same short, punchy feel.

The long association to the Ford Motor Company doesn't stand in the way of this being a strong, independent, single-syllable name.

Gabriel has become a biblical favorite, an angelic choice that's lighter and less patriarchal than some of his Old Testament brethren. Derived from the Hebrew name Gavri’el, Gabriel is taken from the elements gever, meaning "strong," and ’el, in reference to God.

Ginny was more common before Jenny and its myriad variants came along.