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names from fiction I like
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Cody
English
"helpful, pillow"
Cody is a once-trendy boys' name occasionally used for girls. The Cody trend has now given way to other nickname-y names such as Rory and Ruby.
Colleen
Irish
"girl"
Midcentury Irish-American favorite, never used in Ireland itself, being the generic word for "girl"; rarely given today.
Concordia
Latin
"peace, harmony"
This name of the goddess of peace creates a lovely ideal.
Connie
Diminutive of Constance, English
"steadfastness"
Connie is a sweet and charming vintage nickname, which ranks in the top 200 in the UK and has a vintage charm that makes it ready for a comeback in the US as well.
Cyril
Greek
"lordly"
Cyril was an exclusively male name until Paul Thomas Anderson used it for Lesley Manville's character in Phantom Thread . Cyril is definitely a fresh entry in the boys-names-for-girls category, one…
Chili
Clorica
Coda
Copley
Craft
Crafts
Cuora
Cyrill
Delphine
French from Greek
"of Delphi; womb"
Delphine is a sleek, chic French name with two nature associations — the dolphin and the delphinium, a bluebell-like flower, a well as a link to the ancient city of Delphi, which the Greeks believed…
Devora
Hebrew
"bee"
Both a biblical and an Israeli place-name, this can be used as an offbeat substitute for Deborah.
Do
Do is a minimal feminine name found in several cultural contexts with different origins and meanings. In Vietnamese culture, it can be a given name meaning 'red' or symbolizing good fortune and…
Dolores
Spanish
"lady of sorrows"
Though it's related to the Virgin Mary, this name was once perceived as the height of sensuality, a role since taken over by nicknames Lola and Lolita. Dolores is one of the many titles given to the…
Dove
Nature name
"dove, a bird"
One of the new bird names, like Lark and Wren, this one's associated with the billing and cooing sounds of love. Soft and gentle, Dove also has the admirable association with peace. Dove was actually…
Eagle
Nature name
"eagle, a bird"
For the boyds. Er, boys, if only judging my the statistics, which have this rare bird name given to a handful of baby boys in the US but no recent baby girls. But it certainly would make a majestic…
Eda
English, Turkish
"wealthy, well-mannered"
An medieval English diminutive of Edith, which could make an unusual addition to simple vintage revivals like Eva, Ada and Ida. In Turkish, it means "well mannered".