Female Hunger Games Characters

Maritte

Literary invented name, diminutive of Maria

"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"

Maritte is a spin on Maria, with an emphasis on the second syllable. Has a chic feel like Odette and a tailored image like Merritt — Maritte could appeal to a variety of styles. This name was…

Mayfair

English surname

A well-to-do London neighborhood, English surname, and potential route to the nickname May. Mayfair has everything going for it, and yet it couldn't be rarer.

Maysilee

Literary invented name

Suzanne Collins invented this name for a District 12 tribute — Maysilee Donner — who is mentioned in The Hunger Games trilogy and is a main character in the prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping . It may…

Messalina

Latin

Messalina was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius, and a great-grandniece of Augustus. She was executed for allegedly conspiring against her husband. Her name derives from the Roman family name…

Midge

Diminutive of Margaret

"pearl"

Sixties-style nickname which is also the name of a small biting insect, particularly prevalent in Scotland.

Palmyra

Greek, place name

"palm tree; pilgrim"

An ancient city in modern-day Syria, which occasionally makes the roster of girl names. Its etymology is uncertain — locally it is called Tadmor, and Palmyra is the Greek version — but it has…

Proserpina

Variation of Proserpine, Latin

"bringer of destruction"

The Roman equivalent of Persephone, making her a goddess of spring, and queen of the underworld. Also spelled Proserpine.

Tibby

Diminutive of Elizabeth

"pledged to God"

Cute and unusual as a nickname, but lacking the legs to stand on its own.

Venia

Volumnia

Feminization of Volumnius, Latin

"scroll"

Shakespeare used Volumnia as the name of Coriolanus' mother in his tragedy Coriolanus while Dickens used it in Bleak House .