Select a name from a literary title, characters or authors.
Names derived from literary titles, characters or authors.
16 Literary names:
Boo Radley
Category: Pet - Gender: Male
After the weirdo albino reclusive guy who kills a man with brute strength in "to kill a mockingbird".
Our bunny is albino and has creepy retard legs and a weird mouth.
Submitted by: carrie at 14.01.2008
Boo Radley
Category: Dog - Gender: Male
A good southern name from a classic american novel. A heroic name of small proportion as the character in the story is. Perfect for basset hounds.
Submitted by: sara rae at 01.03.2008
Darcy
Category: Dog - Gender: Male
From Pride and Prejudice, one of the best novels ever written. Mr. Darcy is every woman's Mr. Right.
Submitted by: Anonymous at 19.09.2007
Dashiell
Category: Dog - Gender: Male
Named after famous gumshoe detective novelist, Dashiell Hammet, masculine sounding, can be shorted to Dash.
Submitted by: Dash at 19.08.2007
Echo
Category: Cat - Gender: Female
It's the name of a nymph in a Greek myth. At the end of the story, the gods make her disappear and leave only her voice behind. I called one of my kittens this because she was (and is) a tiny cat with a huge meow.
Submitted by: flashdark at 29.12.2007
Edgar Allen Paw
Category: Dog - Gender: Female
This was my cat\'s name. God rest his soul, he died in a house fire. Still, a great name for any of you literary people out there.
Submitted by: Sydni at 22.09.2007
Gulliver
Category: Dog - Gender: Male
Well, our Lab travels. So did Gulliver, of Swift's Gulliver's Travels. It's still unusual, and people always ask, "Does he travel?" so they quickly get the allusion. We like it so much that we've named our oceanfront home, Gulliver's Landing!
Submitted by: ettaspets at 31.05.2008
Huxley
Category: Dog - Gender: Male
Named after the author, Alduous Huxley.
Submitted by: Hux at 29.07.2008
Kunta Kitty
Category: Cat - Gender: Male
Our cat roams free much like the dream of Kunta Kinte (Toby)
Submitted by: Anonymous at 12.03.2008
Lance
Category: Dog - Gender: Male
Its short form for Sir Lancealot. I think lance is a really cute name my friend just got a puggle and thats what she called it and he is so cute.
Submitted by: chela at 26.12.2007
Nellie
Category: Dog - Gender: Female
I got this name from the book Charlotte's Web. This is what the littlest spider who was Charlotte's daughter decided to be her name. It's simple and sweet!
Submitted by: Nell, Bella, Nell Bell, Ellie at 02.05.2008
Orwell
Category: Dog - Gender: Male
If you have alot of pets. Our yellow lab name is Orwell. The naem is from Animal Farm written by George Orwell.
Submitted by: Anonymous at 14.02.2008
Poet
Category: Dog - Gender: Unisex
Because poets write poems which are sometimes called music.
Submitted by: Team Museik at 29.06.2008
Pre
Category: Dog - Gender: Male
Named after the famous American middle distance runner of the 1970s Steve Prefontaine.I might add the name fits him perfectly-he is very athletic looking and can run all day.
Submitted by: Joe at 19.02.2008
Robert
Category: Cat - Gender: Unisex
hi. nice blog . thanks.
Submitted by: Unknown at 23.09.2007
Salamanca
Category: Cat - Gender: Female
Salamanca (Sall). From "Walk Two Moons" the cutest name ever! Very originall!
Submitted by: lalalalala at 07.11.2007
