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After the first 60 pages of 7, names, they become mostly alternate spellings. People these days LOVE to spell their baby names differently to be unique. What years to pick? The Social Security office has lists going back to The 20s are a fun decade. And for some odd reason sounds especially fun. That list has 10, names.

The PDF has 10, names. After looking through the and list, I found that those years also have their fair share of alternate spellings, but not early as many as But really odd is that there are a lot of boy names in these older lists. Perhaps these names were considered unisex in that era. But now they have become more like male names. I found these PDFs immensely helpful to me. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

Learn how your comment data is processed. Baby names from books can come from canonical literary classics, such as Daisy and Ulysses, or contemporary works of fiction, such as Lyra and Lisbeth. You may wish to consider last names as firsts of famous literary characters, such as Gatsby, Pevensie, Marlowe, and Cullen.

Names invented for literary characters are not all modern inventions: Pamela was invented by Sir Philip Sidney for his eponymous novel in the 16th century, and Shakespeare is believed to have invented Olivia and Jessica. Sat Dec 04 By Sophie Kihm. Geralt Heart Origin: Variation of Gerald, German Meaning: "ruler with the spear" Description: Geralt is an antiquated version of the old-fashioned name Gerald, which has been drooping toward the bottom of the US Top since the early s but as of , had not quite fallen off.

Geralt is seeing fresh life, however, thanks to The Witcher series, first as books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, then video games, and now a Netflix series. Geralt of Rivia, the main character played by Henry Cavill, is a magical monster hunter.

The name is pronounced with a hard G. Geralt Continued Chevron - Right. Jaskier Heart Origin: Literary and botanical name Meaning: "buttercup" Description: Jaskier is the original Polish name of the bard character in The Witcher , incorrectly translated in the English versions of the books and video games as Dandelion but really meaning Buttercup. Jaskier Continued Chevron - Right.

Yennefer Heart Origin: Literary name, variation of Jennifer or Guinevere, Cornish or Welsh Meaning: "white shadow, white wave" Description: Yennefer is the name of one of the protagists of The Witcher series, first books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski and then a video game and now a Netflix series.

Yennefer is a powerful fighter and sorceress. As a name, we don't think Yennefer is any improvement on millennial mom name Jennifer, but nickname Yen has it all over the dated Jen. Yennefer Continued Chevron - Right. Atticus is a literary name in more ways than one. Atticus Continued Chevron - Right. Milo Heart Origin: Latin and Old German Meaning: "soldier or merciful" Description: Milo is most commonly considered to be Germanic name derived from the Latin word miles , meaning "soldier.

Mylo is an alternate spelling. Milo Continued Chevron - Right. Alice Continued Chevron - Right. Hazel Heart Origin: English Meaning: "the hazelnut tree" Description: Hazel is a name applied from the English word hazel, referring to the hazelnut tree.

Historically, a wand of hazel symbolized protection and authority. Hazel Continued Chevron - Right. Olivier emerged as the dominant spelling for its associations with the Latin word oliva , meaning "olive tree. Oliver Continued Chevron - Right. Charlotte Heart Origin: French, feminine diminutive of Charles Meaning: "free man" Description: Charlotte is the feminine form of the male given name Charles.

Charlotte Continued Chevron - Right. Cora Heart Origin: Greek Meaning: "maiden" Description: In classical mythology, Cora—or Kore—was a euphemistic name of Persephone, goddess of fertility and the underworld. Kore was the name used when referencing her identity as the goddess of Spring, while Persephone referred to her role as queen of the Underworld. Cora gained popularity as a given name after James Fenimore Cooper used it as the name of his heroine, Cora Munro, in his novel The Last of the Mohicans.