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By: Lynda

Lynda — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:11:59 +0000

Holden is a vehicle in Australia. I suppose it might be trendy… About as original or classy as calling a girl ‘Mercedes’ I guess!

By: QueMono

QueMono — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:37:04 +0000

I think Holden is a lovely name on its own, and the conclusion Holden Caulfield comes to about wanting to save children from losing their innocence is really beautiful. But I think naming a kid after him specifically is a little weird – sure all boys go through periods of rebellion and angst, but to say all boys go through what Holden did implies you may have skipped half the book. Most children can safely graduate to adulthood without going through the kinds of things Holden did, or ending up in the hospital. Had there been any worthwhile adults in that book at all, the “phase” would have been more correctly identified as a crisis. I think Holden is an absolutely beautiful name, but it’s a poor choice if you’re planning to name your children after book characters.

By: Siobhan

Siobhan — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:46:44 +0000

For me, Nancy is Oliver Twist rather than Nancy Drew, but then I suppose you wouldn’t name your daughter after her… I know a few cats called Bella, but no children yet.

By: amandakarnes1989

amandakarnes1989 — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:26:13 +0000

Saphira is another good choice

By: midwestmalts

midwestmalts — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:45:16 +0000

I always thought it was funny when this happened. I felt like a nerd because i was always attracted to literary names.. while so many of my of my friends have used tv as a reference for their children (Halie- One Tree Hill, Wyatt- charmed). I love literary names, always drawn to Scout to kill a mocking bird, and yes Josephine, I grew up on little women. Very interesting to see, thank you for sharing!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:39:11 +0000

We actually named our first Alice because we both love Alice in Wonderland so much, as well as the fact that our list was full of older names.

By: Rayna

Rayna — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:35:51 +0000

My daughter’s name is Lyra Seraphina from “The Golden Compass.”

By: Kendra

Kendra — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:29:06 +0000

My daughter is named Ginny, after Ginny Weasley.

By: Shannon Sparks

Shannon Sparks — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:28:10 +0000

I really wanted that name, but my daughter’s father didn’t agree, so I named her Saphira instead