Elizabeth. Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite romances and I have always loved the sassy Elizabeth Bennett. My grandmother's name was Elizabeth which is another appeal.
Lucille. For the poet Lucille Clifton and the fact that I'm a sucker for names with "light" in the etymology.
June. For the poet June Jordan and June Boatright of The Secret Life of Bees (even though Miss Boatright can be stubborn and guarded, she is also incredibly talented and fiercely protective of those she loves).
Lily. Lily Bart, a tragic and unfortunate character but there's warm well lit corner in my heart for the poor girl.
Sophia. Of Alice Walker's The Color Purple. A strong woman.
Bastian. The Never-ending Story. Enough said.
Nick. Of the Nick Adams Stories written by Ernest Hemingway, some of my favorite prose.
Alyosha. In honor of the Russians. Alexsi Karamazov of Dostoyevsky and Alyosha the Pot by Tolstoy.
Dante. Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise.
Phineas. From A Separate Peace and only because it's a better name than Gene.
3 comments:
I love Sophia and like you I really like the names with light in them! Included Lucia on my list.
Great choices. I had Alexey on my list, too--totally didn't expect to find someone likeminded on that! :)
Very cool list! I love Bastian.
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