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213Malvolio is a fictional character invented by William Shakespeare for his comedy Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1602). The name derives from Italian mal volere, meaning "ill will" or "malevolence," which directly mirro...
Medora is a feminine given name popularized by George Gordon, Lord Byron for the heroine of his 1814 poem The Corsair. The name's etymology is obscure; Byron himself did not record what inspired it, though it may be an i...
Mephisto is a variant of Mephistopheles, the name of a demonic figure from German legend, most famously portrayed in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's tragic play Faust. The name has become synonymous with a tempter who barga...
Mephistopheles is a demonic figure in German folklore, most famously associated with the Faust legend. The exact origin of the name is uncertain, but several etymologies have been proposed. One suggestion derives it from...
Mercutio is a fictional character from William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet (first performed around 1596). He is a close friend of Romeo and a blood relative of Prince Escalus and Count Paris, making him one of...
Merry is the name of a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955). The full given name of this character is Meriadoc, a name Tolkien crafted to sound both familiar and slightly ar...
Mignon is a French word meaning "cute, darling", used as a feminine given name primarily in literary contexts. The name is most famously associated with the title character of Ambroise Thomas's opera Mignon (1866), which...
Mio 2 is a literary name invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren for her 1954 fantasy novel Mio, min Mio (English: Mio, My Mio). The book tells the story of Bo Vilhelm Olsson, a lonely foster child who is transported...
Mowgli is a fictional character and the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894) and its sequel The Second Jungle Book (1895). In the stories, Mowgli is a feral boy raised by wolves in the jungles of centr...
Nélida is a literary name invented by French author Marie d'Agoult (who wrote under the pseudonym Daniel Stern) for her semi-autobiographical novel Nélida (1846). The name is widely assumed to be an anagram of d'Agoult's...
Nemo is a Latin word meaning "nobody," famously adopted as the name of Captain Nemo, the enigmatic submarine commander in Jules Verne's novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870). The name gained further popular...
Nerissa is a feminine given name created by William Shakespeare for a character in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). The name is likely derived from the Greek word Νηρηΐς (Nereis), meaning "nymph, sea sprite," whic...
Nestan-Darejan is a Georgian feminine given name created by the 12th-century poet Shota Rustaveli for a central character in his epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin. Rustaveli coined the name from the Persian phra...
Norma is a female first name of literary origin, most famously associated with the title character of Vincenzo Bellini's 1831 opera Norma. The librettist Felice Romani created the name for the opera’s protagonist, a Gaul...
Nydia is a given name that first appeared in English literature, created by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his novel The Last Days of Pompeii (1834). Bulwer-Lytton possibly drew the name...
Oberon is a fairy king in medieval and Renaissance literature, best known from William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595), where he rules over the fairies alongside his queen, Titania. The name is a va...
Olinda is a feminine given name best known as the name of a princess of Norway in the medieval Spanish tales of the knight Amadis of Gaul. The name's etymology is uncertain, but it may be related to the Greek word ὀλύνθη...
Olindo is a masculine given name of Italian origin, best known from literature. The name was used by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso for the lover of Sophronia in his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580). In the poem, Ol...
Olivette is a feminine given name and a direct feminine form of Oliver. The name is most notably recognized as the title character in the French opéra comique Les noces d'Olivette (The Wedding of Olivette) by Edmond Audr...
Ophelia is a female given name of English, Ancient Greek, and literary origin, derived from the Greek word ὠφέλεια (ōphéleia) meaning "help, advantage." As a rare ancient Greek name, it was either rediscovered or recreat...
Orinthia is a feminine given name created by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw for his 1929 play The Apple Cart. The name is possibly derived from the Greek verb ὀρίνω (orino), meaning "to excite, to agitate." Thi...
Ossian is a literary name popularized by the Scottish poet James Macpherson in his 18th-century epic poems, which he claimed to have translated from ancient Scottish Gaelic sources. The name is a variant of Oisín, a lege...
Othello is a name that is perhaps a diminutive of the Roman name Otho, which was borne by a short-lived 1st-century Roman emperor. However, the name is far more famous for its use by William Shakespeare in his tragedy Ot...
Paddington is a literary name, most famously belonging to the beloved talking bear from the children's books by Michael Bond, first published in 1958. The character was named after Paddington station, the London railway...
Perdita is a feminine given name derived from the Latin word perditus, meaning "lost." The name was famously coined by William Shakespeare for a character in his late romance The Winter's Tale (c. 1610). In the play, Per...
Petruchio is an anglicised form of the Italian name Petruccio, used by William Shakespeare in his play The Taming of the Shrew (c. 1590–1594) for the male protagonist who woos and weds the fiery Katherina, or Kate. The n...
Philomel is an English poetic term for the nightingale, ultimately derived from the Philomela of Greek mythology. The word entered English through literary usage, where it became a conventional name for the songbird, app...
Pinocchio is the name of a famous fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Italian author Carlo Collodi, set in Tuscany. The name was created by Collodi and is...
Pippi is a Swedish feminine given name, primarily known as the name of the iconic literary character Pippi Longstocking, created by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. The name appears as a diminutive of the Scandinavian nam...
Pippin is a fictional male hobbit from J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955). His full given name is Peregrin, which is a semi-translation into English of his true hobbit name Razanur, m...
Pollyanna is a literary given name, created by combining the names Polly and Anna. It was popularized as the name of the protagonist in Eleanor H. Porter's 1913 novel Pollyanna, a classic of children's literature.Etymolo...
Polonius is a character from Hamlet by William Shakespeare. The name is derived from Latin Polonia, meaning "Poland" — a reference likely chosen by Shakespeare to impart an exotic or pompous aura. Polonius serves as the...
Quasimodo is the name of the fictional protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. The name derives from the liturgical Sunday known as Quasimodo Sunday, which is the first Sunday after Easter. T...
Quixote is a surname created by the Spanish author Quixote for the hero of his landmark novel Don Quixote (1605). Although the name is renowned globally as a given name, its origin lies in literature as the alter ego of...
Rapunzel is a feminine name derived from the name of an edible plant, also known as rampion (Valerianella locusta). The name is internationally recognized from the 1812 German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm, R...
Regan is a name with a complex and multifaceted history, derived from both literary and Gaelic origins. In the context of English and literary usage, Regan first appears in the chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth as the n...
Renesmee is an invented feminine given name created by American author Stephenie Meyer for a character in her novel Breaking Dawn (2008), the fourth book of the Twilight series. The name first appeared in the novel and l...
Rohan is a female name derived from J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novel trilogy The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955). In Middle-earth, Rohan is a land of horse-lords, known for its vast plains and skilled cavalry. The nam...
Rosenrot is a feminine name of German origin, meaning "rose red." It is best known from the Brothers Grimm folktale Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (published in English as Snow-White and Rose-Red), first recorded in 1837. I...
Rubeus is a Latin word meaning "red", used as a masculine given name primarily in literary contexts. It is most famously borne by Rubeus Hagrid, a central character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series (first book publ...
Rumpelstiltskin is a name from German folklore, best known as the title character in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale collected in their 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. The name itself is derived from German...
Rumpelstilzchen is the original German form of Rumpelstiltskin, the imp-like character from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of the same name. The name is derived from German elements: rumpeln meaning 'make noise' and Stelz...
Sabra is a feminine given name of English literary origin, first used by the English author Richard Johnson in his 1596 romance The Seven Champions of Christendom. In the story, Sabra is the Egyptian princess whom Saint...
Samwise is a masculine given name originating from J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955). The name means 'simple, half wise' from Old English sam 'half' and wis 'wise'. Within Tolkien'...
EtymologySansa is a name invented by the author George R. R. Martin for the character of Sansa Stark in his series A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning in 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011–...
Saruman is a name invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings (1954). It derives from Old English searu meaning "skill, craft, contrivance," combined with mann "man," thus signifying "skillfu...
Sauron is a name of immense evil in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, deriving from the fictional Elvish language Quenya, where sauron is interpreted as "abhorred" or "the abhorred one." The name is associated with the Dar...
Scheherazade is the Anglicized form of Shahrazad, the Persian name of the legendary narrator and central framing character of One Thousand and One Nights (also known as Arabian Nights), a collection of Middle Eastern, So...
Schneeweißchen is a German literary name meaning "snow white", a cognate of Low German Sneewittchen (see Snow White). It appears as the name of a peasant girl in the Brothers Grimm folktale Snow-White and Rose-Red, first...
Schneewittchen is the modern German form of the name of the famous fairy-tale princess, a linguistic hybrid that blends elements from both German dialects. It derives from the earlier Low German name Sneewittchen ("snow...
Sheherazade is an Anglicized form of Shahrazad, the legendary storyteller and framing character of One Thousand and One Nights (also known as Arabian Nights). Her name, deriving from the Persian chehr ("lineage, origin")...
Sherlock is an English surname turned first name, famously used by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle for his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, the protagonist of his mystery stories beginning in 1887. The name derive...
Shylock is a name famously used by William Shakespeare for the central Jewish antagonist in his play The Merchant of Venice (c. 1596). The character is a Venetian Jewish moneylender who demands a pound of Antonio's flesh...
Sinbad is a legendary mariner and the hero of a story-cycle within The 1001 Nights (also known as Arabian Nights). The name derives from Arabic Sindibād, of uncertain origin, possibly from Persian. Sinbad is a later addi...
Sindbad is the Persian form of Sinbad, a name famously borne by the fictional mariner in the Middle Eastern story-cycle known as The Thousand and One Nights (or Arabian Nights). The name itself is derived from Arabic Sin...
Sindibad is an Arabic form of the name Sinbad, from the Arabic Sindibād (سنْدباد), of uncertain origin possibly derived from Persian. This name is famously borne by the legendary sailor from the collection of Middle East...
Etymology and OriginSmaug is a name devised by the philologist and author J. R. R. Tolkien for the main antagonist, a dragon, in his novel The Hobbit (1937). The name is derived from the Germanic root *smūganą, meaning "...
Sméagol is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, introduced as the original name of the creature Gollum in The Lord of the Rings (1954). The name is derived from Old English smeah, meani...
Smilla is a feminine given name of modern literary origin, invented by Danish author Peter Høeg for the heroine of his 1992 novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (original Danish title: Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne)...
Sneewittchen is the original Low German form of the name later standardized in High German as Schneewittchen, and ultimately known in English as Snow White. The name was used by the Brothers Grimm for the heroine of thei...