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Literary Dogs Name

Austen – Inspired by Jane Austen, author of Pride and Prejudice.

Beowulf – The heroic figure from the epic poem Beowulf.

Darcy – After Mr. Darcy from Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

Gatsby – Inspired by Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.

Huck – From Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Scout – The young narrator of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.

Holden – After Holden Caulfield from J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye.

Hermione – The brilliant witch from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series.

Atticus – Inspired by Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Dante – After Dante Alighieri, author of The Divine Comedy.

Orwell – After George Orwell, known for 1984 and Animal Farm.

Poe – Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, master of horror and mystery.

Moby – From Moby Dick, the great white whale in Herman Melville’s novel.

Clover – A character from George Orwell’s Animal Farm.

Frodo – The brave hobbit from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

Samwise – Frodo’s loyal companion in The Lord of the Rings.

Dorian – After Dorian Gray from Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Puck – The mischievous fairy from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Daisy – From Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby.

Tess – From Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

Raven – Inspired by Poe’s poem The Raven.

Nemo – After Captain Nemo from Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

Clarisse – A character from Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.

Branwen – A figure from Welsh mythology referenced in literature.

Mowgli – The boy raised by wolves in Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book.

Salem – Inspired by the witch trials in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.

Hester – From Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter.

Mabel – A character in various works by Katherine Mansfield.

Salinger – After J.D. Salinger, the author of The Catcher in the Rye.

Darwin – Inspired by Charles Darwin, whose theories influenced literature.

Alchemist – Inspired by Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist.

Fitzgerald – After F. Scott Fitzgerald, renowned for his lyrical prose.

Winnie – From A.A. Milne’s beloved character, Winnie-the-Pooh.

Liesel – From Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief.

Shylock – A character from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

Gwendolyn – Inspired by Gwendolyn from Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.

Pride – Inspired by Pride and Prejudice.

Edgar – After Edgar Allan Poe, the master of macabre.

Aslan – The lion from The Chronicles of Narnia.

Lisabeth – Inspired by Lisabeth Salander from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series.

Virgil – The ancient poet whose works influenced many writers.

Matilda – From Roald Dahl’s Matilda.

Kipling – After Rudyard Kipling, known for his children’s stories.

Hobbit – Inspired by the small creatures in Tolkien’s works.

Eeyore – The melancholic donkey from A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh.

Pipkin – A character from Watership Down by Richard Adams.

Eowyn – The warrior woman from The Lord of the Rings.

Dracula – After Bram Stoker’s infamous vampire.

Wuthering – From Wuthering Heights.

Cecily – A character in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.

Hobbes – The tiger from Calvin and Hobbes.

Gatsby – Inspired by Jay Gatsby, the titular character from The Great Gatsby.

Grendel – The monster from the Beowulf epic.

Sirius – After Sirius Black from the Harry Potter series.

Violet – From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Dr. Jekyll – From Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Odysseus – The hero of Homer’s The Odyssey.

Fable – Inspired by the tradition of fables in literature.

Hermia – From Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Aladdin – The protagonist from the story in One Thousand and One Nights.

Beatrix – After Beatrix Potter, known for her children’s stories.

Emma – From Jane Austen’s Emma.

Giselle – A character from the ballet by Adolphe Adam.

Holden – After Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye.

Cordelia – A character from Shakespeare’s King Lear.

Lancelot – A knight from Arthurian legend featured in various works.

Pride – Inspired by Pride and Prejudice.

Ferdinand – From Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

Tolkien – After J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Lyra – The protagonist from Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials.

Sam – After Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings.

Bard – Inspired by the traditional role of a poet and storyteller.

Isolde – From the legend of Tristan and Isolde.

Cersei – Inspired by Cersei Lannister from George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire.

Fiver – A character from Watership Down.

Hawthorne – After Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter.

Rochester – After Edward Rochester from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.

Verne – Inspired by Jules Verne, known for his adventure novels.

Gandalf – The wise wizard from The Lord of the Rings.

Cathy – Inspired by Catherine Earnshaw from Wuthering Heights.

Dorian – After Dorian Gray from Oscar Wilde’s novel.

Matador – Inspired by characters in literature involving Spain.

Ariel – A character from Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

Minerva – After Minerva McGonagall from the Harry Potter series.

Juliet – From Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare.

Stella – From Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire.

Ripley – After Ellen Ripley from the Alien series.

Gatsby – After Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby.

Kafka – Inspired by Franz Kafka, known for his surreal stories.

Lolita – After Nabokov’s controversial novel Lolita.

Hermes – Inspired by the messenger god in various myths and literature.

Salvador – After Salvador Dalí, known for surrealism in art and literature.

Hemingway – After Ernest Hemingway, a master of concise prose.

Fitz – Short for F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby.

Faulkner – After William Faulkner, known for his complex narratives.

Rita – After Rita Hayworth from Gilda, a classic film with literary significance.

Frankenstein – Inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Troy – After the city featured in Homer’s The Iliad.

Neruda – After Pablo Neruda, the renowned poet.

Jasper – After Jasper Jones, a character in Craig Silvey’s novel.

Gulliver – From Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.

Antigone – The tragic heroine from Sophocles’ play.

Willow – Inspired by the tree, often found in literature symbolizing resilience.

Zelda – After Zelda Fitzgerald, a significant figure in the literary scene.

Nina – After Nina Simone, who inspired literary works with her music.

Theo – Inspired by The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt.

Esther – From The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.

Julian – After Julian Barnes, known for his literary contributions.

Lennon – Inspired by John Lennon, whose influence extends to literature.

Leopold – After Leopold Bloom from James Joyce’s Ulysses.

Sophie – From Sophie’s Choice by William Styron.

Phaedra – A character from Greek tragedy, often referenced in literature.

Juno – Inspired by the Roman goddess, often depicted in literature.

Scout – Inspired by the brave young girl from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Euripides – After the ancient Greek playwright known for his complex characters.

Caliban – From Shakespeare’s The Tempest, a symbol of the wild and untamed.

Desdemona – The tragic heroine from Shakespeare’s Othello.

Quixote – Inspired by Don Quixote, the dreamer from Cervantes’ novel.

Scarlett – After Scarlett O’Hara from Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.

Nightingale – Inspired by the famous poem The Nightingale by John Keats.

Juliet – The iconic romantic from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Huckleberry – After Huckleberry Finn, the adventurous spirit in Mark Twain’s novel.

Allegra – After the character in The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.

Tolkien – Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Ginevra – A character in Arthurian legend, often associated with beauty and tragedy.

Yossarian – The antihero of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22.

Cosette – After the beloved character from Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables.

Violet – From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

Cressida – From Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida.

Dante – Inspired by Dante Alighieri, whose work The Divine Comedy is a literary masterpiece.

Othello – The tragic hero from Shakespeare’s play, often explored in literature.

Wendy – From J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan.

Bea – A nod to Beatrice from Dante’s Divine Comedy.

Fang – After Fang, Hagrid’s loyal dog from the Harry Potter series.

Portia – The intelligent and resourceful character from The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare.

Briony – After Briony Tallis from Ian McEwan’s Atonement.

Hester – From The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Fitzwilliam – The full name of Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice.

Lyra – After Lyra Belacqua from Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series.

Heathcliff – The brooding anti-hero from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

Ophelia – The tragic figure from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Nora – From A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen.

Renee – After the main character in The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery.

Achilles – The heroic warrior from Homer’s Iliad.

Santiago – After the protagonist from Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist.

Morrison – After Toni Morrison, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

Catherine – Inspired by Catherine Earnshaw from Wuthering Heights.

Faust – The character from Goethe’s Faust.

Circe – Inspired by the powerful sorceress from Greek mythology, often referenced in literature.

Julianne – A nod to The Hours by Michael Cunningham.

Fanny – After Fanny Price from Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park.

Socrates – The philosopher whose ideas inspired countless literary works.

Darcy – After Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy from Pride and Prejudice.

Gwendolen – From Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.

Rudyard – After Rudyard Kipling, known for his adventure tales.

Gracie – After Grace Poole, a character in Jane Eyre.

Tess – From Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

Katherine – A common name in literature, representing strong female characters.

Darwin – Inspired by Charles Darwin, whose theories have influenced literature.

Rosencrantz – After the character from Hamlet.

Smeagol – The original name of Gollum from The Lord of the Rings.

Icarus – A character from Greek mythology, symbolizing hubris.

Cassandra – The tragic figure from Greek mythology, often referenced in literature.

Emma – After the main character in Jane Austen’s Emma.

Trevor – Inspired by The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

Helena – From Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Tristan – From the legend of Tristan and Isolde, often explored in literature.

Lyric – Inspired by the form of poetry, often representing emotion.

Dahl – After Roald Dahl, known for his children’s literature.

Emilia – A character from Shakespeare’s Othello.

Phoebe – From The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.

Simeon – Inspired by literary works referencing biblical figures.

Bard – A term for a poet, especially in reference to Shakespeare.

Sophie – From Sophie’s Choice by William Styron.

Esme – Inspired by the character from For Esmé—with Love and Squalor by J.D. Salinger.

Gertie – After the character from The Great Gatsby.

Ibsen – After Henrik Ibsen, the playwright known for his realist dramas.

Mercutio – The witty character from Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare.

Clarice – After Clarice Starling from The Silence of the Lambs.

Siddhartha – Inspired by Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha.

Ursula – A character from various literary works and mythologies.

Shakespeare – After the iconic playwright whose works continue to influence literature.

Atlas – Inspired by the character from Greek mythology, often referenced in literature.

Beatrix – After Beatrix Potter, celebrated for her children’s stories.