Baby names from a book or movie

[Daydream Believer]

I just found out recently that my sister was named after a movie character.

I am curious as to how many people are named after movie/book characters & why. Was it because you liked the name, or the qualities of the character?

Im also curious if anyone knows babies that have been named after twighlight characters, being its so big ATM.

[christy]

Both my girls are

Matilda was after Zoolander... instead of the obvious Matilda She didn't fit any of the 7 names we brought into hospital with us, and 4 days later we were going through favourite movies and female names...

Jovie was after Elf... the Will Farrell kids movie Elf. Matilda named my bump Jovie and it stuck

[skybie]

my little brothers name Jake came from tv show called jake and the fat man.
dont remember the show but dad loved it apparently

[Kazmar]

I went to school with a girl, her sister, brother and herself were all named after people from "days of our lives" as her mother didn't know any english and had just arrived in Australia Kimberley, Caroline and Jeremy

[Nai]

My DP is Cory, named after a kid called Cory in a tv show from the 60's 'Julia'

[LaDolceVita]

My Mum first decided on my name after watching Little House on the Prairie - But my Dad liked it pronounced "Ah-lee-see-ah" instead of "Ah-lee-sha" - So I kind of am named after a tv show, but not...

[Sequoia]

Jovie was after Elf... the Will Farrell kids movie Elf. Matilda named my bump Jovie and it stuck

I always wondered where Jovie came from Christy, how interesting.

[shazdee]

If we have a little boy in the future I want to name him Arden after a character in one of my favourite books from my teen years My Sweet Audrina by Virginia Andrews. But DH hates it so he suggested Aiden as a compromise-I can live with that!

[lilima]

I know quite a few Harper's at the moment. - Not a character in a book, but a fomous auther none the less. Harper Lee.