Home / Pregnancy 25+ beautiful baby names inspired by famous writers The fact is, everyone loves writers. By Deena Campbell January 6, 2021 Rectangle Choosing a name for your baby is no easy task. There are so many factors to consider: Will the name have a special meaning? Will it honor your family values and traditions? And most important, will your baby embrace it 25 years from now? If you’re a writer or remotely interested in literature, perhaps you’ve considered naming your baby after a great writer. I named my son “Stephen” after my husband, but I have to admit that it’s cool he has the same first name as one of America’s greatest living novelist (Stephen King). Naming my kid Stephen was a no-brainer for me, but if I had to do it over again, naming him after an influential and highly respected novelist would be high on my list. How about you? To help you feel connected to late writers (and current favorites), name your baby one of these writer-inspired names: Here are top baby girl names inspired by writers: Toni (Morrison) Jane (Austen) Harper (Lee) Maya (Angelou) Alice (Walker) Sylvia (Plath) Zora (Neale Hurston) Isabel (Allende) Virginia (Woolf) Anne (Tyler) Judy (Blume) Zadie (Smith) Marilynne (Robinson) Rachel (Kushner) Here are top baby boys names inspired by writers: (George) Orwell (J.R.R.) Tolkien William (Shakespeare) (Dan) Brown (George R.R.) Martin Homer Charles (Dickens) (Arthur Conan) Doyle (Albert) Camus (James) Baldwin Stephen (King) Thomas (Pynchon) Cormac (McCarthy) (Percival) Everett The latest Pregnancy Top baby names 2024: Who’s in, who’s out, and what’s trending Viral & Trending My sister ‘stole’ my dream baby name—how do I make peace with it? Viral & Trending Son asks if he’s wrong for not changing his name despite parents’ wishes Pregnancy If you didn’t experience “pregnancy glow”, you are not alone