1. | All the Bright Places / Jennifer Niven -
Finch
I've loved this name/nickname since before my beloved Theo came along, but his attachment to the name made me love it all the more. It's so cheeky and sly.
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2. | Golden Son / Pierce Brown -
Victra
It's a play on the Roman Victoria, but the shortening takes the elegant Latinate title and makes it sharper, harsher, pointier. Sort of like its owner.
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3. | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Lewis Carroll -
Alice
I've adored this name for years because of the most obvious incarnation of it, and I'll find a thousand ways to use it, mark you me.
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4. | Le Morte D'Arthur / Thomas Malory -
Mordred
Another classic. Mordred just sounds as evil as he is, only the name doesn't actually mean anything evil, it's just really cleverly chosen. I also love the French (?) version, Medraut.
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5. | Children of Blood and Bone / Tomi Adeyemi -
Zelie
So freaking pretty. It fits her character so well too, somehow both lovely and fierce at the same time, with those gorgeous open vowels that roll delightfully off the tongue.
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These are all such awesome names! I think Finch is my favorite on this list because it just has a unique sound to it.
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