Names from classic novels for your pet
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Classic novels give names with character. Little Women (1868) has Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy; Anne of Green Gables (1908) has Anne, who insists on the 'e'; and in Heidi (1881), Heidi spends her summers on the mountain with Peter the goatherd. A name from a book you loved is a story you can tell about your pet.
21 names, good for any pet. Read the classics on Peabody (for kids).
| Shortlist | Name | Boy or girl | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo | Girl | Jo March, the writer of Little Women. | |
| Meg | Girl | The eldest March sister. | |
| Beth | Girl | The gentle March sister who loves music. | |
| Amy | Girl | The youngest March sister, an artist. | |
| Laurie | Boy | The Marches' neighbor and friend. | |
| Anne | Girl | Anne of Green Gables: Anne with an e. | |
| Gilbert | Boy | Anne's school rival, then her friend. | |
| Diana | Girl | Anne's bosom friend. | |
| Heidi | Girl | The girl who lives with her grandfather in the mountains. | |
| Clara | Girl | Heidi's friend from the city. | |
| Dickon | Boy | The boy in The Secret Garden who can talk to animals. | |
| Mary | Girl | Mary Lennox, who finds the secret garden. | |
| Huck | Boy | Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain's free-spirited boy. | |
| Tom Sawyer | Boy | Who gets his friends to paint the fence for him. | |
| Becky | Girl | Becky Thatcher, Tom Sawyer's friend. | |
| Sherlock | Boy | Sherlock Holmes, the great detective: for a pet who sniffs out everything. Great for a dog. | |
| Watson | Boy | Dr. Watson, Holmes's loyal friend. | |
| Gulliver | Boy | Who travels to a land of tiny people in Gulliver's Travels. | |
| Pip | Boy | The boy in Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. | |
| Darcy | Boy | Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. | |
| Lizzy | Girl | Elizabeth Bennet, the heroine of Pride and Prejudice. |
Tick the names you like, then take them to a family vote.