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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

You Remind Me of the (Literary) Babe

     PureWow put out a fascinating and adorable article about baby names based off of literary characters. I seriously hope people are thinking hard before they christen their baby Hermione (Harry Potter) but I did see some cute ideas based on some charming kids' books and movies of my childhood.

  • Ramona (Ramona Quimby, Age 8; Beezus and Ramona) By Beverly Cleary                     (The movie is Ramona and Beezus).  Please do not name you child Beezus!
  • Harriet (Harriet the Spy) By Louise Fitzhugh
  • Winnie (As in The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh) By A.A. Milne                                Jimmy Fallon's daughter is named Winnie, from Pooh  or The Wonder Years
  • Finn (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) By Mark Twain                                             (and the underrated  90's movie Tom and Huck with Jonathan Taylor Thomas)

I would also add to my list: 
  • Logan (Bruno, Aussie boy baby sitter from The Babysitters Club) By Ann M. Martin
  • Sheila (Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great) By Judy Blume                                             Also in: Superfudge, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Fudge-A-Mania
  • James (James and the Giant Peach) By Roald Dahl 
  • Jessica/ Elizabeth (Sweet Valley Twins, Sweet Valley HighBy Francine Pascal                    Also in : Sweet Valley University, SVH: Senior Year, and a future movie

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