Poetic Baby Names, Baby Names After Poets, Page 13
Choosing a Poetic baby name is a romantic, artistic gift for a child you hope will grow up loving words, stories, and beauty. Poetic baby names are drawn from poets themselves, from the characters in their poems, and from the soft, lyrical sound of words that feel like lines of verse. They're gentle, unusual, and wear beautifully on anyone who loves a little whimsy.
You'll find beautiful options everywhere literature touches. Poet-inspired names include Shakespeare-related picks like Ophelia (Hamlet), Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), Rosalind (As You Like It), Sebastian (Twelfth Night), and Orlando (As You Like It). Romantic-era poets give us Byron, Keats, Shelley, Dante, and Bronte. Modern poet names include Sylvia (Plath), Maya (Angelou), Langston (Hughes), Auden, and Neruda. Simply poetic-sounding names include Lyra (lyre, the poet's instrument), Sonnet, Rhyme, Verse, Meadow, Willow, and Wren. Persian poet Rumi has grown into a popular unisex name, as has the Irish poet-name Seamus (pronounced SHAY-mus).
To pick the right one, read it aloud slowly, then whisper it — poetic names should sound good in both volumes. If you love creative picks, also explore our Musician baby names, Romantic baby names, or our Goddess baby names collection. A poetic baby name is a daily small poem you get to speak over your child's life.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Recorded origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogilvie | From The High Peak | Male | Scottish |
| Olinda | Defender Of The Land | Female | German |
| Oliver | Legend Name | Male | French |
| Olivia | Olive Tree | Female | Romanian |
| Omar | First Son; Long Life; Most High; The Prophet's Follower | Male | Arabic |
| Ophelia | Serpentine | Female | Greek |
| Ord | Spear | Male | Anglo |
| Oriana | Blond | Female | Celtic |
| Orlando | Renowned In The Land. Form Of Roland. | Male | German |
| Orpheus | Myth Name (Son Of Apollo) | Male | Greek |
| Orrick | From The Ancient Oak Tree | Male | English |
| Osbert | Divinely Brilliant | Male | English |
| Oscar | Jumping Fighter | Male | Celtic |
| Osric | Divine Ruler | Male | Anglo |
| Oswald | Power Of God | Male | German |
| Ovid | Worker | Male | Hebrew |
| Owen | Young Fighter | Male | Celtic |
| Pablo | Little. Form Of Paul. | Male | Spanish |
| Page | Child | Female | Greek |
| Paige | Attendant | Female | French |
| Pamela | Made From Honey | Female | Greek |
| Pan | Myth Name (God Of Flocks) | Male | Greek |
| Paris | Myth Name (Son Of Priam) | Male | Greek |
| Patricia | Noble | Female | Spanish |
| Paul | Small | Male | Romanian |
| Paz | Golden | Male | Hebrew |
| Pegasus | Myth Name (Winged Horse) | Male | Greek |
| Penelope | Myth Name (Faithful Wife Of Odysseus) | Female | Greek |
| Percival | Hero Of Several Arthurian Stories | Male | Arthurian |
| Percy | Pierce | Male | French |
| Peter | Rock | Male | Greek |
| Phaedra | Myth Name (Daughter Of Minos) | Female | Greek |
| Phebe | "Variant Of Phoebe: Bright One, Shining, Pure." | Female | Greek |
| Philip | Loves Horses | Male | French |
| Phillida | Loving | Female | Greek |
| Philomela | Nightingale | Female | Greek |
| Phineas | Oracle | Male | Hebrew |
| Phoebe | Myth Name (Mother Of Leto) | Female | Greek |
| Phyllis | A Green Branch. | Female | Greek |
| Pierce | Rock | Male | English |
| Piper | Piper | Female | English |
| Pippa | Lover Of Horses | Female | Italian |
| Porter | Gatekeeper | Male | French |
| Portia | Of the Porcia clan | Female | English |
| Powell | Son Of Howell | Male | Celtic |
| Prince | Principal One: First. The Rock Musician Prince. | Male | English |
| Princeton | Principal One: First. The Rock Musician Prince. | Male | English |
| Priscilla | Female | English | |
| Prospero | Wealthy | Male | Spanish |
| Proteus | Myth Name (A Sea God) | Male | Greek |
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