Poetic Baby Names, Baby Names After Poets, Page 5

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.

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Recorded origin
Csilla	Defender	Female	Hebrew
Cullen	Cub	Male	Celtic
Curtis	Courteous. See Also Curt	Male	English
Cymbeline	Meaning Unknown	Male	Arthurian
Cynara	Myth Name	Female	Greek
Cynthia	Moon	Female	Greek
Dahlia	Valley	Female	German
Daina	From Denmark. Also A Variant Of Daniel.	Female	English
Daley	Lives In The Valley	Male	English
Dallan	Blind	Male	Irish
Daniel	God Is My Judge. The Biblical Prophet And Writer Of Book Of Daniel Was A Teen...	Male	Hebrew
Dantae	Enduring. The Poet Dante Alighieri Wrote The Divine Comedy With Its Graphic D...	Male	Spanish
Dante	Lasting	Male	Italian
Dantel	Enduring. The Poet Dante Alighieri Wrote The Divine Comedy With Its Graphic D...	Male	Spanish
Danton	Variant Of Anthony.	Male	French
Daphne	Bay Tree	Female	Greek
Darren	Great. See Also Darin.	Male	English
Daunte	Enduring. The Poet Dante Alighieri Wrote The Divine Comedy With Its Graphic D...	Male	Spanish
David	Dearly Loved	Male	Hebrew
Dean	From The Dene	Male	English
Deborah	Bee. Deborah Was The Biblical Prophetess Who Summoned Barak To Battle Against...	Female	Hebrew
Delia	From Delos	Female	Romanian
Dell	Noble.	Female	German
Delmar	Of The Sea	Female	Spanish
Demetrius	Gift From Demeter	Male	Greek
Dempsey	Proud	Male	Gaelic
Denis	Named For Saint Denys	Male	French
Dennis	Named For Saint Denys	Male	French
Dervla	True Desire	Female	Irish
Desmond	From South Munster	Male	Irish
Destiny	Certain Fortune: Fate. The Mythological Greek God Of Fate.	Female	English
Dev	Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Dev-.	Male	English
Devan	Variant Of The English County Name Devon.	Male	English
Devanie	Dark-Haired. Poet	Female	Irish
Deven	Variant Of The English County Name Devon.	Male	English
Devin	Poet	Male	Celtic
Devnet	Bard	Female	Irish
Devon	The Name Of A Beautiful Farming County In England.	Female	English
Devona	Divine One	Female	Celtic
Devonn	Variant Of The English County Name Devon.	Male	English
Devyn	Divine.	Female	French
Diana	Divine	Female	Romanian
Diane	Divine. Mythological Ancient Roman Divinity Diana Was Noted For Beauty And Sw...	Female	French
Dion	Abbreviation Of Dionysius.	Male	English
Don	"Mother Goddess."	Female	Anglo
Donne	Form Of Donn. In Mythology The Irish Donn Was Known As King Of The Underworld.	Male	English
Dora	Gift	Female	Greek
Dorcas	Gazelle	Female	Greek
Dorinda	Beautiful Gift	Female	Greek
Dorothy	A Vision	Female	Greek

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