Musical Baby Names Inspired By Broadway Musicals
If you love the magic of the stage and dream in showtunes, Broadway musicals offer a treasure chest of baby name inspiration. You will find cheerful girl picks like Adelaide from Guys and Dolls, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, Cosette from Les Miserables, Eliza from My Fair Lady, and Millie from Thoroughly Modern Millie. Boys might wear Amos, Benny, Emile, Finch, Flynn, Frankie, Larkin, Levi, or Oliver with pride. From Annie to Wicked and Chicago to The Sound of Music, these names let you pass your musical passion on through a name your child will sing along to.
If you like music-themed baby names, Broadway musicals would make a great source of inspiration for baby names. These names would be perfect for your baby names, especially if you are one of the musical-loving parents.
Adelaide: Miss Adelaide of the musical Guys and Dolls.
Amos: The name of Roxie Hart’s husband in Chicago.
Annie: Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie.
Belle: The lovely beauty of Beauty & the Beast.
Benny: Alternative to the name Benjamin in the rock musical Rent.
Birdie: Conrad Birdie was the dream boat that had all the girls swooning in Bye Bye Birdie.
Clara: A character from Porgy and Bess.
Cosette: The daughter of Fantine, an unwed mother in the musical Les Miserables.
Dorothy: Dorothy Gale of Kansas is in the musical Wicked.
Eliza: Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, act by Audrey Hepburn.
Emile: Emile De Becque is the French plantation owner who falls in love with Nellie in South Pacific.
Finch: One of the characters in the Broadway musical Newsies.
Flynn: Billy Flynn is the lawyer in Chicago.
Frankie: As in Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons in the musical Jersey Boys.
Gretel: One of the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music.
Jet: The name Jet comes from Westside Story as it is the name of one of the gangs: The Jets.
June: The name of Gypsy Rose Lee’s sister.
Larkin: The dreamy Link Larkin of Hairspray.
Levi: The last name of Dolly Levi of Hello Dolly.
Louisa: One of the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music.
Lucy: Lucy Barker is wife of Benjamin Barker in Sweeney Todd, and the name is bright and cheery.
Millie: The namesake of the musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie and a sweet and unexpected name.
Molly: One of the orphans in the musical Annie.
Nala: Simba’s lioness best buddy and future love in The Lion King.
Nellie: One of the main characters in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific.
Nessa: Nessarose “Nessa” Thropp is the Wicked Witch of the East in Wicked.
Oliver: The namesake of the musical Oliver.
Penny: The quirky best friend to Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray.
Pepper: One of the orphans in the musical Annie.
Rosie: One of the songs from the musical Bye Bye Birdie.
Roxie: Roxie Hart is one of the main characters in Chicago.
Rydell: Inspired by Rydell High School from the musical Grease.
Amos: The name of Roxie Hart’s husband in Chicago.
Annie: Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie.
Belle: The lovely beauty of Beauty & the Beast.
Benny: Alternative to the name Benjamin in the rock musical Rent.
Birdie: Conrad Birdie was the dream boat that had all the girls swooning in Bye Bye Birdie.
Clara: A character from Porgy and Bess.
Cosette: The daughter of Fantine, an unwed mother in the musical Les Miserables.
Dorothy: Dorothy Gale of Kansas is in the musical Wicked.
Eliza: Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, act by Audrey Hepburn.
Emile: Emile De Becque is the French plantation owner who falls in love with Nellie in South Pacific.
Finch: One of the characters in the Broadway musical Newsies.
Flynn: Billy Flynn is the lawyer in Chicago.
Frankie: As in Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons in the musical Jersey Boys.
Gretel: One of the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music.
Jet: The name Jet comes from Westside Story as it is the name of one of the gangs: The Jets.
June: The name of Gypsy Rose Lee’s sister.
Larkin: The dreamy Link Larkin of Hairspray.
Levi: The last name of Dolly Levi of Hello Dolly.
Louisa: One of the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music.
Lucy: Lucy Barker is wife of Benjamin Barker in Sweeney Todd, and the name is bright and cheery.
Millie: The namesake of the musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie and a sweet and unexpected name.
Molly: One of the orphans in the musical Annie.
Nala: Simba’s lioness best buddy and future love in The Lion King.
Nellie: One of the main characters in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific.
Nessa: Nessarose “Nessa” Thropp is the Wicked Witch of the East in Wicked.
Oliver: The namesake of the musical Oliver.
Penny: The quirky best friend to Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray.
Pepper: One of the orphans in the musical Annie.
Rosie: One of the songs from the musical Bye Bye Birdie.
Roxie: Roxie Hart is one of the main characters in Chicago.
Rydell: Inspired by Rydell High School from the musical Grease.
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