Literary Names
Names invented or popularized by a book or play. Several of the most ordinary-looking names in English use were coined by a single author and have been in circulation ever since.
8 names, very rare — fewer than 25 babies a year, in the United States
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Brick Brick is a rare boy's name taken from the English word for a block of baked clay.Boy English 7 in 2025
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