Top 5 Wednesday: Favorite Character Names

Hello and welcome to my Top 5 Wednesday post!

T5W is a weekly meme is hosted by Sam @ThoughtsOnTomes. You can visit the Goodreads T5W group for more info.

This week’s theme is favorite character names. I don’t know about you all, but I am a huge fan of eccentric names… the more bizarre a name, the more I adore it. Bonus points if the character’s personality matches their name!

Let’s talk oddball names, shall we?

**» Huckleberry Finn from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain**

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Huckleberry! Not only the name of a weird fruit, but also the name of one of the greatest characters in literary history.

**» Beezus Quimby from the Romona Quimby Series by Beverly Cleary**

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Who doesn’t love a name that rhymes with Jesus? Jesus Beezus!

**» Ichabod Crane from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving**

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Ichabod…this is just FUN to say! Especially when you say it with a “phlegm-y pronunciation.” Gross? Yes… Fun? You bet!

**» Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee**

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Atticus sounds like a name from Greek Mythology does it not? Is there a Atticus in Greek Mythology? Can I get a fact check on that?

**» Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens**

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If my name was Ebenezer, I would go by the nickname “Nezer”. This name is best pronounced in a “nasally voice.”

**» Pippi Longstocking from Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren**

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Pippi! Such a fun & energetic name 🙂

» EVERY character from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

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Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, Hermoine Granger, Nymphadora Tonks, Dobby, Hedwig, Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody, Minerva McGonagall, Luna Lovegood, Sirius Black, Neville Longbottom, Severus Snape… All hail J.K Rowling, the name master!