Names Categorized "literary heroes"
8 Names found
Atticus is a masculine given name of Greek origin, Latinized from Ἀττικός (Attikos), meaning "from Attica" — the region surrounding ancient Athens. Originally a Roman cognomen used by families of Greek heritage or those...
EtymologyBeowulf is an Old English masculine given name, most famously borne by the hero of the anonymous 8th-century epic poem Beowulf. The name is generally interpreted as a poetic compound meaning beo ("bee") and wulf...
Giv is a name found in Persian tradition, known from its appearance in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) by Ferdowsi. The name's etymology is uncertain, but it is associated with a celebrated he...
Hildebrand is a masculine given name of German and Germanic origin. It derives from the Old German elements hilt 'battle' and brant 'fire, torch, sword', giving it the meaning "battle sword". The name is most famously bo...
Katniss is a name inspired by the English word for a variety of aquatic plants in the genus Sagittaria, commonly known as arrowhead, duck potato, or swamp potato. The plant is native to the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Af...
Mowgli is a fictional character and the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894) and its sequel The Second Jungle Book (1895). In the stories, Mowgli is a feral boy raised by wolves in the jungles of centr...
EtymologyOdysseus is a legendary Greek hero whose name is perhaps derived from the Greek verb ὀδύσσομαι (odyssomai), meaning "to hate." This etymology is fitting for a figure who endured the wrath of several gods, partic...
Okonkwo is a Nigerian surname of Igbo origin, meaning "a boy born on Nkwo day." The Igbo week consists of four days: Eke, Oye, Afor, and Nkwo. Nkwo is the last of these four market days, and children born on a particular...