It's been 200 years since the English novelist Jane Austen died, but the appetite for her work remains undiminished. Her novels, unfinished works, and life story are drawn upon on an almost a rotating basis for new movies, television shows, and books.
Her novels are also a great resource for baby name ideas. Many of her characters have names that are timeless classics: Frederick, Charles, and George among the boys; Mary, Elisabeth, and Charlotte among the girls.
Aside from those classic first names, there are plenty of surnames to choose from: Darcy, Bingley, or Elton perhaps? Or place names, titles, or even house names make for interesting or unusual choices.
For the ultimate list of 100 baby names inspired by the life and works of Jane Austen read on, but first, why not remind yourself of the ultimate scene in the ultimate Jane Austen adaptation: the BBC's 1995 version of "Pride and Prejudice:"
Alicia
Anne
Augusta
Bella
Caroline
Cassandra
Catherine
Charlotte
Clara
Diana
Eleanor
Elinor
Emma
Elisabeth
Eliza
Esther
Fanny
Frances
Frederica
Georgiana
Harriet
Henrietta
Isabella
Jane
Julia
Kitty
Lizzie
Leonora
Louisa
Lucy
Lydia
Margaret
Maria
Marianne
Mary
Nancy
Rebecca
Sophia
Sophy
Susan
Allen
Austen
Bennett
Benwick
Bertram
Bingley
Brandon
Captain,
Charles
Churchill
Clay
Colonel
Earl
Elton
Edmund
Edward
Ferrars
Fitz
Fitzwilliam
Frank
Frederick
Gardiner
George
Grant
Herbert
Henry
James
John
Lloyd
Lucas
Martin
Morland
Philip
Randall
Reginald
Regis
Russell
Saul
Shepherd
Smith
Thomas
Vernon
Walter
Weston
William
Woodston
Darcy
Elliot
Fairfax
Knightley
Palmer
Parker
Perry
Pemberley
Philadelphia
Sidney
Taylor
Tilney
Thorpe
Willoughby
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