Before the new name data for 2015 is announced, I've seen a lot of name blogs and websites making predictions for what the new top names are going to be. We're certainly not the first writers to imagine names from the future! Below I've included some of the most well-known sci-fi books about the future, and the names chosen for their characters.
From the Earth to the Moon - Jules Verne, 1865
Impey
Michel
J. T.
The Time Machine - H. G. Wells, 1895
Weena
Interestingly, the main character is known only as the "Time Traveller" in the book, but here are the names given to him (or her) in subsequent adaptations:
George
Alexander
Moses
Bruce
Adam
Theophilus
Robert
Ashleigh
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley, 1932
John
Bernard
Helmholtz
Lenina
Mustapha
Fanny
Henry
Thomas
Linda
Darwin
Mitsima
Popé
Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell, 1949
Winston
Julia
Emmanuel
Katharine
Tom
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury, 1953
Guy
Clarisse
Mildred "Millie"
Ann
Clara
2001: A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke, 1968
Heywood
David
Francis
Hal
Stand on Zanzibar - John Brunner, 1968
Chad
Donald
Norman
What are your favorites? Any futuristic books you love but don't see here? Tell me in the comments!
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