Divinely Beautiful Names For Your Cat or Kids If You Love “Anne of Green Gables”

Cordelia of Green Gables.

Imagine if Marilla had indulged her young charge of such a fancy. Anne with an “e,” might never have come to be. At least, not in today’s iconic capacity.

And what a shame that would have been since Anne fits her “to a T. Or should [it] be E?” says the Anne of Green Gable’s Blog in its post What’s In A Name?

Names matter a great deal. Knowing this to be true, it’s no wonder our heroine said, “I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I’ve never been able to believe it. I don’t believe a rose WOULD be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk cabbage.”

Which divinely beautiful name will you choose?

Name	Meaning	Note
Anne	Full of grace	With an “e”
Avonlea	River by a field	A town with a lake of shining waters, lover’s lane, and white way of delight.
Blythe	Cheerful, happy	Surname of Gilbert who makes one’s heart very blithe indeed.
Barry	Fair-haired	A family of kindred spirits.
Charlie	Free man	Schoolhouse friend Charlie Sloane carried a torch for Anne similar to Gilbert. He even proposed.
Cordelia	Heart	The name Anne liked best.
Diana	Divine, heavenly	A bosom friend with raven hair.
Evelyn	Hazelnut	Victorian actress Evelyn Nesbit inspired L. M. Montgomery as she created the character of Anne.
Emmeline	Little rival	A student of Anne’s at Kingsport Ladies’ College.
Fred	Wise	Best friend to Gilbert Blythe, husband to Diana.
Gable	Triangular-pitched roof	Significant for Green Gables, a place with plenty of scope for the imagination.
Gilbert	Bright pledge	No one has ever regretted calling a girl a vegetable so much.
Halifax	Holy field	Inspiration for the city of Kingsport where Redmond College is located.
Ingleside	A fireside	“It isn’t too old a house … too old houses are sad. And it isn’t too young … too young houses are crude. It’s just mellow. I love every room in it. Every one has some fault but also some virtue … something that distinguishes it from all the others … gives it a personality.” – Anne Blythe
Jane	A woman	Quiet friend who wed a millionaire.
Josie (Josephine)	May Jehovah add	A wish-washy young lady who simply won’t be liked.
Katherine	Pure	An educator who learns a great deal from Anne.
Lucy	Born at dawn	For author Lucy Maud (without the “e”) Montgomery.
Marilla	Shining sea	A kindred spirit after all.
Matthew	Gift of Yahweh	Once bought 20lbs. of brown sugar.
Moody	A farmer	Friend to both Anne and Gilbert. Moody Spurgeon MacPherson studied to be a minister like his namesakes.
Prissy	Ancient	A classmate of Anne’s and pet student of Mr. Phillips.
Queen	Female ruler	Popular for the Queen Anne’s Lace of Prince Edward Island, but also  Queen’s Academy, where many Avonlea students studied.
Rachel	Ewe	No truer friend to Marilla.
Ruby	Red	A beauty of Avonlea who was friends with Anne, Diana, and Jane.
Shirley	From the white meadow	Ann(e) Shirley has a very bad temper.
Stacy	Productive	A teacher who explained to Anne that “tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it.”
Titian	A brownish orange red hue	Term for red hair, a life long sorrow as you well know.
Violet	Violet	The souls of good amethysts
Walter	Rules the people	Anne’s biological father, a teacher who died of fever

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