what IS in a name?
books w/ full names in the title
created by moski
last updated February, 2026
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Does Anne of Green Gables count? Nice list! 🥰
I mean, her name is Anne Shirley, so not quite a full name, but good idea!
moskiOP
yes, i’m looking more for full names but that’s a really good thought!!! thank u for the suggestion prisma!!!
I think the Vera Wong books would fit here! Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers and Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)
LOVE Vera!!
moskiOP
added!!! ty! those books looks so fun!
The Ballad of Perilous Graves Circe Hekete Percy Jackson Tress of the Emerald Sea So many great choices !
moskiOP
tysm!!! i haven’t read perilous graves yet and had no idea that was the main character’s name, how cool!!
I love this idea! It's genius. I haven't read it yet but would Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore work for your list?
Here are a few more books that can be added: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova by Arnošt Lustig, John Saturnall's Feast by Lawrence Norfolk The Harry Potter series The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart Arsène Lupin series The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte Kim Jiyeong born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo Charlotte Löwensköld by Selma Lagerlöf The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber Great list, by the way!
Additions! Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me Anna Karenina Oliver Twist Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
A lot of Ashley Herring Blake's books fit this naming convention too- Delilah Green Doesn't Care and most of her other adult romance novels plus I believe some middle grade titles as well
Also! I commented too soon and then realized I had so many more at the front of my mind
Zoe Brennan, First Crush and Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair by Laura Piper Lee Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson Maeve Fly by CJ Leede I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
moskiOP
these are PERFECT! i love the cora zeng one but i think the official title on here is just “bat eater” (regional titles i think)! will add these asap!!
Oh yeah not sure why the default here isn’t the full title, but there’s definitely other editions in the expansion that include the full Cora Zeng title
moskiOP
oh yes thats a fun series!! will add!
Wow there are a few of these on here that don't seem like names and they're really cool. Maeve Fly is a name? Incredible
moskiOP
right!!!! and marvellous ways and perilous graves?? i had no idea!
The Song of Achilles could work!
Just thought - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
A few more that come to mind!
The Corruption of Hollis Brown Philippa Flynn's Year of Panic and Piracy Dear Monica Lewinsky The Temptation of Charlotte North The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy The Dramatic Life of Jonah Penrose Kitty St. Clair's Last Dance Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books Anita de Monte Laughs Last Strange Sally Diamond
