the poetics of names // 以诗意命名
novels in which a main character’s name is derived or gains greater meaning from poetry. as always, recommendations are very welcome, for books in any language!
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created by ruiconteur
last updated June, 2026
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17 books
![The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System [人渣反派自救系统]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/fbb64ad2-aefb-44f8-8a5d-059f8a9d26ff/large.webp)
![营业悖论[娱乐圈] Fanservice Paradox](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/536a8ae0-6f91-4a8b-b436-f7762e68d51d/large.webp)
![这题超纲了 [Beyond the Outline]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/503d4b05-892a-47d1-b178-c199a7f83e4a/large.webp)
![I Like Your Pheromones [我喜欢你的信息素]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/26dbdeab-7485-44e8-839e-46832f3fdcd6/large.webp)
![杀破狼 [Sha Po Lang]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/9db33f17-6380-4b65-8661-438a0737cbb5/large.webp)
![天涯客 [Tiān Yá Kè] Faraway Wanderers](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/2c15c5fa-1f48-435a-8a9f-87dd1daa3933/large.webp)
![魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/8b4d244b-29fc-4045-bc9f-fc732193cdf4/large.webp)
Comments
list of poetry references (to be updated)
- mdzs: see this post here for wangxian’s names
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Omg! If I have one certainty in life, it's to open this app and find a comment of yours that is always very interesting 🥹 thank you
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aw ty!! this is one of my fav things about chinese novels
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Oooh what a lovely list! I’ll have to come back to this if I think of anything 💖
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yay ty!!
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