15 movie star baby names that bring main character energy

Parenting News – 10 Feb 23 By Rebel Wylie

Work it, baby!

In life, just like in the movies, there are bit players and there are main characters.

Whether the cameras are rolling or not, someone with main character energy is an expert at making themself the centre of attention, the star of the show, and the one all eyes are trained on!

If you’re looking for a baby name that brings that kind of energy into your little one’s life, take a look at some of the names inspired by film’s most major main characters in the gallery below …

15 main character energy baby names for your little star

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Dustin

It might be a cast of many, but Dustin Henderson, portrayed by Gaten Matarazzo, brings main character energy to the Netflix cult series, Stranger Things.

(Image: Netflix)

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Tahani

Want to combine main character energy with a bit of posh? The Good Place’s Tahani Al-Jamil played Jameela Jamil might be just the name you are looking for.

(Image: Netflix)

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Wednesday

It doesn’t get much more main character than your name being the name of the show!

Wednesday Addams, played by Jenna Ortega has been the talk of the town since she stepped into Nevermore Academy and started doing her thing.

(Image: Netflix)

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Jake

Jake Sully, or Tsyeyk te Suli in Naʼvi language, played by Sam Worthington, brings main character energy to the Avatar forest.

(Image: 20th Century Studios)

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Villanelle

Villanelle, whose birth name is also Oxana Vorontsova or Oksana Astankova, is a deadly assasin played by Jodie Comer in the BBC hit, Killing Eve.

In addition, a villanelle, also known as villanesque, is a type of poem with 19 lines.

(Image: BBC)

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Shuri

Black Panther’s Shuri, played by Letitia Wright brings courageous and tech-savvy main character energy.

(Image: Marvel)

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Buddy

Will Ferrell’s brilliant portrayal of The Elf’s main character, Buddy made him a household name.

(Image: Warner Bros)

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Rue

By all accounts, Euphoria‘s main character, Rue Bennett should be unlikable, but Zendaya’s performance means this troubled teen gets into your heart and stays there.

(Image: HBO)

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Tobias

Tobias Eaton is supposed to be a secondary character in Divergent , but Theo James’ main character energy can not be denied!

((mage: Red Wagon Entertainment)

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Megan

M3GAN, played by Amie Donald might be an artificial intelligence, lifelike doll but she’s as main character as anyone else on this list!

(Image: Universal)

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Django

There’s main characters, and then there’s MAIN characters, and Jamie Foxx as Django in Django Unchained is just that.

(Image: Columbia)

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Daphne

Meghann Fahy took her portrayal of White Lotus side character, Daphne Sullivan to main character vibes faster than you can chant “spin off, spin off, spin off!”

(Image: HBO)

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Edward

Robert Pattinson had the world swooning when he brought main vampire energy to Edward Cullen in the Twilight series.

(Image: Temple Hill Entertainment)

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Lagertha

So we know Vikings began by following the story of the very handsome Ragnar, but Katheryn Winnick’s portrayal of Lagertha made sure we knew that this Viking Queen was a main character too.