Mental Floss has a great list of Literary Characters Almost Named Something Else
Think of the what ifs!
Here are just a few:
Scarlet O'Hara's first literary name was Pansy, which actually sounds more like one of the slave names in the book, Prissy.
Can you imagine "Sherringford Holmes" instead of Sherlock? That was an early name given to the sleuth by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Hermione Granger was nearly called "Hermione Puckle," but luckily Rowling came to her senses.
Tolkien almost called Gandalf "Bladorthin the Grey." Eek! Sounds like an ad for adult diapers, doesn't it?
And the best and most appropriate for the holiday season: Believe it or not, Charles Dickens mulled other names for Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol - Small Sam, Little Larry and Puny Pete. Thank the Ghosts of Literary Christmas that he chose more wisely!
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