Anne of Green Gables character names

L.M. Montgomery's Prince Edward Island orphan with red hair and an overgrown imagination — a quiet pillar of Canadian and global children's literature.

8 character names from Anne of Green Gables. Names linked in teal have their own popularity page with yearly birth counts.

• AnneAnne Shirley — the irrepressible orphan of Green Gables
• MarillaMarilla Cuthbert — Anne's stern adoptive mother
• MatthewMatthew Cuthbert — Marilla's gentle brother
• DianaDiana Barry — Anne's 'bosom friend'
• GilbertGilbert Blythe — Anne's rival and eventual husband
• RachelRachel Lynde — Avonlea's outspoken neighbour
• RubyRuby Gillis — Anne's schoolfriend
• JaneJane Andrews — Anne's schoolfriend

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