Royal baby names
Every name links to its full page: meaning, origin, and its real popularity curve since 1890.
Adaeze African · princess, daughter of the king (Igbo)
Adebayo Yoruba · royalty meets joy
Adela Germanic · means 'noble', root of Adele and Adelaide
Adelaide Germanic · noble kind
Adewale Yoruba · royalty comes home
Adrianna Latin · feminine form of Adrian, from 'Hadrianus', meaning 'from Hadria'
Agustin Latin · Spanish form of Augustine, from 'augustus' meaning 'great, venerable'
Ahmir Arabic · variant of Amir, meaning 'prince, commander'
Ailani Hawaiian · traditionally interpreted as 'high chief', from Hawaiian ali'i (chief) and lani (sky/heaven)
Alaric Germanic · ruler of all; Visigothic king name
Albert Germanic · noble, bright
Alexandra Greek · defender of mankind
Alexios Greek · defender
Alfonso Germanic · traditionally 'noble and ready', Spanish/Italian form of Alphonse
Alfred English · Old English, 'elf counsel'
Alfredo Germanic · variant of Alfred, traditionally 'elf counsel'
Ali Arabic · exalted, noble (name of the fourth Islamic caliph, a central figure in Shia Islam)
Amedeo Italian · lover of God (House of Savoy name)
Ameer Arabic · prince, commander (variant of Amir)
Amira Arabic · princess, leader
Amirah Arabic · princess (feminine form of Amir)
Amiri Arabic · means 'commander, prince', from Arabic amir, used as a Swahili name
Amyra Arabic · elaboration of Amira, meaning 'princess'
Anastasia Greek · resurrection
Anne Hebrew · variant of Hannah, meaning 'grace, favor' in Hebrew
Antoinette French · feminine form of Anthony; meaning unknown (traditionally 'priceless')
Antony Latin · traditionally priceless one; true origin unknown, Etruscan family name
Arabella Scottish · meaning uncertain, possibly "yielding to prayer"
Astrid Norse · divinely beautiful; a royal name in Norway, Belgium and Sweden and one of the fastest-recent climbers in the US
August Latin · from Augustus, "great, venerable"
Augusta Latin · great, venerable, majestic
Auguste French · great, magnificent
Augustus Latin · "great, venerable, majestic"
Babak Persian · little father; a historic Persian rebel-king
Basil Greek · kingly, royal
Boleslaw Polish · great glory; US-friendly spelling of Bolesław
Bolesław Polish · great glory (historic royal/ducal name)
Candace African · queen mother (ancient royal title of Kush, borne in the Bible); famously borne by Candace Parker
Candace African · traditional royal title of ancient Nubian queens
Carolina Portuguese · free man's song, joyful
Caroline French · feminine form of Charles, traditionally "free man"
Catherine Greek · traditionally "pure"
Cem Turkish · gathering; also the Ottoman prince Cem Sultan
Cesar Spanish · form of Caesar, a Roman family name
Charles Germanic · free man
Charlotte French · free woman
Clarence English · traditionally 'clear, bright' (from the title Duke of Clarence)
Constantine Greek · steadfast, constant
Cosimo Italian · order, harmony; historically tied to the powerful Medici family, a distinctive heritage name
Cyrus Persian · sun, throne (English form of Kourosh; Cyrus the Great)
Dara Persian · wealthy, possessor (root shared with Darius)
Darian Persian · variant of Darius, 'possessing goodness'
Darius Persian · he who holds firm the good (English form of Dariush)
Datu Filipino · chief, leader (pre-colonial title-name)
Deji Yoruba · short for Adedeji, 'royalty becomes double honor'
Dele Yoruba · short for Adedele/Ayodele, 'royalty/joy arrives home'
Despina Greek · lady, mistress
Diana Latin · divine
Duke English · from the noble title, ultimately from Latin 'dux' meaning 'leader'
Ece Turkish · queen, lady of noble birth
Edmond English · wealthy protector
Edmund English · wealthy protector
Edward Germanic · wealthy guardian
Ekaterina Russian · pure (Russian form of Catherine)
Eleanor Greek · traditionally light, compassionate
Eleanora French · variant of Eleanor; the name's original meaning is disputed, possibly from Old French 'alia Aenor' (the other Aenor)
Eleanore French · variant of Eleanor, meaning uncertain (traditionally light)
Elisabeth Hebrew · variant of Elizabeth, traditionally translated as 'God is my oath'
Elizabeth Hebrew · God is my oath
Elvira Spanish · meaning uncertain (Visigothic origin, possibly 'elf counsel')
Emir Turkish · commander, prince
Enrique Germanic · Spanish form of Henry, meaning 'home ruler'
Faisal Arabic · resolute, decisive
Fasil Amharic · refers to Emperor Fasilides, builder of the Gondar castles
Felipe Portuguese · lover of horses
Ferdinand Germanic · adventurous, bold; borne by a former Philippine president
Frederic Germanic · peaceful ruler
Frederick Germanic · peaceful ruler
Frederico Portuguese · peaceful ruler (Portuguese form of the German Friedrich)
Friedrich German · peaceful ruler
Froilán Spanish · lord's disciple (Visigothic-rooted); a distinctly Spanish royal name, borne by Infante Froilán
Gbenga Yoruba · short for Adegbenga, 'royalty exalts me'
George Greek · farmer
Georgiana Greek · earth-worker, farmer
Georgina Greek · feminine form of George, meaning 'farmer, earthworker'
Guilherme Portuguese · resolute protector (Portuguese form of the German Wilhelm); one of Brazil's most common boys' names, with especially deep roots in Blumenau and Pomerode's German-Brazilian colonies
Guinevere Welsh · white enchantress, fair one (Welsh Gwenhwyfar); King Arthur's queen
Gustav Scandinavian · staff of the Goths (Swedish royal name)
Gustavo Portuguese · staff of the Geats (Portuguese form of the Swedish/Germanic royal name Gustaf)
Gustavo Scandinavian · Spanish/Italian/Portuguese form of Gustav, traditionally 'staff of the Geats'
Haile Amharic · power, might (Haile Selassie, Haile Gebrselassie)
Harriet Germanic · feminine form of Harry/Henry, meaning 'home ruler'
Harry Germanic · medieval English form of Henry, meaning 'home ruler'
Heinrich German · home ruler
Henri French · ruler of the household
Henrietta Germanic · estate ruler
Henrique Portuguese · home ruler (Portuguese form of the German Heinrich)
Henry Germanic · estate ruler
Hoang Vietnamese · royal, yellow (a common surname used as a given name)
Hugh Germanic · from Germanic 'hug' meaning heart, mind, spirit
Indira Sanskrit · beauty, splendor (an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi)
Isabella Hebrew · devoted to God
Jadwiga Polish · battle refuge (historic Polish queen's name)
Jaime Spanish · supplanter (Spanish form of James, tied to the medieval kings of Aragon); a classic royal-adjacent Spain name
James Hebrew · supplanter
Jamshid Persian · mythic king said to have founded Nowruz
Joko Indonesian · boy, lad (as in President Joko Widodo)
Josephine Hebrew · Jehovah increases
Joséphine French · God will increase
Julius Latin · Roman family name, possibly linked to Jove
Ka'iulani Hawaiian · the royal sacred one
Kaan Turkish · ruler, khan
Kaiser German · emperor, from Latin Caesar
Kalani Hawaiian · the sky, the heavens; royal one
Kate Greek · pet form of Katherine, "pure"
Katherine Greek · traditionally pure
Kazimierz Polish · proclaimer of peace (historic royal name)
Khaleesi English · invented word for 'queen' in the fictional Dothraki language, from Game of Thrones
Khari African · believed to mean kingly, royal in Swahili
King English · from the title/word "king"
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