200 Shakespearean Baby Names For Little Boys Or Girls
Shakespeare remains the greatest writer in English, and his thirty-eight plays overflow with memorable characters whose names still resonate today. This two-hundred-strong list gathers Shakespearean picks for both girls and boys, perfect for theater buffs, literature lovers, or history enthusiasts. You'll find girls Adriana, Bianca, Cordelia, Cressida, Desdemona, Helena, Hermione, Imogen, Isabella, Jessica, Juliet, Miranda, Ophelia, Portia, Rosalind, Titania, and Viola. Boys include Antonio, Benedick, Cassio, Claudio, Demetrius, Edgar, Edmund, Ferdinand, Hamlet, Horatio, Lorenzo, Malcolm, Mercutio, Orlando, Othello, Prospero, Puck, Romeo, Sebastian, and Tybalt. Pick a name whose play or character speaks to your heart.
William Shakespeare was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. The world of Shakespeare is a great source for baby names, if you're a theater buff, history lover, or literature fan, consider this list of Shakespearean baby names.
Shakespearean Girl Names
Adrian Adriana Albany Alexas Alice Aliena Anne Ariel Audrey Beatrice Bianca Calpurnia Cassandra Celia Ceres Cleopatra Cordelia Cressida Cymbeline Desdemona Diana Dion Dionyza Dolabella Dorcas Eleanor Elizabeth Emilia Gertrude Helen Helena Hermia Hermione Imogen Iris Isabel Isabella Isidore Jessica Julia Juliet Juno Jupiter Katharine Katherina Katherine Lavinia Leonine Luce Luciana Margaret Margery Maria Mariana Marina Miranda Morgan Octavia Olivia Ophelia Paulina Phebe Portia Regan Robin Rosalind Rosaline Silvia Tamora Titania Ursula Valentine Valeria Viola |
Shakespearean Boy Names
Aaron Abram Achilles Adam Adrian Ajax Albany Alexander Alexas Alonso Angelo Antonio Aragon Arthur Balthasar Barnardo Bartholomew Benedick Benvolio Berri Bertram Brandon Caius Caliban Caesar Camillo Cassio Cassius Cato Cesario Charles Cicero Clarence Claudio Claudius Corin Cornelius Curan Curtis Davy Decius Demetrius Dennis Derby Diomedes Donalbain Douglas Duncan Edgar Edmund Edward Egeon Emmanuel Fabian Fenton Ferdinand Francis Francisco Frederick George Gonzalo Gregory Griffith Hamlet Hector Henry Hero Hubert Iago Jamy Jaques John Joseph Justice Laertes Lance Launcelot Lennox Leonardo Lincoln Lorenzo Lucio Lucius Lysander Macbeth Malcolm Marcellus Mercutio Michael Morgan Mortimer Morton Oberon Octavius Oliver Orlando Oswald Othello Paris Peter Petruchio Philip Philo Prospero Puck Regan Reynaldo Richard Robert Robin Roderigo Romeo Ross Sebastian Shaw Silvius Timon Titinius Toby Tybalt Ulysses Usher Valentine Vincentio William |
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