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SHAKESPEAREAN NAMES

A free online resource crammed with advice about choosing Shakespearean names...

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Shakespearean Names!
See below for the complete selection of nearly 300 Shakespearean names to choose from! Still unsure? Then check out over 50,000 other names available via the Baby Names Index

 

 

Inspiration from William Shakespeare! 
If you are looking for a name with a fictional association then the vast selection of names in the works of William Shakespeare will provide you with a great choice. Celebrities have recently turned to Shakespearean names for inspiration when choosing a name for their baby. The Beckhams (David Beckham, the famous English footballer and Victoria Beckham, pop singer and ex-Spice Girl) have named their youngest son Romeo. The names chosen by Shakespeare can now be described as 'cool'!

What's in a name - the famous question posed by William Shakespeare 
This is probably the most famous question ever asked about a name. The quote comes from Romeo and Juliet the play by William Shakespeare. The Shakespearean words are as follows - and they are relevant to the subject of choosing  for your baby!

"What's in a name?
That which we call a rose
By any other name
Would smell as sweet"

It would be lovely if this were true, but of course it isn't. Juliet knows this even as she is saying it, she is fully aware of the automatic conflict between anyone called Montague or Capulet. The point that is being made is that a name is incredibly important and people will always be judged by their name. Shakespeare was also aware of this fact and the plots of his plays constantly feature plots involving mistaken identities and prejudice.

Name Associations
The name Romeo itself has now become a term which is used to generally describe a young man with romance on his mind - similar to the term Casanova which derives from the great Italian lover! What would your first impression be if you met a man called Casanova?


The pitfalls of choosing Shakespearean Names
Remember that you are taking full responsibility for creating an important factor in your baby's identity. Selecting a name from the category of '
Shakespearean names' runs the risk of forever being associated with a Shakespearean character for life. The Shakespearean name that you choose must also be suitable throughout all of life phases ( "A Name isn't just for a birthday - it's for life!"). Consider the phases and our life cycle starting with baby - toddler - school child - teenager - young adults - parents - middle age - retirement and old age. Will the Shakespearean name that you have chosen suit a pensioner as well as a baby? Will the schoolchild be teased mercilessly? And what will your baby think of your choice? 

Brush up your Shakespeare!
"Whats in a name"
is one of the best known quotes by Shakespeare but many more surprising quotes by Shakespeare, which are used every day, can be found on what we consider to be the most comprehensive website on the famous bard at  www.william-shakespeare.info. Our thanks go to this site for providing the Shakespearean girl names that we have included on www.babynames.org.uk. This Shakespearean site also includes the full script and summary of each play, poems and sonnets and of course the characters where many unusual names originate. The site also includes the full script and summary of each play, his poems and sonnets and of course the characters where many unusual names originate. So if you want to check out the play and the character of the Shakespearean name of your choice then this will provide you with all conceivable information. The place to go to "Brush up your Shakespeare!"( a song from the Cole Porter musical 'Kiss me Kate' a musical spoof on the Shakespeare play, Taming of the Shrew) 

The variety of Shakespearean names! 
Once you are aware of any possible pitfalls associated with
Shakespearean names then Shakespeare offers a fine array of names to choose from. Some Shakespearean names are truly beautiful as you will see from the list.

The choice is yours!
We hope that we have provided you a balanced view of the pleasure and the pitfalls of choosing Shakespearean Names. To assist you further we have developed a Name Evaluator - an essential aid when considering Shakespearean  Baby Names. 

Shakespearean Names
(Female Shakespearean names follow below)

Male Shakespearean Names

Aaron  a name from the Shakespearean play Titus Andronicus 
Abraham  from Romeo & Juliet 
Adam  from As You Like It 
Adrian  from The Tempest 
Adriano  from Love's Labour's Lost 
Aegeon  from Comedy of Errors 
Alonso  from The Tempest 
Amiens  from As You Like It 
Angus  from Macbeth 
Antigonus  from Winter's Tale 
Antipholus  from Comedy of Errors 
Antonio  from The Tempest
Ariel  from The Tempest 
Arthur  from the Shakespearean play King John 
Arviragus  from Cymbeline 
Balthazar  from Romeo and Juliet
Bardolph  from Merry Wives of Windsor 
Barnardine  from Measure for Measure 
Barnardo  from Hamlet 
Bassanio  from Merchant of Venice 
Belarius  from Cymbeline 
Benedick  from Much Ado About Nothing 
Benvolio  from Romeo & Juliet 
Bertram  from All's Well that Ends Well 
Biondello  from the Shakespearean play Taming of the Shrew 
Boyet  from Love's Labour's Lost 
Brabantio  from Othello 
Caliban  from The Tempest 
Caphis  from Timon of Athens 
Cassio  from Othello 
Charles  from As You Like It 
Christopher  from Taming of the Shrew 
Claudio  from Much Ado About Nothing
Claudius  from Hamlet 
Cleomenes  from Winter's Tale 
Cloten  from the Shakespearean play Cymbeline 
Cornelius a Shakespearean baby boy name from several plays 
Costard  from Love's Labour's Lost 
Curan  from King Lear 
Curio  from Twelfth Night 
Curtis  from Taming of the Shrew 
Cymbeline  from Cymbeline 
Demetrius  from Antony and Cleopatra
Dennis  from As You Like It 
Dion  from The Winter's Tale 
Dogberry  from Much Ado About Nothing 
Donalbain  from Macbeth 
Dromio  from Comedy of Errors 
Dull  from Love's Labour's Lost 
Duncan  from Macbeth 
Edgar  from King Lear 
Edmund  from King Lear 
Egeus  from A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Eglamour  from Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Elbow  from Measure for Measure 
Escalus  froms Measure for Measure, Romeo & Juliet 
Fabian  from Twelfth Night 
Fenton  from Merry Wives of Windsor 
Ferdinand a Shakespearean baby boy name from several plays 
Feste  from the Shakespearean play Twelfth Night 
Flavius  from Timon of Athens 
Fleance  from Macbeth 
Florizel  from Winter's Tale 
Fortinbras  from Hamlet 
Francisco  froms Hamlet, The Tempest 
Frederick  from As You Like It 
Froth  from Measure for Measure 
Goneril  from King Lear 
Gonzalo  from The Tempest 
Gratiano  from Merchant of Venice 
Gregory  from Romeo & Juliet 
Gremio  from Taming of the Shrew 
Guiderius  from Cymbeline 
Hamlet  from Hamlet 
Hero  from Much Ado About Nothing 
Holofernes  from Love's Labour's Lost 
Horatio  from Hamlet 
Hortensio  from Taming of the Shrew 
Hortensius  from Timon of Athens 
Hugh  from The Merry Wives of Windsor 
Iago  from Othello 
Jaques  from As You Like It 
Laertes  from Hamlet 
Lancelot  from Merchant of Venice 
Launce  from Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Lennox  from Macbeth 
Leonardo  from Merchant of Venice 
Leonato  from Much Ado About Nothing 
Leontes  from Winter's Tale 
Lodovico  from Othello 
Lorenzo  from Merchant of Venice 
Lucentio  from Taming of the Shrew 
Lucilius  from Timon of Athens 
Lucio  from Measure for Measure 
Lysander  from A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Malcolm  from Macbeth 
Malvolio  from Twelfth Night 
Mamillius  from Winter's Tale 
Marcellus  from Hamlet 
Marcus  from the Shakespearean play Titus Andronicus 
Mercutio  from Romeo & Juliet 
Michael  from Henry V 
Montano  from Othello 
Moth  from Love's Labour's Lost 
Nathaniel  from Taming of the Shrew 
Nym  from Merry Wives of Windsor 
Oberon  from A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Oliver  from As You Like It 
Orlando  from As You Like It 
Orsino  from Twelfth Night 
Osric  from Hamlet 
Oswald  from King Lear 
Othello  from Othello 
Panthino  from Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Paris  from Romeo & Juliet 
Parolles  from All's Well that Ends Well 
Peter  froms Henry VI, King John, Romeo and Juliet 
Petruchio  from Taming of the Shrew 
Philip  from Taming of the Shrew 
Philostrate  from A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Pisanio  from Cymbeline 
Pistol  from Merry Wives of Windsor 
Polixenes  from Winter's Tale 
Polonius  from Hamlet 
Pompey  from Measure for Measure 
Prospero  from The Tempest 
Proteus  from Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Reynaldo  from the Shakespearean play Hamlet 
Rinaldo  from All's Well that Ends Well 
Robin  from Merry Wives of Windsor 
Roderigo  from Othello 
Romeo  from Romeo & Juliet 
Ross  from Macbeth 
Salerio  from Merchant of Venice 
Sampson  from Romeo & Juliet 
Sebastian  froms The Tempest, Twelfth Night 
Seyton  from Macbeth 
Silvius  from As You Like It 
Simple  from Merry Wives of Windsor 
Siward  from Macbeth 
Snug  from A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Salanio  from Merchant of Venice 
Solinus  from Comedy of Errors 
Speed  from Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Stephano  froms Merchant of Venice, The Tempest 
Theseus  from A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Thomas a Shakespearean baby boy name from several plays 
Thurio  from Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Timon  from Timon of Athens 
Toby  from Twelfth Night 
Tranio  from Taming of the Shrew 
Trinculo  from The Tempest 
Tubal  from Merchant of Venice 
Tybalt  from Romeo & Juliet 
Valentine  from the Shakespearean play Twelfth Night
Vencentio  from Taming of the Shrew 
Verges  from Much Ado About Nothing 
Vincentio  from
Measure for Measure 

Female Shakespearean Names

Adriana  from Comedy of Errors 
Aemilia  from Comedy of Errors 
Alice  from Henry V 
Anne  from Richard III 
Audrey  from As You Like It 
Baptista  from Taming of the Shrew 
Beatrice  from Much Ado About Nothing 
Bianca  from Othello, Taming of the Shrew 
Celia  from As You Like It 
Constance  from King John 
Cordelia  from
the Shakespearean play King Lear 
Desdemona  from Othello 
Diana  from All's Well that Ends Well 
Dorcas  from Winter's Tale 
Emilia  from Othello, Winter's Tale 
Francisca  from Measure for Measure 
Gertrude  from Hamlet 
Hecate  from Macbeth 
Helen  from Cymbeline 
Helena a Shakespearean baby girl name from from several plays
Hermia  from A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Hermione  from Winter's Tale 
Hippolyta  from A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Imogen  from Cymbeline 
Iris  from The Tempest 
Isabella  from
the Shakespearean play Measure for Measure 
Jaquenetta  from Love's Labour's Lost 
Jessica  from Merchant of Venice 
Julia  from Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Juliet  from Romeo & Juliet
Katharina  from Taming of the Shrew 
Katharine  from Love's Labour's Lost 
Lavinia  from Titus Andronicus 
Lucetta  from Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Luciana  from Comedy of Errors 
Margaret  from Much Ado About Nothing 
Maria  from Love's Labour's Lost
Mariana a Shakespearean baby girl name from several plays 
Miranda  from The Tempest 
Nerissa  from Merchant of Venice 
Ophelia  from Hamlet 
Paulina  from
the Shakespearean play Winter's Tale 
Perdita  from Winter's Tale 
Phoebe  from As You Like It 
Portia  from Merchant of Venice 
Regan  from King Lear 
Rosalind  from As You Like It 
Rosaline  from Love's Labour's Lost
Silvia  from Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Titania  from A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Ursula  from Much Ado About Nothing 
Valentine  from
the Shakespearean play Twelfth Night
Viola  from Twelfth Night 

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"Remember! A Name isn't just for a Birth Day - it's for Life!"

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