Royal Name Generator (Male, Female, Family)

The following are some examples of royal names from my generator.

Justinian

‘Just.’ Justinian ordered Hagia Sophia rebuilt in under six years.

Cormac

It has origins in Irish corb, chariot, and mac, son.

Anastasia

Symbolizing a fresh start, Anastasia is ‘resurrection’. Many impostors later claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia.

Akihito

Akihito (ah-kee-HEE-toh) – Means “bright compassion” or “bright benevolence”.

Ludmila

People’s grace. Saint Ludmila raised her grandson Wenceslas.

Rhodri

Rhodri (ROD-ree) – Means “wheel king” or “circle ruler”.

Sigrid

Victory, beautiful.

Leonidas

Symbolizing courage at Thermopylae, Leonidas is ‘son of the lion’.

Basil

From Greek basileios, ‘royal’. Basil, herb of pesto, got its English label from that same word.

Theodora

Theodora went from stage actress to Byzantine empress. God’s gift.

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Blanche

‘White.’ Blanche of Castile governed France while her son was a boy.

Rama

‘Pleasing.’ Thai kings of the Chakri dynasty are styled Rama in English.

Moctezuma

“He frowns like a lord” in Nahuatl, used by two Aztec emperors.

Himiko

“Sun child.” China gave Himiko a gold seal and the title Queen of Wa.

Astrid

“Divine beauty.” Belgium’s Queen Astrid died in a car crash in Switzerland, aged twenty-nine.

Macbeth

“Son of life”. Macbeth was real and was king of Scotland for seventeen years. Save

Babur

‘Tiger.’ He founded Mughal India and wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama, in Chagatai Turkic.

Eleanor

“Light.” Eleanor of Aquitaine wore two crowns, France’s first and England’s after an annulment.

Mary

‘Bitter,’ or ‘beloved.’ Mary, Queen of Scots, inherited her crown six days after birth.

Ramiro

‘Famous counsel’. Ramiro II of Aragon was a monk before he was king.

Ragnhild

From regin, counsel, and hildr, battle.

William

Desire helmet. William the Conqueror ordered Domesday Book, a survey of English land and livestock.

Olga

“Holy,” blessed. Saint Olga was the first ruler of Kievan Rus to be baptized.

Manuel

Lisbon’s Manueline style comes from his reign.‘God with us’.

Henry

Home ruler: Henry VIII married six times, and his break with Rome started the Church of England.

Grace

Grace is for parents who want one syllable and a virtue, from Latin gratia. Virtue words are back on birth lists, Hope included. Grace Kelly renounced acting to become Princess of Monaco.

Hatshepsut

‘Foremost of noble ladies’. Her statues show her with a pharaoh’s false beard.

Aethelflaed

Daughter of Alfred, she fought off Viking armies as Lady of the Mercians. Noble beauty.

Bogdan

‘God-given’. I find it neat that Ottoman sources called Moldavia Bogdan, after its founder.

Xenia

Xenia is symbolizing hospitality, the Greek law of guest-friendship.

Esther

Star, in Persian. And Purim retells her story.

Athelstan

Noble stone, Athelstan has roots in Anglo-Saxon æþel and stan. He was the first king of all England.

Alaric

Ruler of all. Alaric sacked Rome, and legend puts his grave under a diverted river in Calabria.

Oswald

Oswald of Northumbria became a saint after he died in battle. “God’s power.”

Libuše

Libuše (LIB-oo-sheh) – Means “pleasant,” from a Slavic word for love. In Czech legend she foresaw Prague.

Mircea

Mircea mean peace, world. It has roots in Slavic mir, and Mircea the Elder fought the Ottomans at Rovine.

Desiree

‘Desired.’ Désirée Clary was engaged to Napoleon and later became Sweden’s queen.

Aiko

It is a Japanese girl’s name for royalty. Love child, with -ko, a common girls’ suffix in Japan. Princess Aiko is Emperor Naruhito’s only child.

Mihai

Romanian form of Michael, ‘who is like God?’ Mihai Viteazul united Wallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia in 1600.

Leopold

‘Bold people.’ Leopold I was Belgium’s first king, after he refused Greece’s crown.

Jadwiga

Jadwiga was crowned king of Poland to show she ruled as sovereign. Battle, fight.

Vladimir

It is meaning “great ruler,” or “ruler of peace.” Vladimir brought Christianity to Kievan Rus.

Ananda

“Joy,” bliss. Ananda Mahidol was Bhumibol’s older brother and king before him.

Ramses

“Born of Ra.” Ramses II reigned sixty-six years and fathered more than a hundred children.

Niall

Niall (NEE-al) – Means “champion” or “cloud”.

Hadrian

From Hadria, a town in Italy.

Pelayo

Of the sea. Pelayo won at Covadonga and became Asturias’s first king.

Dido

“Wanderer”. In legend this queen of Carthage bought land with an oxhide cut into strips.

Josephine

“He will add” in Hebrew, via Joseph. Empress Josephine kept a famous flower garden at Malmaison.

Margaret

‘Pearl’. Edinburgh Castle‘s earliest surviving building is Saint Margaret’s Chapel. The summit of the Castle Rock is 130 metres above sea level.

Sibylla

Prophetess. Sibylla crowned her husband, Guy of Lusignan, king of Jerusalem.

Casimir

Casimir the Great found Poland wooden and left it stone. ‘Destroyer of peace,’ or ‘proclaimer of peace’.

Yaroslav

‘Fierce glory’. Yaroslav the Wise married his daughters to kings. In his foreign policy, he relied on a Scandinavian alliance.

Owain

“Well born”, or youth. Owain Glyndŵr vanished after his revolt.

Edward

“Wealthy guardian.” Westminster Abbey began under Edward the Confessor. Nearly all English coronations since 1066 happened there.

Earl

Earl Grey tea is called after a British prime minister. Nobleman, warrior.

Regina

Romanians call Queen Marie (1875-1938) Regina Maria. Queen, in Latin.

Vlad

Rule. Vlad III signed letters as Dracula, “son of the dragon.”

Faisal

“Judge,” arbiter. Faisal I was Iraq’s first king after fighting in the Arab Revolt with T. E. Lawrence.

Philip

The Philippines got their title from Philip II of Spain, who never visited those islands .‘Friend of horses’.

Robert

“Bright fame.” Robert the Bruce’s heart lies in Melrose Abbey, while the rest of him rests in Dunfermline.

Alfred

Elf counsel. Alfred is the only Anglo-Saxon king called “the Great.”

Theresa

Maria Theresa had sixteen children and was the only woman to head the Habsburg lands by herself. it means harvester.

Ashoka

Ashoka the Great (“without sorrow”) wheel is on India’s flag, and his lion capital from Sarnath is India’s state emblem.

Melchior

Melchior (“king of light”) is one of three Magi in Western tradition.

Nicholas

‘Victory of the people’. Nicholas II was Russia’s last tsar, and the Russian Orthodox Church canonized his family in 2000.

Haile

Haile is symbolizing might. Haile Selassie translates as ‘power of the Trinity’.

Nefertiti

The beautiful one has come. Her painted bust is in Berlin.

Cuauhtémoc

Descending eagle, and the last Aztec emperor.

Rudolf

It is symbolizing ‘famous wolf’. Rudolf II paid astronomers Kepler and Tycho in Prague and Kepler’s Rudolphine Tables were dedicated to him.

Ryan

It has origins in Irish rí, king, with a diminutive suffix: little king.

Saul

Asked for, prayed for: Israel’s first king.

Alexander

“Defender of men”. Alexander founded Alexandria in Egypt, and its lighthouse is one of the ancient wonders.

Edmund

Wealthy protector. Bury St Edmunds is called after his shrine.

Prithvi

Prithvi is symbolizing earth itself in Sanskrit.

Fergus

“Man of vigour.” Fergus Mór was king of Dál Riata, a kingdom on both sides of the Irish Sea.

Tatiana

Tatiana means ‘of Tatius’, a Sabine king and co-ruler of Rome with Romulus.

Peter

‘Stone’. Peter the Great taxed beards in Russia, and men who paid got a small token to prove it.

Constantine

Constantine is symbolizing steadfastness: ‘constant’. Istanbul was Constantinople for over a thousand years.

Cleopatra

‘Glory of the father.’ Plutarch wrote that she spoke many languages, Egyptian included, and she was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt.

Emma

Whole, universal. Emma of Normandy married two English kings, Æthelred and Knut.

Josiah

“Yahweh supports.” Josiah was eight when crowned, and accordign to 2 Kings 22: ”… he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.”

Magnus

Magnus means “great,” as well as Scandinavians got it from Charlemagne’s Latin title, Carolus Magnus.

Catherine

‘Pure.’ Catherine the Great reigned over Russia for thirty-four years. She wrote to Voltaire for years and bought Diderot’s library.

Kenneth

“Handsome,” or “born of fire.”

Boudica

‘Victorious.’ Boudica’s Iceni burned Londinium.

Sita

Furrow. In the Ramayana she is Rama’s wife, found in a plowed field.

Amir

“Prince” in Arabic and “treetop” in Hebrew.

Balthazar

From Akkadian, “Bel protect the king.” A twelve-litre wine bottle is also a balthazar.

Rurik

Rurik combines hrod, fame, and ric, power. His dynasty kept Russia’s throne until 1598.

Anne

I like Anne for its one clean syllable and its meaning: ‘favour’ or ‘grace’.

Timur

‘Iron.’ He lies in Samarkand’s Gur-e Amir.

Soraya

“Pleiades” in Persian, from Arabic Thurayya.

Zoe

“Life”. Empress Zoe married three emperors.

Jahangir

Jahangir (ja-HAN-geer) – meaning “conqueror of the world,” the imperial title of Akbar’s son.

Caesar

Caesar means hairy, from caesaries, head of hair. German kaiser and Russian tsar come from it.

Berengaria

Bear spear. Berengaria was a princess of Navarre before she was queen of England.

Roxana

“Little star,” or “bright.” Alexander married her in Bactria.

Guinevere

“White phantom,” or “fair one.” King Arthur’s queen.

Osman

The Ottomans have their title from Osman I. From Uthman, “baby bustard,” a bird.

Noor

“Light.” American-born Queen Noor studied architecture at Princeton.

Harold

Army ruler. Harold Godwinson died at Hastings after nine months as England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. Read my article about more royal medieval boy names.

Amalia

“Work.” Princess Amalia is heir to Dutch throne.

Xerxes

“Ruler over heroes”. Xerxes bridged the Hellespont with boats.

Sebastian

Venerable. Young King Sebastian of Portugal vanished in a Moroccan battle. For centuries, some Portuguese waited for his return. This belief is called Sebastianism.

Diana

Diana is meaning divine.

Oberon

Its etymology is Alberich, ‘elf ruler’, and it is a variant of Auberon. Alberich is a dwarf guarding treasure in the Nibelungenlied.

Zenobia

“Life of Zeus”. Zenobia of Palmyra rebelled against Rome.

Vikram

‘Valour.’ India’s Vikram Samvat calendar is known as Vikramaditya’s title.

Ferdinand

It combines words for journey and bold. Ferdinand I was Romania’s king in 1918, the year Transylvania united with it.

Napoleon

“Lion of Naples.” Napoleon crowned himself emperor in Notre-Dame.

Inês

Portuguese form of Agnes, which comes from Greek hagnos, “chaste.” A legend has King Pedro crowning her after her death.

Gisela

‘Pledge’. She married István and became Hungary’s first queen. 200 medieval girl names are here.

Silvia

Forest. Queen Silvia met Sweden’s future king at the Munich Olympics. There she worked as a hostess.

Maximilian

‘Greatest’. Maximilian was an emperor of Mexico who faced a firing squad.

Haakon

Haakon is pronounced HAW-kon and is meaning “high son.” Kyleakin on Skye is ‘Haakon’s narrows’, and Norway’s crown prince today is a Haakon.

Bertha

Bertha of Kent welcomed Augustine’s mission to England. ‘Bright’.

David

‘Beloved’

Radu

‘Glad’, happy. Radu the Handsome was Vlad’s younger brother.

Artemisia

Of Artemis. Artemisia II raised a tomb so grand for her husband Mausolus that English got “mausoleum” from it. It became one of Seven Wonders of the ancient world.

Eric

“Ever ruler”. Sweden’s patron saint is King Eric IX.

Harun

Arabic form of Aaron, which comes from Hebrew Aharon, ‘exalted’. Harun al-Rashid is a caliph in One Thousand and One Nights.

Malik

Malik is “king” in Arabic.

Zubaida

Zubaida is an Arabic female form from zubda, meaning “cream,” “elite” and “prime.” Her grandfather was caliph al-Mansur and used to called her ‘little butterball’ before she married Harun al-Rashid.

Akbar

“great/greatest.”

Riordan

Riordan is pronounced REER-dan and is meaning “royal poet”, from rí, king, and bard.

Hugo

“Mind.”

Razia

“Content”, satisfied. Razia was the first woman on the Delhi throne.

Ivan

Russian form of John, which comes from Hebrew Yochanan, “God is gracious.” Ivan IV was the first to be crowned tsar.

Olaf

Ancestor’s descendant, and Norway’s patron saint.

Basarab

Basarab (ba-sa-RAB) – Means “father ruler” in Cuman Turkic. Basarab I founded Wallachia’s first dynasty, and I like that Bessarabia received its title from his house.

Kingsley

Writer Charles Kingsley gave Victorian children The Water-Babies.‘King’s wood’.

Eugenie

‘Well born,’ as well as a Spanish countess who became France’s last empress.

Rajendra

“Lord of kings.” Rajendra I sent a Chola fleet against Srivijaya.

Kaiulani

Kaiulani, it is pronounced kai-oo-LAH-nee, and is also spelled Kaʻiulani. ‘Royal sacred one.’ She was the last heir to Hawaii’s throne.

Conor

Conor is meaning lover of hounds.

Leroy

From French le roi, the king.

Gloriana

“Glory.” Spenser used Gloriana for Elizabeth I in The Faerie Queene.

Adelaide

‘Noble type’. Adelaide, Australia, is called after William IV’s queen.

Albert

‘Bright nobility’. Prince Albert made Christmas trees a British habit.

Frederick

Peaceful ruler. Frederick the Great played the flute and wrote concertos for it. He also pushed Prussian farmers to plant potatoes.

Theodoric

Ruler of the people. His tomb in Ravenna has it’s roof cut from one stone.

Ladislaus

From vladi, rule, and slava, glory.

James

‘Supplanter’. King James Bible appeared under James VI and I.

Rania

‘Queen,’ or ‘gazing.’ Queen Rania of Jordan was born in Kuwait.

Titania

“Of the Titans”. Oberon’s queen, she is also Uranus’s largest moon.

Christina

Follower of Christ. Queen Christina gave up Sweden’s crown, moved to Rome and her body is in Saint Peter’s Basilica, one of only a few women buried there.

Irene

“Peace”. Empress Irene governed Byzantium alone and signed as emperor.

Hussein

Hussein means ‘good’ and ‘handsome’ and is a diminutive of Hasan. King Hussein of Jordan was a licensed radio amateur.

István

Hungarian form of Stephen, which is from Greek stephanos, “crown.” István was Hungary’s first king.

Duke

Duke is ‘leader’, from Latin dux.

Farah

“Joy”. Farah Pahlavi was the first empress crowned in modern Iran.

Menelik

‘Son of the wise man.’ Ethiopian tradition makes him Solomon’s son.

Regulus

Little king, and the brightest star in Leo. Did you know Latin also used regulus for a petty chieftain?

Llywelyn

‘Leader’, or lion-like. Llywelyn the Great controlled most of Wales.

Malcolm

‘Disciple of Saint Columba.’ Malcolm III killed Macbeth in battle.

Tamar

“Date palm”. Georgians called Queen Tamar mepe, which means king.

Augustus

August, month, keeps his title.Venerable.

Sweyn

“Boy”. Sweyn Forkbeard was king of England for about five weeks.

Otto

wealth/fortune

Bhumibol

Strength of the land. Thailand’s longest-reigning king was born in Massachusetts. His full title adds “incomparable power” (pu-mi-pon).

Sultan

power/authority

Zita

“Girl” in Tuscan speech. Empress Zita (1892-1989) was Austria’s last empress.

Urraca

‘Magpie,’ and a queen who ruled León and Castile alone.

Antoinette

Antoinette means ‘priceless’ and is a French diminutive of Antoine. Marie Antoinette probably never said “let them eat cake”.

Mumtaz

Distinguished. Taj Mahal is her tomb.