Baby Names by Meaning

Henry IV, 1 and 2' Prince John 'Henry VI, 1' John Talbot 'King Henry VI, III' Sirs John Mortimer, Montgomery, and Somerville 'King John' 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Sir John Falstaff 'Much Ado About Nothing' Don John 'Richard II' John of Gaunt

conquers'; Diminutive of Wallace: Welshman; stranger; stranger Famous Bearer: Scottish hero Sir William Wallace (executed in 1305)Welshman; Variant of Walter 'rules

King Henry IV, Part 1' Sir Michael, a friend to the Archbishop of York 'Henry VI, Part 2' Michael and his company are followers of Jack Cade, a rebel; Like the Lord; who is like God

Henry VI, Part 1' Sir Thomas Gargrave

Henry IV' Duke of Clarence Thomas Wart, country soldier 'Henry VI' Thomas Horner, armourer 'Henry VIII' Sir Thomas Lovell 'Measure for Measure' A friar 'King Henry VI, III', 'Henry VIII' Duke of Norfolk 'King Richard III' Sir Thomas Vaughan; Little; little...

Deer Park, from the surname and place name Derby Also 'Without envy'; From Denmark; 'Henry VI, Part 2' Sir John Stanley 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Sir William Stanley 'King Richard III' Lord Stanley, called also Earl of Derby

A variant of the Latin Gerontius, from the Greek 'geron' meaning old Famous bearer: Welsh opera singer Sir Geraint Evans; Greedy; One of the names of the rulers; The Arthurian legendary Geraint was Enid's husband

Companion; Companion friend; sir; The Lord

Henry IV' Duke of Clarence Thomas Wart, country soldier 'Henry VI' Thomas Horner, armourer 'Henry VIII' Sir Thomas Lovell 'Measure for Measure' A friar 'King Henry VI, III', 'Henry VIII' Duke of Norfolk 'King Richard III' Sir Thomas Vaughan; twin

All sweetness; Honey; honeyed; Made from honey; Made of honey

Henry IV' Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York Sir Richard Vernon 'King Henry V' and 'Henry VI, 1, 2, and 3', Richard Plantagenet His son, Richard 'Richard II' 'Richard III' Richard, Duke of York, Edward IV's son Sir Richard Ratcliff

Henry VI, Part 1' Sir William Glansdale

King Henry V' Sir Thomas Erpingham, an officer in the King's army

From the Old English Aethelstan meaning noble stone Atheistan was a 10th century Anglo-Saxon king Sir Walter Scott used the name Atheistan in his 19th century novel Ivanhoe

god is good; 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Sir Hugh Mortimer, uncle to the Duke of York 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Sir Hugh Evans, a Welsh parson; Son of Evan Evan is the Welsh form of the Hebrew John, meaning God has been gracious, or God has shown...

ford by a landing-stage Also a place name; From Aristocratic English Surname; From the landing ford; 'Henry VI, Part 2' Sir Humphrey Stafford Also William Stafford, his brother 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Stafford; One who is from the landing near...

Dearly loved; 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Duke of Clarence, Son to Henry IV 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Thomas Wart, a country soldier 'Henry VI, Part 2' Thomas Horner, an armourer 'King Henry the Eighth' Sir Thomas Lovell; Wolf cub Encountered more often as a...

Diminutive of Pamela: Name invented in the 16th century for a heroine of the book 'Arcadia', by Sir Philip Sidney

Variant of ancient Welsh given name; Variant of ancient Welsh given name Eluned: From 'cilun' meaning idol; Variant of Lynette, who accompanied Sir Gareth on a knightly quest

King Henry IV, 1 and 2' King Also Hal, king's son and Prince of Wales, who becomes Henry V 'King Henry VI, III' King Henry VI Also Henry, Earl of Richmond, a youth 'King Henry VIII' King Henry Also Sir Henry Guildford

Diminutive of Wallace: Welshman; Diminutive of Walter: Rules the people; powerful ruler Famous Bearers: explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) and US actor Walter Matthau; stranger; stranger Famous Bearer: Scottish hero Sir William Wallace (executed in...

Diminutive of Geraint: A variant of the Latin Gerontius, from the Greek 'geron' meaning old Famous bearer: Welsh opera singer Sir Geraint Evans

King Henry IV, Part 1' Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Sir Richard Vernon Falstaff 'Henry VI, Part 1 and 2', 'King Henry V', Richard Plantagenet, afterwards Duke of York, cousin to King Henry V

Variant of Pamela: Name invented in the 16th century for a heroine of the book 'Arcadia', by Sir Philip Sidney

As You Like It' Son of Sir Rowland de Boys 'As You Like It' Sir Oliver Martext, a vicar

Dove; Servant of Saint Columba; Servant/disciple of Columba Famous Bearers: Conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent and US black militant Malcolm X (Malcolm Little); St Columb's disciple; 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Elder son of King Duncan

Variant of ancient Welsh given name Eluned: From 'cilun' meaning idol; Variant of ancient Welsh given name In Arthurian legend Lynette accompanied Sir Gareth on a knightly quest

Variant of John Ivanhoe is the medieval variant Sir Walter Scott used for the Saxon hero of 'Ivanhoe

From the white moor; 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Sir Walter Blunt 'Henry VI, Part 2' Walter Whitmore

King Henry IV, 1 and 2' Prince John, Henry IV's son 'Henry VI, 1' John Talbot 'King Henry VI, III' Sir John Mortimer, Sir John Montgomery, and Sir John Somerville 'King John' The king 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Sir John Falstaff