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Laertes at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek Shakespearean
- Western numerology
- 8
- Indian numerology
- 5
- Characters
- 7
- Popular
- 111 family views
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What does Laertes mean?
Laertes is a baby name with Greek, Shakespearean context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Hamlet, Prince of Denmark' Son to Polonius, the Lord Chamberlain.
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