Shakespearean Themed Baby Names

William Shakespeare gave us some of the most beautiful, romantic, and unforgettable names in the English language. From brave heroines and noble princes to mischievous fairies and tragic queens, his characters continue to inspire parents searching for a name that feels classic, meaningful, and a little bit magical. Whether you love the grace of Rosalind, the quiet strength of Cordelia, the charm of Viola, the fire of Beatrice, or the poetry of Orlando, Prospero, Lysander, and Puck, there’s a Shakespearean name here waiting to shine.Below you’ll find curated lists of girl and boy names drawn straight from the Bard’s plays, along with the works where they first appeared. Scroll through, let the words sing, and maybe you’ll discover the perfect name for your own little star of Avon. Add more Shakespearean name examples Names from Greek mythology Make it more concise

William Shakespeare names

Our Shakespearean Themed Baby Names

Shakespearean Names

SHAKESPEAREAN GIRL NAMES
Name Appearance / Description
AdrianaThe Comedy of Errors
AemeliaAn abbess in The Comedy of Errors
AliceHenry V
AlienaAs You Like It
AnneHenry VIII, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III
ArielThe Tempest
AudreyAs You Like It
BeatriceMuch Ado About Nothing
BlancheKing John
BiancaThe Taming of the Shrew, Othello
CalpurniaJulius Caesar
CassandraProphetess in Troilus and Cressida
CeliaDaughter to Duke Frederick in As You Like It
CeresThe Tempest
CleopatraAntony and Cleopatra
CordeliaKing Lear
CressidaTroilus and Cressida
DesdemonaOthello
DianaAll's Well That Ends Well
DionyzaPericles
DorcasThe Winter's Tale
EleanorKing John
ElizabethHenry VIII, 3 Henry VI/Richard III
EmiliaThe Comedy of Errors, The Winter's Tale, Othello, The Two Noble Kinsmen
FranciscaNun in Measure for Measure
GertrudeHamlet
HelenTroilus and Cressida, All's Well That Ends Well
HelenaA Midsummer Night's Dream
HermiaA Midsummer Night's Dream
HermioneThe Winter's Tale
ImogenCymbeline
IrisThe Tempest
IsabelRichard II, Henry V
IsabellaMeasure for Measure
JessicaThe Merchant of Venice
JuliaThe Two Gentlemen of Verona
JulietRomeo and Juliet, Measure for Measure
JunoThe Tempest
KatharineLove's Labour's Lost, Henry V
KatherinaThe Taming of the Shrew
KatherineHenry VIII
LaviniaDaughter of Titus in Titus Andronicus
LuceThe Comedy of Errors
LucianaThe Comedy of Errors
Margaret1/2/3 Henry VI/Richard III, Much Ado About Nothing
MariaLove's Labour's Lost, Twelfth Night
MarianaAll's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure
MarinaPericles
MirandaThe Tempest
NellThe Comedy of Errors
OctaviaAntony and Cleopatra
OliviaTwelfth Night
OpheliaHamlet
PaulinaThe Winter's Tale
PhebeShepherdess in As You Like It
PortiaThe Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar
ReganDaughter in King Lear
RosalindAs You Like It
RosalineLove's Labour's Lost
SilviaThe Two Gentlemen of Verona
TamoraEvil queen of the Goths in Titus Andronicus
TitaniaA Midsummer Night's Dream
UrsulaMuch Ado About Nothing
ValeriaFriend of Volumnia or Virgilia in Coriolanus
ViolaTwelfth Night
SHAKESPEAREAN BOY NAMES
Name Appearance / Description
AaronEvil Moorish character in Titus Andronicus
AbrahamMontague servant in Romeo and Juliet (sometimes Abram)
AchillesTroilus and Cressida
AdamAs You Like It
AdrianCoriolanus, The Tempest
AemiliusRoman nobleman in Titus Andronicus
AeneasTrojan leader in Troilus and Cressida
AjaxChampion of the Greeks in Troilus and Cressida
AlonsoKing of Naples in The Tempest
AngeloThe Comedy of Errors, Measure for Measure
AngusA thane in Macbeth
AntonioThe Two Gentlemen of Verona, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing
ArciteTitle character (with Palamon) of The Two Noble Kinsmen
BalthasarThe Comedy of Errors, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing
BenedickMuch Ado About Nothing
BenvolioRomeo and Juliet
BertramAll's Well That Ends Well
BrutusJulius Caesar
CaiusJulius Caesar, Titus Andronicus
CalibanThe Tempest
CamilloThe Winter's Tale
CassioOthello
CassiusJulius Caesar
CharlesAs You Like It
ClaudioMuch Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure
DemetriusA Midsummer Night's Dream, Titus Andronicus, Antony and Cleopatra
DiomedesTroilus and Cressida, Antony and Cleopatra
DuncanMacbeth
EdgarKing Lear
EdmundKing Lear
FabianTwelfth Night
FerdinandThe Tempest, Love's Labour's Lost
FranciscoHamlet, The Tempest
FrederickAs You Like It
GonzaloThe Tempest
HamletHamlet
HectorTroilus and Cressida
HenryMultiple history plays
IagoOthello
JaquesMelancholy lord in As You Like It
LaertesHamlet
LysanderA Midsummer Night's Dream
MacbethMacbeth
MacduffThane of Fife in Macbeth
MalcolmMacbeth
MercutioRomeo and Juliet
OberonA Midsummer Night's Dream
OrlandoAs You Like It
OthelloOthello
PetruchioThe Taming of the Shrew
ProsperoThe Tempest
PuckA Midsummer Night's Dream
RichardRichard II, Richard III
RomeoRomeo and Juliet
SebastianThe Tempest, Twelfth Night, The Two Gentlemen of Verona
TobyTwelfth Night
TybaltRomeo and Juliet
UlyssesTroilus and Cressida
ValentineTitus Andronicus, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Twelfth Night
VincentioMeasure for Measure, The Taming of the Shrew