| name |
meaning |
gender |
origin |
| Albany |
'Tragedy of King Lear' Duke of Albany |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Alencon |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Duke of Alencon |
male |
Shakespearean |
|
| Anjou |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Reignier, Duke of Anjou, and Titular King of Naples |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Antonio |
'Two Gentlemen of Verona' Father to Proteus. 'The Merchant of Venice' the Merchant. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Brother to Governor of Messina. 'The Tempest' the Usurping Duke of Milan. 'Twelfth Night' ( |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Arthur |
'King John' Arthur, Duke of Britaine |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Aumerle |
'King Richard the Second' Duke of Aumerle, Son of the Duke of York |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Beaufort |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, Great-uncle to King Henry Vi, Bishop of Winchester, and Afterwards, in 'Henry Vi, Part ', Cardinal Beaufort. Cardinal. 'Henry Vi, Part ' John Beaufor |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bedford |
'King Henry V' Duke of Bedford, Brother to the King. 'Henry Vi, Part ' Duke of Bedford, Uncle to King Henry Vi, and Regent of France |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bolingbroke |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Roger Bolingbroke, a Conjurer. 'King Richard Ii' Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, Later 'King Henry Iv' |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bourbon |
'King Henry V' Duke of Bourbon |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Britaine |
'King Henry V' and 'King John' Arthur, Duke of Britaine |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Buckingham |
'Henry Vi, Part ' and 'King Henry the Eighth' Duke of Buckingham. 'King Richard Iii' Duke of Buckingham |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Burgundy |
'King Henry V' and 'Henry Vi, Part ' and 'Tragedy of King Lear' Duke of Burgundy |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Clarence |
From the Surname and Place Name Clare, Meaning Bright or Clear. Famous Bearers: George, Duke of Clarence, Brother of King Edward Iv and King Richard Iii, Who is Traditionally Believed to Have Drowned |
male |
English |
| Clarence |
'Henry Vi, Part ' George Bevis. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' George, Son of Richard Plantagenet and Afterwards Duke of Clarence. 'King Richard Iii', George, Duke of Clarence, Brother to Edward Iv |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Conan |
High, Wise. Introduced into Britain After the Norman Conquest. Famous Bearers: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Creator of the Detective Sherlock Holmes; a Number of Counts and Dukes of Brittany Bore the Name |
male |
Celtic |
| Cornwall |
'Tragedy of King Lear' Duke of Cornwall |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Cosimo |
The Italion Form of the Greek Cosmo, Meaning Order. Famous Bearers - Several Members of the Medici Family Including Three Grand Dukes of Tuscany |
male |
Italian |
| Curio |
'Twelfth Night', Also Called 'What You Will' Gentleman Attending on the Duke |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Duke |
'As You Like It' Duke, Living in Exile |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Duke |
Diminutive of Marmaduke: Servant of Madoc (Fortunate) |
male |
Irish |
| Duke |
Leader |
male |
Latin |
| Duke |
The Royalty Title Used As Nickname or Given Name. Also an Abbreviation of Marmaduke. Famous Bearer: American Jazz Musician Duke Ellington |
male |
English |
| Duke |
Title of Nobility |
male |
English |
| Evans |
'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 |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Exeter |
'King Henry V' and 'Henry Vi, Part ' and 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Duke of Exeter, Uncle to the King Henry V, and Great-uncle to Henry Vi |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Florence |
'All's Well That Ends Well.' Duke of Florence |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Frederick |
'As You Like It' Brother to Duke, and Usurper of His Dominions |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Geffrey |
'King John' Late Duke of Britaine, King John's Brother |
male |
Shakespearean |
| George |
'Henry Vi, Part ' George Bevis. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' George, Son of Richard Plantagenet and Afterwards Duke of Clarence. 'King Richard Iii', George, Duke of Clarence, Brother to Edward Iv |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Gloucester |
'Henry V' Duke of Gloucester, King's Brother, Uncle to 'Henry Vi'. 'Henry Vi, Iii' Richard Plantagenet's Son, Later Duke of Gloucester. 'Henry Iv, Ii' Prince Humphrey. 'Tragedy of King Lear' Earl of G |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Horner |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Duke of Clarence, Son to Henry Iv. 'King Henry Iv, Part ' Thomas Wart, a Country Soldier. 'Henry Vi, Part ' Thomas Horner, an Armourer |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Hugh |
'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 |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Humphrey |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Prince Humphrey of Gloucester, Son to Henry Iv 'Henry Vi, Part ' Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester is Henry Vi's Uncle |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Illyria |
'Twelfth Night', Also Called 'What You Will' Orsino, Duke of Illyria |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Jaques |
'As You Like It' Lord Attending on the Banished Duke. 'As You Like It' Son of Sir Rowland De Boys. Orlando |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Lovell |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Duke of Clarence, Son to Henry Iv. 'King Henry Iv, Part ' Thomas Wart, a Country Soldier. 'Henry Vi, Part ' Thomas Horner, an Armourer. 'King Henry the Eighth' Sir Thomas Lovell |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Lymoges |
'King John' Duke of Austria |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Marmaduke |
Sea-leader, Business-like, Efficient, Brusque |
male |
Celtic |
| Marmaduke |
Servant of Madoc (Fortunate) |
male |
Irish |
| Marques |
Of Mars; the God of War. A Title Name Ranking Below Duke and Above Earl |
male |
Portuguese |
| Marquez |
A Title Name Ranking Below Duke and Above Earl |
male |
Spanish |
| Marquis |
A Title Name Ranking Below Duke and Above Earl |
male |
French |
| Marquise |
A Title Name Ranking Below Duke and Above Earl |
male |
Italian |
| Milan |
'Two Gentlemen of Verona' the Duke of Milan, Father to Silvia |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Mortimer |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Earl of March. 'Henry Vi, Part ' Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Sir John Mortimer, Uncle to the Duke of York |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Mowbray |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Lord Mowbray, Retainer of Northumberland and Opposite Against King Henry Iv. 'King Richard the Second' Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Norfolk |
'King Henry Vi, Part Iii' and 'King Henry Viii' Duke of Norfolk. 'King Henry Iv, Part ' Lord Mowbray, Retainer of Northumberland. 'King Richard the Second' Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk. 'King Richa |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Ondyaw |
Legendary Son of a French Duke |
male |
Welsh |
| Orleans |
'King Henry V' Duke of Orleans |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Orsino |
'Twelfth Night', Also Called 'What You Will' Orsino, Duke of Illyria |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Plantagenet |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York. 'King Henry Iv, Part ' Sir Richard Vernon. Falstaff. 'Henry Vi, Part and ', 'King Henry V', Richard Plantagenet, Afterwards Duke of York, Cou |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Prospero |
'The Tempest' the Rightful Duke of Milan |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Ratchiff |
'Henry Iv' Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York. Sir Richard Vernon. 'King Henry V' & 'Henry Vi, , , & ', Richard Plantagenet. His Son, Richard. 'Richard Ii'. 'Richard Iii' Richard, Duke of York, Edward |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Reignier |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Reignier, Duke of Anjou, and Titular King of Naples |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Richard |
'Henry Iv' Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York. Sir Richard Vernon. 'King Henry V' & 'Henry Vi, , , & ', Richard Plantagenet. His Son, Richard. 'Richard Ii'. 'Richard Iii' Richard, Duke of York, Edward |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Rosalind |
'As You Like It' Daughter to the Banished Duke |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Silvia |
'Two Gentlemen of Verona' the Duke's Daughter, Beloved of Valentine |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Solinus |
'The Comedy of Errors' Duke of Ephesus |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Somerset |
'Henry Vi, Part ' and 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Duke of Somerset |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Suffolk |
'Henry Vi, Part ' and 'Henry Vi, Part ' and 'King Henry the Eighth' Duke of Suffolk, a Prisoner in Henry Vi, Ii |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Surrey |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Earl of Surrey, One of the King's Party. 'King Henry the Eighth' Earl of Surrey. 'King Richard the Second' Duke of Surrey. 'King Richard Iii' Earl of Surrey, Son to the Duke of |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Theseus |
'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Duke of Athens |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Thomas |
'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 |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Valentine |
'Two Gentlemen of Verona' One of the Two Gentlemen in the Title. 'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Kinsman to Titus. 'Twelfth Night', Also Called 'What You Will' Gentleman Attending on the Duke |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Varrius |
'Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Pompey. 'Measure for Measure' a Gentleman, Servant to the Duke |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Vaughan |
'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 |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Venice |
'The Merchant of Venice' the Duke of Venice. 'The Tragedy of Othello' the Duke of Venice |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Vincentio |
'Measure for Measure' the Duke. 'The Taming of the Shrew' Vincentio, a Merchant of Pisa |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Wales |
'King Henry Iv, Part and ' Edward Poins, an Irregular Humorist. 'Henry Vi, Part ' Son of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Edward, Prince of Wales, Son to King Henry |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Warwick |
'King Henry Iv, Part ', 'Henry V' and 'King Henry the Sixth, Part I, Ii and Iii' Earl of Warwick, One of the King's Party. 'King Richard Iii' Edward, Duke of Warwick, a Young Son of Clarence. 'King Ri |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Winchester |
'Henry Vi, I' Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, Henry Vi's Great-uncle, Bishop of Winchester, Cardinal in 'Henry Vi, Part '. 'Henry Vi, Part ' John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, Later Duke. 'King Henry V |
male |
Shakespearean |
| York |
Henry V and Vi: Richard Plantagenet, Later Duke of York. His Son, Richard. 'Henry Iv, ' Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York. Sir Richard Vernon. 'Richard Ii' the King. Richard, Duke of York, Edward Iv' |
male |
Shakespearean |
