| name |
meaning |
gender |
origin |
| Abergavenny |
'King Henry the Eighth' Lord Abergavenny |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Alencon |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Duke of Alencon |
male |
Shakespearean |
|
| Alice |
'King Henry V' Attendant to Katherine |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Anjou |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Reignier, Duke of Anjou, and Titular King of Naples |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Anne |
'King Henry Viii' Anne Bullen, Katharine's Maid of Honour, Afterwards Queen. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Mistress Anne Page, Daughter to Mistress Ford. 'Richard Iii' Lady Anne, Widow of Edward, After |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Anne |
French Spelling of English Ann, a Variant of Hannah Introduced to Britain. Famous Bearers: St Anne; King Henry Viii's Wives Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves; Queen Elizabeth's Daughter Princess Anne |
female |
French |
| Anthony |
'King Henry the Eighth' Sir Anthony Denny |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Archibald |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' the Earl of Douglas |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Auvergne |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Countess of Auvergne |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Bardolph |
'King Henry Iv, Part and ' an Irregular Humorist. 'King Henry Iv, Part ' Lord Bardolph, Retainer of Northumberland. 'King Henry V' Soldier in the King's Army. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' a Follower o |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Basset |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Member of the Red Rose or Lancaster Faction |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bates |
'King Henry V' Soldier in the King's Army |
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 |
| Bevis |
'Henry Vi, Part ' George Bevis |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Blunt |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Sir Walter Blunt. 'King Henry Iv, Part ' One of the King's Party |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bolingbroke |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Roger Bolingbroke, a Conjurer. 'King Richard Ii' Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, Later 'King Henry Iv' |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bona |
'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Sister to the French Queen |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Bourbon |
'King Henry V' Duke of Bourbon |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Brakenbury |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Robert Shallow, a Country Justice. 'King John' Robert Faulconbridge, and His Father, Sir Robert Faulconbridge. 'King Richard Iii' Sir Robert Brakenbury, Lieutenant of the Tower |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Brandon |
'Henry Vi, ' Sir John Stanley. 'Henry Vi, Part Iii' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' a Country Fellow, in Love With Audrey. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' a Boy, Son to Page. 'Richard Iii' Sir Will |
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 |
| Bullcalf |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Peter Bullcalf, a Country Soldier |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Burgundy |
'King Henry V' and 'Henry Vi, Part ' and 'Tragedy of King Lear' Duke of Burgundy |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Butts |
'King Henry the Eighth' Doctor Butts, Physician to the King |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Cade |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Jack Cade, a Rebel |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Cambridge |
'King Henry V' Earl of Cambridge, a Conspirator Against the King |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Canterbury |
'King Henry V' Archbishop of Canterbury |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Capucius |
'King Henry the Eighth' Ambassador from the Emperor Charles V |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Catesby |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Sir John Stanley. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' a Country Fellow, in Love With Audrey. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' a Boy, Son to Page. 'King |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Chamberlain |
'King Henry the Eighth' Lord Chamberlain. Chancellor |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Charles |
'King Henry V' Charles the Sixth, Dauphin and Afterwards King of France. 'As You Like It' Wrestler to Frederick |
male |
Shakespearean |
| 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 |
| Clifford |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Lord Clifford. Also Young Clifford, Son to Lord Clifford. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Lord Clifford |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Colville |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Sir John Colville |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Court |
'King Henry V' Soldier in the King's Army |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Cranmer |
'King Henry the Eighth' Archbishop of Canterbury |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Cromwell |
'King Henry the Eighth' Servant to Wolsey |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Davy |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Servant to the Country Justice Shallow |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Denny |
'King Henry the Eighth' Sir Anthony Denny |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Derby |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Sir John Stanley. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Sir William Stanley. 'King Richard Iii' Lord Stanley, Called Also Earl of Derby |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Dick |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Dick the Butcher |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Doll |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Doll Tearsheet, a Woman at the Boar's Head in Eastcheap |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Douglas |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Archibald, the Earl of Douglas |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Eanraig |
Home Ruler, Ruler of a Enclosure; Gaelic Form of Henry.(Ane-ray) |
male |
Gaelic |
| Edmund |
'King Henry Iv, ' Earl of March. 'King Henry Vi, Iii' Edmund, Earl of Rutland and Son to Richard Plantagenet. 'Tragedy of King Lear' Edmund, Bastard Son to Gloucester. 'King Richard the Second' Edmund |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Edward |
'King Richard Iii' Edward Iv. Also Edward, Prince of Wales, King's Son and Later Edward V. 'Henry Iv, & ' Edward Poins, an Irregular Humorist. Also the Son of Richard Plantagenet. 'King Henry Vi, Part |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Eleanor |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Duchess of Gloucester |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Eleanor |
A Variant of Helen Introduced into Britain in Th Century Ad by King Henry Ii's Wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine |
female |
French |
| Elinor |
'King John' Queen Elinor, Widow of King Henry Ii and Mother to King John |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Ellie |
Diminutive of Eleanor: a Variant of Helen Introduced into Britain in Th Century Ad by King Henry Ii's Wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine |
female |
French |
| Ely |
'King Henry V' Bishop of Ely. 'King Richard Iii' John Morton, Bishop of Ely |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Enrica |
Rules Her Household. Feminine of Henry |
female |
Spanish |
| Enrico |
Italian Form of Henry 'Rules the Home' |
male |
Italian |
| Enrique |
Rules His Household. Variant of Henry |
male |
Spanish |
| Enzo |
Rules His Household. Variant of Henry |
male |
Spanish |
| Enzo |
Winner. Italian Form of Henry 'Rules the Home' |
male |
Italian |
| Erpingham |
'King Henry V' Sir Thomas Erpingham, an Officer in the King's Army |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Esmond |
Protected by God. Grace and Protection. from the Old English Name Estmund. Commonly Used As a Surname. Famous Bearer: the Hero of Thackeray's Novel Henry Esmond |
male |
English |
| Essex |
'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' and 'King John' Earl of Pembroke |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Etta |
Diminutive of Henrietta: Keeper of the Hearth. Rules Her Household. from Henriette, the French Feminine Form of Henry |
female |
French |
| Ettie |
Diminutive of Henrietta: Keeper of the Hearth. Rules Her Household. from Henriette, the French Feminine Form of Henry |
female |
French |
| Etty |
Diminutive of Henrietta: Keeper of the Hearth. Rules Her Household. from Henriette, the French Feminine Form of Henry |
female |
French |
| 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 |
| Falstaff |
'King Henry Iv, & ' Prince John, Henry Iv's Son. 'Henry Vi, ' John Talbot. 'King Henry Vi, Iii' Sir John Mortimer, Sir John Montgomery, and Sir John Somerville. 'King John' the King. 'The Merry Wives |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Fang |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' a Sheriff's Officer |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Faulconbridge |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Robert Shallow, a Country Justice. 'King John' Robert Faulconbridge, and His Father, Sir Robert Faulconbridge |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Feeble |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Francis Feeble, a Country Soldier |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Fluellen |
'King Henry V' Officer in the King's Army |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Fluellen |
From the Welsh Llewellyn. Famous Bearer: Fluellen Was a Character in Shakespeare's 'Henry V' |
male |
English |
| Francis |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Francis Feeble, a Country Soldier. 'King Henry Iv, Part ' a Drawer. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Friar Francis |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Gardiner |
'King Henry the Eighth' Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Gargrave |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Sir Thomas Gargrave |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Gaunt |
'Henry Iv, & ' Prince John. 'Henry Vi, ' 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 |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Geoffrey |
Derived from One of Three Old German Names, Meaning District, Traveler, or Peaceful Pledge. Famous Bearer: Geoffrey Plantagenet Was Father to King Henry Ii; Geoffrey Cbaucer Wrote 'The Canterbury Tale |
male |
German |
| 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 |
| Glansdale |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Sir William Glansdale |
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 |
| Goffe |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Matthew Goffe |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Gower |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' One of the King's Party. 'King Henry V' Officer in the King's Army. 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Acts As Chorus |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Grandpre |
'King Henry V' a French Lord |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Grey |
'King Henry V' Sir Thomas Grey, Conspirator Against the King. 'King Richard Iii' Lord Grey, Son of Edward's Queen |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Grey |
'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Lady Grey, Afterwards Queen to Edward Iv |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Griffith |
'King Henry the Eighth' Entleman-usher to Queen Katharine |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Guildford |
'King Henry Iv, & ' 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 S |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Hal |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Nickname of Henry, Prince of Wales and Son to King Henry the Fourth. Hal Becomes Henry, and King at the End of Part King in King Henry V |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Hal |
Diminutive of Henry: Home or House Ruler |
male |
German |
| Hal |
A Nickname for Henry 'Rules His Household.' |
male |
English |
| Hank |
Diminutive of Henry: Home or House Ruler |
male |
German |
| Hank |
Rules His Household. A Diminutive of Henry |
male |
Dutch |
| Hank |
Nickname for Henry 'Rules His Household.' |
male |
English |
| Harcourt |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' One of the King's Party |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Harfleur |
'King Henry V' Governor of Harfleur |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Harriet |
Variant of Henrietta: Keeper of the Hearth. Rules Her Household. from Henriette, the French Feminine Form of Henry |
female |
French |
| Harriet |
Rules the Home. Feminine Form of Harry (From Henry). Famous Bearer: Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom's Cabin, ). A Variant of Henrietta |
female |
English |
| Harriett |
Rules Her Household. Feminine of Harry from Henry |
female |
French |
| Harry |
Variant of Henry: Home or House Ruler. Nickname of Prince Henry, Son of Prince Charles and the Late Princess Diana of Wales |
male |
German |
