English Latin Literary

A variant of Benedict, meaning blessed, given to a Shakespearian character in the play Much Ado About Nothing. Blessed. 15 popes have been named Benedict. The Benedictines monastical order. Shakespeare's witty bachelor Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. A literary name from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, where it belongs to a Young lord of Padua.

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet, where it belongs to nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo.

Anglo-Saxon English Irish Literary

From the birch meadow. Derived from the Old English for birch-wood. Used as a surname more frequently than a first name. Lives at the birch tree meadow. The birch tree meadow. Also see Barclay and Burke. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Richard The Second, where it belongs to earl Berkeley. 'King Richard III' A gentleman attending on Lady Anne.

German Italian Literary Portuguese Spanish

Brave as a bear. A literary name from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, where it belongs to an officer. Strong as a bear.

Arthurian Legend English German Literary Teutonic

A knight. Introduced to Britian during the Norman Conquest, a variant of the German Bertram. Bright raven. From an Old German name meaning bright-raven, or glorious raven. All's Well That Ends Well.' Count of Rousillon. Shining raven.

French Literary Teutonic

Handsome face. Also 'from Beauvais'. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to george Bevis. Archer.

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's King John, where it belongs to lord Bigot.