Gloucester
- Unisex
- 10 letters
Gloucester is a unisex name of Literary origin. A literary name from Shakespeare’s Henry V, where it belongs to 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 Gloucester. ‘King Richard II’ Duke of Gloucester. The name has 10 letters.
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