Literary Baby Names

Greek Literary

Father of Odysseus. A literary name from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, where it belongs to son to Polonius, the Lord Chamberlain.

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All's Well That Ends Well.' An old lord.

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A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2, where it belongs to prince John of Lancaster, son to the King.

English French Literary

From the long meadow. Englishman. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, 1, where it belongs to 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 Langley, Duke of York and uncle to the King.

Also written Langley

Latin Literary

A hero who saved Rome. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus., where it belongs to titus Lartius, a general against the Volscians.

English French Literary

Servant. God-like. Land (from Old German) The short form of the name Lancelot (which incidentally was derived originally from the name Lance!) Therefore, this name is the short form of its own diminutive. A literary name from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, where it belongs to the like to Proteus.

English Latin Literary

From the place of laurel trees. Of Laurentum. From the place of the laurel leaves. Can also be interpreted as the English version of the Irish name Lorcan: Fierce. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet, where it belongs to friar Laurence, Franciscan.

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All's Well That Ends Well.' A clown and servant to the Countess of Rousillon.

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As You Like It' A courtier attending upon Frederick.

English Literary

Shakespearian king. A literary name from Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear, where it belongs to lear, King of Britain.

Gaelic Literary Scottish

Lives near the place abounding in elm trees. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, where it belongs to a nobleman of Scotland. Surname and clan name. Lennox; a Scottish nobleman; appears in Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Italian Literary Portuguese Spanish Teutonic

Bold lion. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to servant to Bassanio. Lion-bold. Leonardo da Vinci is considered by many to be the most brilliant and creative men who ever lived. Lion.

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A literary name from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, where it belongs to governor of Messina.

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A literary name from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where it belongs to posthumus Leonatus, a gentleman and husband to Imogen.

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A literary name from Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre, where it belongs to servant to Dionyza.

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Antony and Cleopatra' and 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar'. Aemilius Lepidus, Roman triumvir.

English French Literary Teutonic

English variant of the Franco-Germanic name Louis: Famous warrior. In Wales, sometimes Lewis is used in place of Llewellyn. Famous warrior, from the Old German 'Chlodovech'. Aloysius is the name of the Italian Saint Aloysius of Gonzaga, and common among British Roman Catholics. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to the Dauphin. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lewis XI, King of France. 'King John' Lewis, the Dauphin. Famous in war.

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A literary name from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where it belongs to caius Lucius, General of the Roman Forces. 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Caius Ligarius, a conspirator against Caesar.

Celtic English Latin Literary

From the settlement by the pool. Roman colony at the pool. Lakeside colony. The name of an early Roman settlement in England, used as both a surname and a first name. Lakeside colony. The name of an early Roman settlement in England. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry the Eighth, where it belongs to bishop of Lincoln.

English Literary

Lion. The lion is a figure in art and religious symbolism of many cultures; symbolizing kingliness and grandeur and courage. A Midsummer Night's Dream' Snug, a joiner. Acts as Lion in the play within the play.

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A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello, where it belongs to nobleman of Venice, kinsman of Brabantio.