Literary Baby Names

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MacBeth

Unisex

Literary Scottish

A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, where it belongs to thane of Glamis and Cawdor, a general in the King's army, who murders King Duncan and takes his crown. Son of Beth.

Also written Macbeth

MacDuff

Unisex

Literary Scottish

A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, where it belongs to macduff, Thane of Fife, a nobleman of Scotland who finally kills Macbeth. Son of the blackman.

Also written Macduff

Macmorris

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to officer in the King's army.

Maecenas

Boy

Literary

Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Caesar.

Malcolm

Boy

Celtic Gaelic Literary Scottish

Servant of Saint Columba. Servant/disciple of Columba. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, where it belongs to elder son of King Duncan. St. Columb's disciple.

Malvolio

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, where it belongs to , also called 'What You Will' Steward to Olivia.

Mamillius

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's The Winter, where it belongs to s Tale' Leontes' son, the young Prince of Sicilia.

Marcade

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Love, where it belongs to s Labours Lost' Lord attending on the Princess of France.

Marcellus

Boy

Latin Literary

Hammer. Also a diminutive of Marcus: Mars (Roman god of war). A family name in ancient Rome. A literary name from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, where it belongs to an officer.

March

Boy

Literary Welsh

A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 1, where it belongs to edmund Mortimer, Earl of March. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Edward, Earl of March and son to Richard Plantagenet, afterwards King Edward IV. Legendary son of Meirchywn.

Marcius

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus., where it belongs to caius Marcius Coriolanus, and also Young Marcius, son to Coriolanus.

Marcus

Boy

Biblical Gaelic Latin Literary

Polite; shining Hammer. Hammer. Mars (Roman god of war). The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. 'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Marcus Andronicus, Tribune of the People, and brother to Titus.

Mardian

Boy

Literary

Antony and Cleopatra'. Attendant on Cleopatra.

Margarelon

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to a bastard son of King Priam.

Margaret

Girl

Greek Irish Literary Persian

Pearl. Name of a saint. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 1, where it belongs to reignier's daughter, afterwards married to Henry VI. 'Henry VI, Part III' Queen Margaret. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Gentlewoman attending on Hero. 'King Richard III' King Henry VI's widow. 'King Richard III' Clarence's daughter. Child of light.

Margaret F

Unisex

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to queen to King Henry VI.

Margery

Girl

French Greek Literary Persian

Pearl. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to margery Jourdain, a witch. Child of light.

Maria

Girl

French German Italian Spanish Swedish Hebrew Latin Literary Norse

Bitter. Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter. Commonly-used variant of Mary: Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter. Popular with both Spanish and non-Spanish cultures. A literary name from Shakespeare's Love, where it belongs to s Labours Lost' A lady attending on the Princess of France. 'Twelfth Night', also called 'What You Will' Olivia's waiting woman. Name not originally Norse but it appears in several sagas and is the name of King Harald Sigurdsson's daughter.

Mariana

Girl

Latin Literary

bitter. A Shakespearian character noted for her loyalty in Measure for Measure. All's Well That Ends Well.' Neighbour and friend to the Widow of Florence 'Measure for Measure' Betrothed to Angelo.

Marina

Girl

Latin Literary Russian

Of the sea. A literary name from Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre, where it belongs to daughter to Pericles and Thaisa. From the sea.

Mark

Boy

Arthurian Legend Biblical English Latin Literary Swedish

Tristan's uncIe. Polite; shining Derived from Latin 'Marcus': Mars (Roman god of war). St. Mark was the author of the second Gospel. Hammer. Antony and Cleopatra' and 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.' Mark Antony, roman triumvir and Cleopatra's lover. Warring.

Martext

Boy

Literary

As You Like It' Son of Sir Rowland de Boys. As You Like It' Sir Oliver Martext, a vicar.

Martius

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, where it belongs to son to Titus Andronicus.

Marullus

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, where it belongs to a tribune.