Cade
Boy
Literary Welsh
A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to jack Cade, a rebel. Small battle; spirit of the battle.
Literary Baby Names
62 names found
Caesar
Boy
Danish Swedish Latin Literary
Long hair. The family name of Roman dictator Gaius Julias Caesar. Its origin is uncertain:, but may come from 'caesaries' meaning hair, or 'caesius' meaning 'bluish-grey, or 'caedere' meaning to cut, perhaps referring to his birth by Caesarean section. Antony and Cleopatra'. Octavius Caesar, Roman triumvir. 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Julius Caesar, Roman statesman and general.
Caithness
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, where it belongs to a nobleman of Scotland.
Caius
Boy
English Literary Welsh
A variant of Gaius; which is a more common form of the name in Britain. 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. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Doctor Caius, a French physician. 'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Kinsman to Titus. Joy.
Calchas
Boy
Greek Latin Literary
A seer. A prophet. A literary name from Shakespeare's The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to a Trojan priest, taking part with the Greeks.
Caliban
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tempest, where it belongs to a savage and deformed slave.
Calpurnia
Girl
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, where it belongs to wife of Caesar.
Cambridge
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to earl of Cambridge, a conspirator against the King.
Camillo
Boy
Latin Literary
Free-born child; noble. Masculine of Camille. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Winter, where it belongs to s Tale' Lord of Sicilia.
Canidius
Boy
Literary
Antony and Cleopatra'. Lieutenant-General to Mark Antony.
Canterbury
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to archbishop of Canterbury.
Caphis
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Life of Timon of Athens, where it belongs to timon's servant.
Capucius
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry the Eighth, where it belongs to ambassador from the Emperor Charles V.
Capulet
Unisex
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet, where it belongs to juliet's Father, head of the Capulet house, at variance with the Montagues.
Carlisle
Boy
English Literary
From the protected tower; from the walled city. Also a place name in Britain. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Richard The Second, where it belongs to bishop of Carlisle.
Casca
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, where it belongs to a conspirator against Caesar.
Cassandra
Girl
English Greek Latin Literary
Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam. This name became popular in medieval Britain, and fashionable in the USA in the mid-2Oth century. Unheeded prophetess. Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam. In Homer's 'The Iliad' Cassandra's prediction of the fall of Troy was unheeded. Prophetess. A literary name from Shakespeare's The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to daughter to Priam, and a prophetess.
Cassio
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice, where it belongs to lieutenant to Othello.
Cassius
Boy
Latin Literary
Narcissistic; vain. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, where it belongs to instigator of the conspiracy against Caesar.
Catesby
Boy
Literary
Henry VI, Part 2' 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 Richard III' Sir William Catesby.
Cato
Boy
Latin Literary
Intelligent; shrewd. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, where it belongs to supportor of Brutus.
Celia
Girl
Latin Literary
From the Latin Caelia, which is a feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, meaning heavenly, or of the heavens. Also a variant or dimintitive of Cecilia. As You Like It' Daughter to Frederick.
Ceres
Girl
Greek Latin Literary
Another name for Demeter. Goddess of the harvest; Of the spring. Mythological Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tempest, where it belongs to a spirit, goddess of the harvest.
Cerimon
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre, where it belongs to a lord of Ephesus.