28 names found
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A nickname for Henry 'Rules his household.'. Home or House Ruler. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 1, where it belongs to nickname of Henry, Prince of Wales and son to King Henry the Fourth. Hal becomes Henry, and King at the end of Part 2. King in King Henry V. War chief. Mighty in war.
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English German Literary
House or home. Introduced from Germany during the Norman Conquest. Also used as a surname. A variant of Hamo derived from the Old German word for house or home. Also used as a surname. Associated with Shakespeare's tragedy by the same name. A literary name from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, where it belongs to son to the former King, whose ghost appears to Hamlet demanding he avenge his father's death by killing Claudius, the present king and brother of the former.
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French Literary
From the fortified farm. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2, where it belongs to one of the King's party.
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Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to governor of Harfleur.
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English Literary
Violent. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2, where it belongs to lord Hastings, retainer of Northumberland and opposite against King Henry IV. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Hastings. 'King Richard III' Lord Hastings. 'King Richard III' A pursuivant.
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Greek Literary
A Titan. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, where it belongs to queen of the Witches.
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Holding fast; bully. Steadfast. Brother of Paris. A literary name from Shakespeare's The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to king Priam's son. Tenacious.
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Greek Latin Literary
Shining light. The bright one. Helen of Troy, whose elopement with Paris sparked the Trojan War, was the daughter of Zeus and wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta. Most beautiful woman in the world. A literary name from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where it belongs to a lady attending on Imogen. 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' Wife to Menelaus.
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In mythology the abduction of Zeus's mortal daughter Helen sparked the Trojan War. Shining light. The bright one. All's Well That Ends Well.' A gentlewoman protected by the Countess of Rousillon. A Midsummer Night's Dream' In love with Demetrius. Light.
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Greek Latin Literary
Son of Priam. A literary name from Shakespeare's The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to king Priam's son.
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A literary name from Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre, where it belongs to lord of Tyre.
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'Rules his household.' Oft-used English and French royal name. The second son of Charles Prince of Wales is named Henry. Rules the home. Rules his household. Oft-used English and French royal name. The second son of Charles Prince of Wales is named Henry. A literary name from Shakespeare's Richard II, where it belongs to henry Bolingbroke, later 'Henry IV" Hal, later 'Henry V'. 'Henry VI'. Henry, Earl of Richmond. 'Henry VIII' King, & Sir Henry Guildford. 'King John' Prince Henry. 'Henry IV' & 'Richard II' Henry Percy, Hotspur. 'Richard III' Henry VII.
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Illustrious warrior. Illustrious warrior. Army. Bright. Introduced into Britain during the Norman Conquest. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 1, where it belongs to sir Walter Blunt. 'Henry VI, Part 2' Walter Whitmore. 'King Richard III' Sir Walter Herbert. Intelligent warrior.
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Greek Literary
Well born. Stone. Feminine form of Hermes. A character in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream'. A Midsummer Night's Dream' Daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander.
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Greek Literary
Well born. Stone. Feminine name derived from Hermes. In Greek mythology, Hermione was the daughter of King Menelaus of Sparta and Helen of Troy. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Winter, where it belongs to s Tale' Queen to Leontes.
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Greek Latin Literary
Priestess of Aphrodite. Daughter of Priam. A literary name from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, where it belongs to daughter to Leonato.
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Greek Literary
Horse let loose. Queen of the Amazons. A character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream'. A Midsummer Night's Dream' Queen of the Amazons, bethrothed to Theseus.
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A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to john Holland.
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A literary name from Shakespeare's Love, where it belongs to s Labours Lost' A schoolmaster.
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Timekeeper. Derived from the Roman clan name Horatius. The close friend of Hamlet in Shakespeare's tragedy. Timekeeper; Derived from the Roman family clan name Horatius. A literary name from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, where it belongs to friend to Hamlet.
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A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2, where it belongs to duke of Clarence, Son to Henry IV. 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Thomas Wart, a country soldier. 'Henry VI, Part 2' Thomas Horner, an armourer.
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A literary name from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, where it belongs to a suitor to Bianca.
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A literary name from Shakespeare's The Life of Timon of Athens, where it belongs to timon's servant.
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A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 1, where it belongs to and 'King Richard The Second' Henry Percy, surnamed Hotspur, son of the Earl of Northumberland.