Colville
Boy
French Literary
Place name in France. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2, where it belongs to sir John Colville.
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Cominius
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus., where it belongs to titus Lartius, a general against the Volscians.
Conrade
Boy
German Literary
Brave adviser. A literary name from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, where it belongs to follower of Don John.
Constance
Girl
English French Latin Literary
Constancy; steadfastness. Constancy; steadfastness. . Firm of purpose. Constancy, from the Latin Constantia. A literary name from Shakespeare's King John, where it belongs to mother to Arthur.
Cordelia
Girl
Celtic English Literary Welsh
Of the sea. In Shakespeare's King Lear a woman of rare honesty. A literary name from Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear, where it belongs to daughter to King Lear. Jewel of the sea.
Corin
Unisex
Greek Irish Literary
Maiden. Spear bearer. Also a variant of Corey: From the hollow. As You Like It' A shepherd.
Coriolanus
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus., where it belongs to caius Marcius Coriolanus.
Cornelius
Boy
Biblical Irish Latin Literary
Of a horn Strong willed or wise. Cornelius is sometimes used as a translation of the name Conchubhar meaning High Desire. From a Roman clan name which is derived from the Latin 'cornu' meaning horn. Famous bearers – a devout centurion converted to Christianity by St Peter, a 3rd-century pope, American Cornelius Vanderbilt and a number of his descendants. A literary name from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where it belongs to a physician. 'Hamlet, Prince of Denmark' A courtier.
Cornwall
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear, where it belongs to duke of Cornwall.
Costard
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Love, where it belongs to s Labours Lost' A clown.
Court
Boy
English French Literary
Courtier; court attendant. Courtier, court attendant. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to soldier in the King's army.
Cranmer
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry the Eighth, where it belongs to archbishop of Canterbury.
Cressida
Girl
Greek Literary
Origin origin. Cresside was the faithless mistress of Troilus in Shakespeare's 'Troilus and Cressida'. A literary name from Shakespeare's The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to daughter to Calchas.
Cromwell
Boy
English Literary Scottish
Lives by the winding stream. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry the Eighth, where it belongs to servant to Wolsey. From the crooked well.
Cupid
Boy
Literary
A literary name appearing in Shakespeare's The Life of Timon of Athens.
Curan
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear, where it belongs to a courtier.
Curio
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, where it belongs to , also called 'What You Will' Gentleman attending on the Duke.
Curtis
Boy
English French Literary
Polite; courteous. From a surname derived from the Old French 'curteis' meaning courteous. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, where it belongs to a servant to Petruchio.
Cymbeline
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where it belongs to king of Britain.
Dardanius
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where it belongs to caius Lucius, General of the Roman Forces. 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A servant to Brutus.
Davy
Unisex
English Hebrew Literary Scottish Welsh
Beloved or friend. A diminutive of David. Cherished; beloved. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2, where it belongs to servant to the country justice Shallow. Beloved or friend, adopted from the Hebrew. David was a common name of Scottish kings in the Middle Ages. Beloved or friend, from the Hebrew. Sixth century St David (or Dewi) was patron saint of Wales.
De Armado
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Love, where it belongs to s Labours Lost' Don Adriano De Armado, fantastical Spaniard.
De Burgh
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's King John, where it belongs to hubert De Burgh.
Decius
Boy
Literary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, where it belongs to decius Brutus, a conspirator against Caesar.