500 Baby Boy Names Inspired By Shakespeare

Name	Meaning	Origin	Gender	Numerology
Aaron	The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus A Moor, beloved by Tamora	Shakespearean	Boy	4
Abergavenny	King Henry the Eighth Lord Abergavenny	Shakespearean	Boy	6
Abhorson	Measure for Measure An executioner	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Abram	The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet Servant to Montague	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Achilles	The History of Troilus and Cressida A Greek commander	Shakespearean	Boy	6
Adrian	The Tragedy of Coriolanus A Volscian The Tempest A lord	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Adriano	Loves Labours Lost Don Adriano De Armado, fantastical Spaniard	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Aegeon	The Comedy of Errors A merchant of Syracuse	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Aegion	The Comedy of Errors Father to the twin brothers Antipholus of Ephesus, and Antipholus of Syracuse	Shakespearean	Boy	6
Aemilius	Antony and Cleopatra Aemilius Lepidus, Roman triumvir The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus A noble Roman	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Aeneas	The History of Troilus and Cressida A Trojan commander	Shakespearean	Boy	9
Agamemnon	The History of Troilus and Cressida The Greek general	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Agrippa	Antony and Cleopatra Friend to Caesar The Tragedy of Coriolanus Menenius Agrippa, friend to Coriolanus	Shakespearean	Boy	5
Aguecheek	Twelfth Night, also called What You Will Sir Andrew Aguecheek	Shakespearean	Boy	3
Ajax	The History of Troilus and Cressida A Greek commander	Shakespearean	Boy	9
Alarbus	The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus Son to Tamora	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Albany	Tragedy of King Lear Duke of Albany	Shakespearean	Boy	1
Alcibiades	The Life of Timon of Athens A flattering lord, and an Athenian captain	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Alencon	Henry VI, Part 1 Duke Of Alencon	Shakespearean	Boy	1
Alexander	Henry VI, Part 2 Alexander Iden, a Kentish gentleman The History of Troilus and Cressida Servant to Cressida	Shakespearean	Boy	3

Alonso	The Tempest Alonso, King of Naples	Shakespearean	Boy	4
Amiens	As You Like It Lord attending on the	Shakespearean	Boy	7
Andrew	banished Duke Twelfth Night, also called What You	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Andronicus	Will Sir Andrew Aguecheek The Tragedy of Coriolanus Titus	Shakespearean	Boy	1
Angelo	Lartius, a general against the Volscians The Life of Timon of Athens Timons servant The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus, a noble Romanj Also Marcus Andronicus, Tribune, and brother to Titus The Comedy of Errors A goldsmith	Shakespearean	Boy	9
Angus	Measure for Measure The Deputy The Tragedy of Macbeth A nobleman	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Anjou	of Scotland Henry VI, Part 1 Reignier, Duke of	Shakespearean	Boy	7
Antenor	Anjou, and titular King of Naples The History of Troilus and Cressida A	Shakespearean	Boy	6
Anthony	Trojan commander King Henry the Eighth Sir Anthony	Shakespearean	Boy	7
Antigonus	Denny The Winters Tale Lord of Sicilia	Shakespearean	Boy	3
Antiochus	Pericles, Prince of Tyre King of Antioch	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Antipholus	The Comedy of Errors Twin brothers,	Shakespearean	Boy	9
Antonio	both named Antipholus, sons to Aemelia and Aegion Antipholus of Ephesus, and Antipholus OF Syracuse Two Gentlemen of Verona Father to	Shakespearean	Boy	7
Antony	Proteus The Merchant of Venice The merchant Much Ado About Nothing Brother to Governor of Messina The Tempest The usurping Duke of Milan Twelfth Night What You Will A sea captain, friend of Sebastian Antony and Cleopatra and The	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Apemantus	Tragedy of Julius Caesar Mark Antony, roman triumvir and Cleopatras lover The Life of Timon of Athens A	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Archbishop of	flattering lord, and a churlish philosopher Variant of Edmund King Henry IV, Part	Shakespearean	Boy	3
Archidamusa	Douglas The Winters Tale Lord of Bohemia	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Ariel	The Tempest An airy, mischievous spirit	Shakespearean	Boy	9
Arragon	The Merchant of Venice The Prince of Arragon, suitor to Portia Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon	Shakespearean	Boy	2

Arthur	King John Arthur, Duke of Britaine	Shakespearean	Boy	5
Arviragus	Cymbeline Son to Cymbeline, disguised under the name of Cadwal, a supposed son to Belarius	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Aufidius	The Tragedy of Coriolanus Tullus Aufidius, General of the Volscians	Shakespearean	Boy	9
Aumerle	King Richard The Second Duke of Aumerle, son of the Duke of York	Shakespearean	Boy	3
Autolycus	The Winters Tale A rogue	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Bagot	King Richard The Second A favorite of King Richard	Shakespearean	Boy	9
Balthasar	The Merchant of Venice Servant to Portia Much Ado About Nothing Attendant on Don Pedro The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet Servant to Romeo	Shakespearean	Boy	1
Balthazar	The Comedy of Errors A merchant	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Banquo	The Tragedy of Macbeth Thane of Lochaber, a general in the King Duncans army After his murder, his ghost appears to Macbeth	Shakespearean	Boy	7
Baptista	The Taming of the Shrew Baptista Minola, a gentleman of Padua	Shakespearean	Boy	7
Bardolph	King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2 An irregular humorist King Henry IV, Part 2 Lord Bardolph, retainer of Northumberland King Henry V Soldier in the Kings army The Merry Wives of Windsor A Follower of Falstaff	Shakespearean	Boy	4
Barnardine	Measure for Measure A dissolute prisoner	Shakespearean	Boy	5
Bassanio	The Merchant of Venice Friend to Antonia, who borrows from Antonio to pursue his successful suit for Portia	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Basset	Henry VI, Part 1 Member of the Red Rose or Lancaster faction	Shakespearean	Boy	3
Bassianus	The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus Brother to Saturninus	Shakespearean	Boy	6
Bates	King Henry V Soldier in the Kings army	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Beaufort	Henry VI, Part 1 Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, great-uncle to king Henry VI, Bishop of Winchester, and afterwards, in Henry VI, Part 2, Cardinal Beaufort Cardinal Henry VI, Part 1 John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, afterwards Duke	Shakespearean	Boy	7
Bedford	King Henry V Duke of Bedford, brother to the King Henry VI, Part 1 Duke of Bedford, uncle to King Henry VI, and Regent of France	Shakespearean	Boy	9
Belarius	Cymbeline A banished lord, disguised under the name of Morgan	Shakespearean	Boy	6

Benedick	Much Ado About Nothing A Young lord of Padua	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Benvolio	The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet Nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo	Shakespearean	Boy	4
Berkeley	King Richard The Second Earl Berkeley King Richard III A gentleman attending on Lady Anne	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Bernardo	Hamlet, Prince of Denmark An officer	Shakespearean	Boy	5
Berowne	Loves Labours Lost Lord attending on King Ferdinand	Shakespearean	Boy	1
Bertram	Alls Well That Ends Well Count of Rousillon	Shakespearean	Boy	5
Bevis	Henry VI, Part 2 George Bevis	Shakespearean	Boy	3
Bigot	King John Lord Bigot	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Biondello	The Taming of the Shrew A servant to Lucentio	Shakespearean	Boy	7
Blount	King John James Jurney, servant to Lady Faulconbridge King Richard III Sir James Tyrrel King Richard III Sir James Blount	Shakespearean	Boy	3
Blunt	King Henry IV, Part 1 Sir Walter Blunt King Henry IV, Part 2 One of the Kings party	Shakespearean	Boy	6
Bolingbroke	Henry VI, Part 2 Roger Bolingbroke, a conjurer King Richard II Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, later King Henry IV	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Borachio	Much Ado About Nothing Follower of Don John	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Bottom	A Midsummer Nights Dream Bottom, a weaver, acts as Pyramus in the play within the play	Shakespearean	Boy	4
Boult	Pericles, Prince of Tyre Servant to the Pander	Shakespearean	Boy	7
Bourbon	King Henry V Duke of Bourbon	Shakespearean	Boy	6
Bourchier	King Richard III Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury	Shakespearean	Boy	9
Boyet	Loves Labours Lost Lord attending on the Princess of France	Shakespearean	Boy	4
Brabantio	The Tragedy of Othello Venetian Senator, father of Desdemona	Shakespearean	Boy	1

Brandon	Henry VI, 2 Sir John Stanley Henry VI, 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 Richard III Sir William Catesby Richard III Sir William Brandon	Shakespearean	Boy	5
Britaine	King Henry V and King John Arthur, Duke of Britaine	Shakespearean	Boy	6
Brutus	The Tragedy of Coriolanus Junius Brutus, Tribune of the People The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Decius Brutus, a conspirator against Caesar	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Buckingham	Henry VI, Part 2 and King Henry the Eighth Duke of Buckingham King Richard III Duke of Buckingham	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Bullcalf	King Henry IV, Part 2 Peter Bullcalf, a country soldier	Shakespearean	Boy	6
Burgundy	King Henry V and Henry VI, Part 1 and Tragedy of King Lear Duke of Burgundy	Shakespearean	Boy	4
Bushy	King Richard The Second A favorite of King Richard	Shakespearean	Boy	3
Butts	King Henry the Eighth Doctor Butts, physician to the King	Shakespearean	Boy	1
Cade	Henry VI, Part 2 Jack Cade, a rebel	Shakespearean	Boy	4
Caesar	Antony and Cleopatra Octavius Caesar, Roman triumvir The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Julius Caesar, Roman statesman and general	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Caithness	The Tragedy of Macbeth A nobleman of Scotland	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Caius	Cymbeline 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	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Calchas	The History of Troilus and Cressida A Trojan priest, taking part with the Greeks	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Caliban	The Tempest A savage and deformed slave	Shakespearean	Boy	6
Cambridge	King Henry V Earl of Cambridge, a conspirator against the King	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Camillo	The Winters Tale Lord of Sicilia	Shakespearean	Boy	2
Canidius	Antony and Cleopatra Lieutenant-General to Mark Antony	Shakespearean	Boy	8
Canterbury	King Henry V Archbishop of Canterbury	Shakespearean	Boy	1
Caphis	The Life of Timon of Athens Timons servant	Shakespearean	Boy	2

Aaron

The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus A Moor, beloved by Tamora

Shakespearean

Boy

4

Abergavenny

King Henry the Eighth Lord Abergavenny

Shakespearean

Boy

6

Abhorson

Measure for Measure An executioner

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Abram

The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet Servant to Montague

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Achilles

The History of Troilus and Cressida A Greek commander

Shakespearean

Boy

6

Adrian

The Tragedy of Coriolanus A Volscian The Tempest A lord

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Adriano

Loves Labours Lost Don Adriano De Armado, fantastical Spaniard

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Aegeon

The Comedy of Errors A merchant of Syracuse

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Aegion

The Comedy of Errors Father to the twin brothers Antipholus of Ephesus, and Antipholus of Syracuse

Shakespearean

Boy

6

Aemilius

Antony and Cleopatra Aemilius Lepidus, Roman triumvir The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus A noble Roman

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Aeneas

The History of Troilus and Cressida A Trojan commander

Shakespearean

Boy

9

Agamemnon

The History of Troilus and Cressida The Greek general

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Agrippa

Antony and Cleopatra Friend to Caesar The Tragedy of Coriolanus Menenius Agrippa, friend to Coriolanus

Shakespearean

Boy

5

Aguecheek

Twelfth Night, also called What You Will Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Shakespearean

Boy

3

Ajax

The History of Troilus and Cressida A Greek commander

Shakespearean

Boy

9

Alarbus

The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus Son to Tamora

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Albany

Tragedy of King Lear Duke of Albany

Shakespearean

Boy

1

Alcibiades

The Life of Timon of Athens A flattering lord, and an Athenian captain

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Alencon

Henry VI, Part 1 Duke Of Alencon

Shakespearean

Boy

1

Alexander

Henry VI, Part 2 Alexander Iden, a Kentish gentleman The History of Troilus and Cressida Servant to Cressida

Shakespearean

Boy

3

Alonso

The Tempest Alonso, King of Naples

Shakespearean

Boy

4

Amiens

As You Like It Lord attending on the

Shakespearean

Boy

7

Andrew

banished Duke Twelfth Night, also called What You

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Andronicus

Will Sir Andrew Aguecheek The Tragedy of Coriolanus Titus

Shakespearean

Boy

1

Angelo

Lartius, a general against the Volscians The Life of Timon of Athens Timons servant The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus, a noble Romanj Also Marcus Andronicus, Tribune, and brother to Titus The Comedy of Errors A goldsmith

Shakespearean

Boy

9

Angus

Measure for Measure The Deputy The Tragedy of Macbeth A nobleman

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Anjou

of Scotland Henry VI, Part 1 Reignier, Duke of

Shakespearean

Boy

7

Antenor

Anjou, and titular King of Naples The History of Troilus and Cressida A

Shakespearean

Boy

6

Anthony

Trojan commander King Henry the Eighth Sir Anthony

Shakespearean

Boy

7

Antigonus

Denny The Winters Tale Lord of Sicilia

Shakespearean

Boy

3

Antiochus

Pericles, Prince of Tyre King of Antioch

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Antipholus

The Comedy of Errors Twin brothers,

Shakespearean

Boy

9

Antonio

both named Antipholus, sons to Aemelia and Aegion Antipholus of Ephesus, and Antipholus OF Syracuse Two Gentlemen of Verona Father to

Shakespearean

Boy

7

Antony

Proteus The Merchant of Venice The merchant Much Ado About Nothing Brother to Governor of Messina The Tempest The usurping Duke of Milan Twelfth Night What You Will A sea captain, friend of Sebastian Antony and Cleopatra and The

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Apemantus

Tragedy of Julius Caesar Mark Antony, roman triumvir and Cleopatras lover The Life of Timon of Athens A

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Archbishop of

flattering lord, and a churlish philosopher Variant of Edmund King Henry IV, Part

Shakespearean

Boy

3

Archidamusa

Douglas The Winters Tale Lord of Bohemia

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Ariel

The Tempest An airy, mischievous spirit

Shakespearean

Boy

9

Arragon

The Merchant of Venice The Prince of Arragon, suitor to Portia Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Arthur

King John Arthur, Duke of Britaine

Shakespearean

Boy

5

Arviragus

Cymbeline Son to Cymbeline, disguised under the name of Cadwal, a supposed son to Belarius

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Aufidius

The Tragedy of Coriolanus Tullus Aufidius, General of the Volscians

Shakespearean

Boy

9

Aumerle

King Richard The Second Duke of Aumerle, son of the Duke of York

Shakespearean

Boy

3

Autolycus

The Winters Tale A rogue

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Bagot

King Richard The Second A favorite of King Richard

Shakespearean

Boy

9

Balthasar

The Merchant of Venice Servant to Portia Much Ado About Nothing Attendant on Don Pedro The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet Servant to Romeo

Shakespearean

Boy

1

Balthazar

The Comedy of Errors A merchant

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Banquo

The Tragedy of Macbeth Thane of Lochaber, a general in the King Duncans army After his murder, his ghost appears to Macbeth

Shakespearean

Boy

7

Baptista

The Taming of the Shrew Baptista Minola, a gentleman of Padua

Shakespearean

Boy

7

Bardolph

King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2 An irregular humorist King Henry IV, Part 2 Lord Bardolph, retainer of Northumberland King Henry V Soldier in the Kings army The Merry Wives of Windsor A Follower of Falstaff

Shakespearean

Boy

4

Barnardine

Measure for Measure A dissolute prisoner

Shakespearean

Boy

5

Bassanio

The Merchant of Venice Friend to Antonia, who borrows from Antonio to pursue his successful suit for Portia

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Basset

Henry VI, Part 1 Member of the Red Rose or Lancaster faction

Shakespearean

Boy

3

Bassianus

The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus Brother to Saturninus

Shakespearean

Boy

6

Bates

King Henry V Soldier in the Kings army

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Beaufort

Henry VI, Part 1 Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, great-uncle to king Henry VI, Bishop of Winchester, and afterwards, in Henry VI, Part 2, Cardinal Beaufort Cardinal Henry VI, Part 1 John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, afterwards Duke

Shakespearean

Boy

7

Bedford

King Henry V Duke of Bedford, brother to the King Henry VI, Part 1 Duke of Bedford, uncle to King Henry VI, and Regent of France

Shakespearean

Boy

9

Belarius

Cymbeline A banished lord, disguised under the name of Morgan

Shakespearean

Boy

6

Benedick

Much Ado About Nothing A Young lord of Padua

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Benvolio

The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet Nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo

Shakespearean

Boy

4

Berkeley

King Richard The Second Earl Berkeley King Richard III A gentleman attending on Lady Anne

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Bernardo

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark An officer

Shakespearean

Boy

5

Berowne

Loves Labours Lost Lord attending on King Ferdinand

Shakespearean

Boy

1

Bertram

Alls Well That Ends Well Count of Rousillon

Shakespearean

Boy

5

Bevis

Henry VI, Part 2 George Bevis

Shakespearean

Boy

3

Bigot

King John Lord Bigot

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Biondello

The Taming of the Shrew A servant to Lucentio

Shakespearean

Boy

7

Blount

King John James Jurney, servant to Lady Faulconbridge King Richard III Sir James Tyrrel King Richard III Sir James Blount

Shakespearean

Boy

3

Blunt

King Henry IV, Part 1 Sir Walter Blunt King Henry IV, Part 2 One of the Kings party

Shakespearean

Boy

6

Bolingbroke

Henry VI, Part 2 Roger Bolingbroke, a conjurer King Richard II Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, later King Henry IV

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Borachio

Much Ado About Nothing Follower of Don John

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Bottom

A Midsummer Nights Dream Bottom, a weaver, acts as Pyramus in the play within the play

Shakespearean

Boy

4

Boult

Pericles, Prince of Tyre Servant to the Pander

Shakespearean

Boy

7

Bourbon

King Henry V Duke of Bourbon

Shakespearean

Boy

6

Bourchier

King Richard III Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury

Shakespearean

Boy

9

Boyet

Loves Labours Lost Lord attending on the Princess of France

Shakespearean

Boy

4

Brabantio

The Tragedy of Othello Venetian Senator, father of Desdemona

Shakespearean

Boy

1

Brandon

Henry VI, 2 Sir John Stanley Henry VI, 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 Richard III Sir William Catesby Richard III Sir William Brandon

Shakespearean

Boy

5

Britaine

King Henry V and King John Arthur, Duke of Britaine

Shakespearean

Boy

6

Brutus

The Tragedy of Coriolanus Junius Brutus, Tribune of the People The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Decius Brutus, a conspirator against Caesar

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Buckingham

Henry VI, Part 2 and King Henry the Eighth Duke of Buckingham King Richard III Duke of Buckingham

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Bullcalf

King Henry IV, Part 2 Peter Bullcalf, a country soldier

Shakespearean

Boy

6

Burgundy

King Henry V and Henry VI, Part 1 and Tragedy of King Lear Duke of Burgundy

Shakespearean

Boy

4

Bushy

King Richard The Second A favorite of King Richard

Shakespearean

Boy

3

Butts

King Henry the Eighth Doctor Butts, physician to the King

Shakespearean

Boy

1

Cade

Henry VI, Part 2 Jack Cade, a rebel

Shakespearean

Boy

4

Caesar

Antony and Cleopatra Octavius Caesar, Roman triumvir The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Julius Caesar, Roman statesman and general

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Caithness

The Tragedy of Macbeth A nobleman of Scotland

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Caius

Cymbeline 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

Shakespearean

Boy

8

Calchas

The History of Troilus and Cressida A Trojan priest, taking part with the Greeks

Shakespearean

Boy

2

Caliban

The Tempest A savage and deformed slave

Shakespearean

Boy