Historical Baby Names
81 Historical names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 81 baby names with a historical feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Historical Girl Names
Florence#391 in the U.S.From Latin Florentia, meaning flourishing or prosperous, derived from florens (blooming); also Alexandria#474 in the U.S.Feminine form of Alexandros, from Greek 'alexein' (to defend) and 'aner/andros' (man), meaning Zainab#810 in the U.S.Fragrant flowering tree or beauty; from the Arabic Zaynab, referring to a fragrant flowering trKhadija#982 in the U.S.From Arabic Khadijah, of uncertain pre-Islamic origin, possibly meaning premature child or one Egypt#1213 in the U.S.Black land; from the Greek Aigyptos, from Egyptian Hwt-ka-Ptah (house of the soul of Ptah)Khadijah#1432 in the U.S.Early baby, premature, trustworthyIndia#1722 in the U.S.Land of the Indus River; from Sanskrit sindhu meaning riverNusaybah#2209 in the U.S.From Arabic root 'nasab,' meaning lineage or genealogy; Nusaybah denotes a woman of noble or goRoxanna#2856 in the U.S.Bright, shining, dawn; Latinate elaboration of Roxana, from Persian RoshanakCandace#3173 in the U.S.From Kandake, the dynastic title of the queens of the ancient Kingdom of Kush (Nubia/Ethiopia) Amoni#3524 in the U.S.Derived from Amun or Amon, the ancient Egyptian god whose name means 'the hidden one'; also relCleopatra#3590 in the U.S.Glory of the father; from Greek kleos, 'glory', and pater, 'father'Theodosia#4159 in the U.S.From Greek theos, 'God', plus dosis, 'giving, gift' — 'gift of God; giving to God' (the femininHafsah#4693 in the U.S.Young lioness, or a gatherer; the name of Hafsah bint Umar, wife of the Prophet Muhammad and keCandice#5125 in the U.S.From Candace — the dynastic title of the queens of ancient Kush (Nubia/Ethiopia); meaning possiNefertari#5352 in the U.S.From Ancient Egyptian Nefertari, 'the most beautiful of them; beautiful companion' — a great quNefertiti#9290 in the U.S.From the ancient Egyptian Nefertiti, usually glossed 'the beautiful one has come.' The name of Lucretia#13272 in the U.S.From the Roman family name Lucretius, likely tied to Latin lucrum ('gain; profit; wealth'). BorDahia#13820 in the U.S.Most often linked to Dihya (Kahina), the seventh-century Berber warrior queen of North Africa, Hypatia#14078 in the U.S.From Greek hypatos, 'highest, supreme'. Borne by Hypatia of Alexandria (born about 350-370 CE),Khawlah#14316 in the U.S.The same Arabic name as Khawla, with a final h in the romanized spelling — the two are one nameMalinalli#14559 in the U.S.From Nahuatl malinalli, 'grass' — also one of the twenty day-signs of the Aztec calendar. It waRoxane#14834 in the U.S.From the Persian Roxana (Roshanak), 'dawn; bright; little star' — the name of the wife of AlexaRuairi#14922 in the U.S.From the Irish Ruairi/Ruaidhri, 'red king' (ruadh, 'red,' + ri, 'king') — the name of medieval Khawla#16466 in the U.S.An Arabic name of long standing, often connected with a word for a gazelle or deer, though the
Historical Boy Names
Bryan#336 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Brian, from the Old Celtic 'bri' or 'brigh', meaning high, noble, or strongBrian#339 in the U.S.From the Old Celtic 'bri' or 'brigh', meaning high, noble, or strong. Made legendary by the IriWinston#382 in the U.S.From the Old English place name Wynnstan, from wynn meaning joy or pleasure and stan meaning stCesar#385 in the U.S.Spanish form of Caesar, from Latin caesaries meaning thick head of hair; later used as an imperFrederick#435 in the U.S.From Old High German Frithuric or Friduric, combining fridu meaning peace and ric meaning rulerRome#452 in the U.S.From the name of the ancient city Roma, used directly as a given name; the city's own etymologyLeonidas#510 in the U.S.From Greek Leonidas, derived from leon (lion) + the patronymic suffix -idas meaning 'son of,' tHassan#626 in the U.S.From Arabic ḥasan (حسن), meaning 'handsome,' 'good,' or 'beneficent.' A highly honored name in Alvaro#777 in the U.S.Cautious, wary, or guardian of all; a Spanish name from the Visigothic Germanic Alwar or AllvarKhalid#940 in the U.S.From Arabic khalid meaning eternal, immortal, or everlasting, from the root kh-l-d meaning to bDarwin#961 in the U.S.From Old English deorwine, composed of deor meaning dear or beloved and wine meaning friend, giWallace#964 in the U.S.From Anglo-Norman French Waleis meaning Welshman or foreigner, from a Germanic root related to Cedric#1051 in the U.S.Possibly invented by Sir Walter Scott for Ivanhoe (1819), inspired by the Celtic Cerdic (possibAlaric#1063 in the U.S.All-powerful ruler; noble ruler; from Germanic Alarich (ala: all + ric: ruler, power)Norman#1200 in the U.S.Man of the North, NorthmanJohannes#2499 in the U.S.The German and Scandinavian Latin form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan meaning Yahweh is gracAlexandros#2644 in the U.S.Defender of men, protector of the peopleCato#2804 in the U.S.From the Latin cognomen Cato, related to the root catus meaning sharp, shrewd, or all-knowing; Tilden#3033 in the U.S.From Old English, a surname derived from a place name meaning 'fertile valley' or 'tilled dene Egypt#3050 in the U.S.The country name, from Greek Aigyptos — traced to Egyptian Hut-ka-Ptah, 'temple of the soul of Nasser#3113 in the U.S.Victorious, granting victory; from the Arabic root n-s-r, famous through Egyptian president GamSaxon#3119 in the U.S.From Old English and Latin Saxo, referring to a member of the Saxon people; the tribal name posAnibal#3128 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general's Phoenician name — 'Baal is Cyril#3143 in the U.S.Lord; masterTarik#3304 in the U.S.Variant of Tariq — the night visitor, the morning star of Surah At-Tariq — from the Arabic rootKayan#3480 in the U.S.A Persian name from the ancient Kayan dynasty of Iranian mythology, meaning royal or kingly; asGeronimo#3541 in the U.S.Spanish-Italian form of Jerome — Greek Hieronymos, 'sacred name' — historically attached to theHashem#3543 in the U.S.Crusher of bread; generous providerBecket#3770 in the U.S.From an English surname meaning 'little brook' (from bec, 'stream') or 'little beak'; immortaliDietrich#3777 in the U.S.Ruler of the people; German form of Theodoric, from Germanic theud, 'people', and ric, 'ruler, Dayan#3867 in the U.S.Judge; one who judgesGalileo#4172 in the U.S.From Galilee, the region in northern Israel; an Italian name carried to fame by the astronomer Wellington#4382 in the U.S.From Wellington, Somerset — an Old English settlement name of debated elements — made famous asAmilcar#4547 in the U.S.From Hamilcar — Phoenician/Punic, 'friend/gift of Melqart' (a Carthaginian god); the great geneXerxes#5593 in the U.S.From Old Persian Khshayarsha, 'ruler over heroes; hero among rulers' — the great Persian king XSeneca#5808 in the U.S.From Latin senex, 'old, elder' (the philosopher Seneca); also the Seneca, an Iroquois nation; rZenon#6138 in the U.S.From Greek Zenon, 'of Zeus; the gift of Zeus' (the philosopher Zeno; an emperor)Archimedes#6168 in the U.S.From Greek Archimedes — 'master of thought; ruler of the mind' (arche, 'ruler', plus medos, 'thAkbar#6463 in the U.S.From Arabic akbar, 'the greatest; greater; the great'Cuauhtemoc#6887 in the U.S.From Nahuatl cuauhtli, 'an eagle', plus temo, 'to descend'; 'the descending eagle' — the name oLeonides#7471 in the U.S.A spelling of Leonidas — from Greek leon, 'lion', plus -idas, 'son of' — 'lion-like; son of theUhtred#7642 in the U.S.From Old English uhta, 'the pre-dawn, the early morning', plus raed, 'counsel; renowned'; 'renoCharlemagne#8376 in the U.S.From the French Charlemagne — 'Charles the Great' (Carolus Magnus); Charles ('a free man', GermHatim#11328 in the U.S.Hatim is an Arabic boys' name from a root carrying the sense 'to decide, to determine' — commonPearse#11891 in the U.S.An Irish surname spelling of Piers, the medieval English form of Peter, from Greek petros ('rocYasuke#12179 in the U.S.The name given in Japan to Yasuke, an African man who served the warlord Oda Nobunaga and is reAelius#12280 in the U.S.Aelius is a real Roman nomen — the name of the gens Aelia, an established Roman family. Its mosCid#12395 in the U.S.From El Cid, the title of the medieval Castilian hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar; the word comes froMattathias#13477 in the U.S.Mattathias is the Greek-Latin form of Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of God'. It is the name of the pOnias#13658 in the U.S.Onias is the Greek rendering of a Hebrew name (Honi or Hanina, connected with hen, 'grace; favoOzman#13677 in the U.S.Ozman reads as a spelling of Osman, the Turkish form of Arabic Uthman — the name of the third cPericles#13688 in the U.S.From Greek Perikles, from peri ('around') and kleos ('glory; fame') — 'surrounded by glory.' BoSihtric#13895 in the U.S.From Old Norse Sigtryggr — sigr, 'victory', plus tryggr, 'true; trusty' — anglicized as SihtricSpurgeon#13917 in the U.S.An English surname of uncertain root, sometimes linked to a place-name or to an old word for a Tashfin#13951 in the U.S.An Amazigh (Berber) and Arabic name best known through Yusuf ibn Tashfin, the Almoravid ruler wTheodosiusFrom Greek theos ('god') and dosis ('giving, gift') — 'gift of God', the same idea as Theodore.
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Popular Historical baby names include Bryan, Brian, Winston, Cesar, Florence, Frederick. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 81 Historical baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.