Different monarchies have existed all over the world for thousands of years. Royalty can include kings, queens, princes, princesses, emperors, empresses, and more! Below are 100 names that have been borne by members of royalty throughout history. From ancient fierce queens to modern young princes, this list covers a lot of ground! What do you think of these royal names? Any favorites?
Masculine Royal Names
- ABDULLAH
- ABEL
- AHMED
- ALBERT
- ALFONSO
- ALFRED
- AMADEO
- AURELIUS
- CHARLES
- CHRISTIAN
- CHRISTOPHER
- CLOVIS
- EDMUND
- EDWARD
- FELIPE
- FERNANDO
- FRANCIS
- FREDERICK
- GUSTAV
- HAAKON
- HAMAD
- HARALD
- HENRY
- HUGH
- JAMES
- JOHN
- KAMEHAMEHA
- LEOPOLD
- LOTHAIR
- LOUIS
- LUNALILO
- MAGNUS
- MAURICE
- NARUHITO
- OLAV
- OSCAR
- PEPIN
- PHILIP
- RAMIRO
- RICHARD
- ROBERT
- SALMAN
- SANCHO
- SATHA
- SIGMUND
- SIGURD
- SVERRE
- SWEYN
- VALDEMAR
- WILLIAM
Feminine Royal Names
- ADELA
- ADELIZA
- AGNES
- ALEXANDRA
- ANNE
- ARSINOE
- ARTEMISIA
- ASTRID
- AUGUSTA
- BEATRIX
- BLANCHE
- BRUNHILD
- CAROLINE
- CATERINA
- CATHERINE
- CHARLOTTE
- CHRISTINA
- CLEOPATRA
- CLOTILDE
- CONSTANCE
- DIANA
- DOROTHEA
- EDITH
- ELEANOR
- ELIZABETH
- ELVIRA
- EMMA
- EUPHEMIA
- HELENA
- HENRIETTA
- INGRID
- ISABELLA
- JANE
- JOAN
- JULIANA
- LILI’UOKALANI
- LOUISE
- MARGARET
- MARY
- MATILDA
- MÁXIMA
- NOOR
- PHILIPPA
- SIGRID
- SOMA
- SOPHIE
- TOVE
- ULRIKA
- WILHELMINA
- ZENOBIA
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Kees Andersen (they/them) is a longtime BabyNames.com member and content creator for the site. They first became interested in names when researching for stories they were writing as a young child and it snowballed into a lifelong passion. Kees attended Western Washington University and majored in history, which helped inspire a love of historical names.
Kees resides in Washington state with husband Peyton and two cats Nimue and Caspian. In their spare time they love to travel, read, fawn over their cats, and take photos.
