Shakespeare wrote the famous line “What is in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Old Will loved to use unique names and even created some of his own. Here is a sampling of Shakespearean names categorized by work. If you’re a Shakespeare fan, or just an avid theater-goer, you might want to consider these character names when choosing a name for your baby. Which names are your favorite?
All’s Well that Ends Well
As You Like It
Comedy of Errors
Cymbeline
Hamlet
- BARNARDO
- CLAUDIUS
- CORNELIUS
- FRANCISCO
- GERTRUDE
- HAMLET
- HORATIO
- LAERTES
- MARCELLUS
- OPHELIA
- OSRIC
- POLONIUS
- REYNALDO
King Lear
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Macbeth
Measure for Measure
Merchant of Venice
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Romeo & Juliet
Taming of the Shrew
- BAPTISTA
- BIANCA
- BIONDELLO
- CHRISTOPHER
- CURTIS
- GREMIO
- HORTENSIO
- KATHARINA
- LUCENTIO
- NATHANIEL
- PETRUCHIO
- PHILIP
- VENCENTIO
The Tempest
- ADRIAN
- ALONSO
- ARIEL
- CALIBAN
- CERES
- FERDINAND
- FRANCISCO
- GONZALO
- IRIS
- JUNO
- MIRANDA
- PROSPERO
- SEBASTIAN
- STEPHANO
Timon of Athens
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Winter’s Tale
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