Shakespearean Names, Meanings, and their History

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Algernon (AL-jər-non)

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literary masculine fictional french english-french french-english boy

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Brutus (BROO-tuhs)

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male boy masculine shakespearean baby strong latin

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Charmian (CHAHR-mee-ən)

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girl greek-english feminine actress shakespearean baby greek

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Claudius (KLAW-dee-uhs)

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european baby boy latin shakespearean nobility history

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Cordelia (kawr-DEE-lee-ə)

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neutral female shakespearean baby girl feminine english

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Cressida (kreh-SY-duh)

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female baby shakespearean girl english-literature greek feminine

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Crispian (KRISS-pee-ən)

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masculine latin shakespeare shakespearean boy male baby

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Desdemona (dez-də-MOH-nə)

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english baby feminine female girl tragedy shakespearean

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Glendower (GLEN-dow-er)

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character male folklore english boy shakespearean masculine

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Hamlet (HAM-lit)

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boy play baby masculine shakespearean english tragedy

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Horatio (huh-RAY-sho)

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english male english-literature masculine shakespearean baby boy

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Imogen (IM-uh-jen)

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scottish rare new zealand-scottish english-new zealand english-scottish female elegant

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