Shakespearean Names, Meanings, and their History

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Algernon (AL-jər-non)

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Brutus (BROO-tuhs)

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Charmian (CHAHR-mee-ən)

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Claudius (KLAW-dee-uhs)

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Cordelia (kawr-DEE-lee-ə)

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Cressida (kreh-SY-duh)

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Crispian (KRISS-pee-ən)

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Desdemona (dez-də-MOH-nə)

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Glendower (GLEN-dow-er)

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Hamlet (HAM-lit)

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Horatio (huh-RAY-sho)

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Imogen (IM-uh-jen)

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