A list of 46 namesHistorical baby names
Names borne by people who shaped history: kings and queens, emperors, explorers, scientists and champions of civil rights. The famous bearer is shown next to each name.
Girls' names(20)
- AliénorEleanor of Aquitaine
- AmeliaAmelia Earhart"work"
- AnneAnne of Brittany"grace"
- BlancheBlanche of Castile"white"
- CatherineCatherine de' Medici, Catherine the Great"pure"
- DianeDiane de Poitiers"divine"
- EleanorEleanor Roosevelt
- ElizabethElizabeth I of England"my God is abundance"
- FlorenceFlorence Nightingale"flourishing"
- HarrietHarriet Tubman
- HildegardeHildegard of Bingen
- IsabelleIsabella I of Castile"God's promise"
- JeanneJoan of Arc"God is gracious"
- JosephineJoséphine de Beauharnais"God will add"
- MarieMarie Curie
- Marie-AntoinetteMarie Antoinette, queen of France
- OlympeOlympe de Gouges
- RosaRosa Parks"rose"
- SimoneSimone Veil"he has heard"
- VictoriaQueen Victoria"victory"
Boys' names(25)
- AbrahamAbraham Lincoln"father of many nations"
- AlbertAlbert Einstein"bright nobility"
- AlexandreAlexander the Great"defender of men"
- AugusteAugustus, the first Roman emperor"venerable, majestic"
- Charlemagnecrowned emperor in 800
- CharlesCharles Martel, Charles V"free man"
- ChristopheChristopher Columbus"bearing Christ"
- ClovisClovis, king of the Franks"famous in battle"
- DariusDarius the Great, king of Persia"he who holds firm the good"
- FredericFrederick the Great
- GuillaumeWilliam the Conqueror
- Hadrienthe emperor Hadrian"from Hadria"
- HenriHenry IV of France
- HuguesHugh Capet"mind, intellect"
- IsaacIsaac Newton"he will laugh"
- IvanIvan the Terrible"God is gracious"
- LeonardLeonardo da Vinci"brave as a lion"
- LouisSaint Louis, Louis XIV"famous in battle"
- MarcoMarco Polo, explorer
- MartinMartin Luther King Jr."of Mars"
- NelsonNelson Mandela"son of Neil"
- OttoOtto von Bismarck"wealth"
- PhilippePhilip Augustus, Philip the Fair"lover of horses"
- PierrePeter the Great"rock"
- RichardRichard the Lionheart"strong ruler"
Unisex names(1)
- JulesJulius Caesar
Saints in this list
Several names in this list are also those of saints: Saint Louis and Saint Joan of Arc. Their feast day, life and a prayer are on Saintspedia.
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