Knight Names

21 Knight names that mean knight for boys, listing Knight baby names 1-20. Arthur, George, Oliver and Richard are popular names. Bayard, Chevalier, Chevy, Cid, Gareth, Kay, Knightley, Lancelot, Mace, Page, Percival, Rice, Ritter, Squire, Tancred and Templeton are uncommon names. View Knight baby names for name meanings, search Knight names for girls, or search other baby names.

Arthur ... King Arthur of Britain (sixth century) and his Round Table of knights have become legendary figures ... [17]

Bayard ... was a 16th-century French knight and national hero renowned for his valor and purity of heart ... [4]

Chevalier ... "Horseman; knight." ... [1]

Chevy ... "Horseman; knight." ... [3]

Cid ... El Cid was a heroic Spanish knight of the 11th century whose story is told in numerous medieval epics. [1]

Gareth ... was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. [4]

George ... Saint George, a knight who became the patron saint of England ... [33]

Kay ... by a knight of the Round Table ... [2]

Knightley ... "Knight's meadow." ... [6]

Lancelot ... Name of the famous knight of the Round Table who seduced King Arthur's wife, Guinevere. [1]

Mace ... A medieval weapon used by knights to break armor ... [3]

Oliver ... Name of one of Charlemagne's knights in the 12th-century poem "Chanson de Roland" ... [11]

Page ... A page is a young boy in training as a personal assistant to a knight ... [6]

Percival ... Invented by a medieval poet in the 12th century for one of King Arthur's knights ... Wagner's opera Parsifal is based on this knight's tale. [10]

Rice ... possibly meaning "knight on horseback" ...

Richard ... England's King Richard Coeur de Lion gave the name lasting impressions of kingliness and the exploits of a crusading knight ... [33]

Ritter ... "Knight." ...

Squire ... "Knight's companion." ... [5]

Tancred ... Tancred was an 11th-century Norman knight who played a key part in the First Crusade ... [2]

Templeton ... Place name that refers to the medieval priories and settlements of the Knights Templar ... [3]

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