Shakespeare Names

25 Shakespeare names that mean shakespeare for boys, listing Shakespeare baby names 1-10. Arden, Ariel, Benedict, Byron, Duncan and Edgar are popular names. Auberon, Bardolf, Cassius and Garrick are uncommon names. View Shakespeare baby names for name meanings, search Shakespeare names for girls, or search other baby names.

Arden ... Surname of Shakespeare's mother ... and also the name of the magically beautiful forest in Shakespeare's "As You Like It". [7]

Ariel ... Shakespeare gave this name to a prankish spirit who can disappear at will in "The Tempest" ... and though Shakespeare's Ariel is male ... [12]

Auberon ... King of the Fairies in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ... [4]

Bardolf ... A drunken fool named Bardolph appears in four of Shakespeare's plays. [5]

Benedict ... Shakespeare's Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing" is a self-assured, witty bachelor ... [23]

Byron ... the variant form Biron was the name of a character in Shakespeare's "Love's Labours Lost". [10]

Cassius ... Shakespeare's Julius Caesar depicts Caius Cassius as politically ambitious ... [3]

Duncan ... in Shakespeare's "Macbeth" ... [2]

Edgar ... in Shakespeare's "King Lear" ... [11]

Garrick ... 18th century English actor David Garrick helped revive the fame of Shakespeare ... [5]

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