Wanting a baby name with a certain mystique to it?
We've researched the 71 best Arthurian names for your newborn, covering the knightly to the mystical.
Arthurian legend informs the history, culture, and narrative of much of Britain, but particularly Cornwall and Wales. Whether the figure we understand as King Arthur was a mythical legend or an actual warlord has been hotly debated by historians and archaeologists - but whether real or not, the stories around the sword in the stone and the Holy Grail continue to inform Celtic and Gaelic myth. Mentions of King Arthur and his 12 Knights of the Round Table reach back to the 9th century; his legend was first recorded by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century.
If you're looking for more names from the wilds of Arthurian legend, check out our list of Welsh names, or if you're considering gender neutral names, choose from one of these.
22) Oberon- King of the fairies, son of Morgan Le Fay.
50) Erbin- Father of Geraint.
39) Modron- May have been the legendary forerunner of Morgan Le Fay; mother to Ywain and Morvydd.
64) Mordred- Arthur's nephew and killer.
25) Vivien- Lady of the Lake. Put Merlin in a spell and gave Arthur Excalibur.
12) Kay- Son of Ector, and substitute brother to Arthur. A strong unisex name.
27) Dindrane - Sister to Sir Percival, legendary bearer of the Holy Grail.
46) Caradoc - Initially an enemy of Arthur's, but becomes his ally in later life.
47) Constantine - The cousin of King Arthur.
5) Ector- Was entrusted the young Arthur by Merlin; King Arthur saw Ector as his father.
26) Brangaine - Iseult's handmaid.
36) Laudine- Lady of the Fountain, Ywain's wife.
55) Kahedin - Brother to Iseult.
60) Madoc- Arthur's brother, son of Uther Pendragon.
59) Mark - Uncle to Tristan, also King of Cornwall.
66) Pellinore - Friend to Arthur, father of Percival and Dindrane, slayer of King Lot.
37) Lynette - Wife of Gaheris.
6) Lancelot- The First Knight, raised by the Lady of the Lake.
19) Gwion- A mythical figure with the power of prophecy and foresight.
32) Guinevak - Guinevere's half sister.
8) Galahad- Son of Lancelot and one of the knights who pursued the Holy Grail.
43) Amren - Bedivere's son.
34) Igraine - Mother to Arthur.
2) Arthur - King, son of Uther Pendragon, and wielder of Excalibur.
65) Morholt - An Irish knight and rival of Tristan for Iseult's love.
53) Gorlois - The first husband of Arthur's mother, Igraine.
41) Morvydd- Sister of Ywain.
48) Ector - Father of Sir Kay, raises Arthur as his own son on Merlin's command.
13) Lamorak- Son of King Pellinore, and a fearsome warrier.
42) Orgeluse - Sometime wife of Gawain.
4) Bors- The only one of the three knights who pursued the Holy Grail to return.
29) Evaine - Wife of Bors, Lancelot's aunt.
33) Guinevere- King Arthur's wife. Unsurpassably beautiful.
63) Meliodas - Tristan's father.
56) Lamorak- King Pellinore's son and lover of Morgana.
9) Gareth - Brother of Gawain and tragically killed by Lancelot when rescuing Queen Guinevere.
31) Enid - Wife of Geraint.
10) Gawain- Legends suggest that Gawain was the rightful heir to Camelot following the death of King Arthur.
23) Pelles - The name of the Fisher King, encountered by the Grail Knights.
18) Caelia - A fairy queen, lover of Arthur's illegitimate son Tom.
38) Lyonesse - Sister of Lynette, wife to Gareth.
51) Galehaut- Originally Arthur's enemy, but becomes his ally after striking up a close friendship with Lancelot.
68) Tom Lincoln - Illegitimate son of Arthur. Tom is one of the more evergreen baby names.
44) Balin - Kills the Lady of the Lake.
28) Elaine- Elaine of Astolat died from Lancelot's unrequited love.
16) Sagramore- Another of the knights, known for his virtue.
24) Taliesen- Arthur's Bard and the oldest known Welsh poet. Might have been Gwion (above).
49) Elyan (the White)- Assists Lancelot's rescue of Guinevere.
52) Geoffrey (of Monmouth)- 12th century Chronicler of King Arthur.
62) Melehan- Eldest son to Mordred, Arthur's murderer.
70) Urien- Father of Ywain and Morvydd, husband to Morgan Le Fay.
30) Eneuavc- Daughter of Bedivere.
11) Geraint- According to legend, he died fighting the Saxons.
45) Bertilak - The Green Knight against whom Gawain battled.
3) Bedivere- Helped Arthur fight the giant of Mount St. Michael.
7) Gaheris- Brother to Gareth, Gawain, and Agravain, also accidentally killed by Lancelot.
15) Percival- The third of the Grail Knights.
58) Lot- Father to several of the knights, including Gawain.
69) Uther Pendragon- Arthur's father, fell in love with his mother, Igraine.
20) Morgan (Le Fay) - An enemy of the king who could perform magic.
54) Joseph (of Arimathea)- Given the Holy Grail by Pontius Pilate; settled in Britain where he buried it.
57) Lanval- An overlooked knight of Arthur's court, who falls in love with a fairy.
1) Agravain- Brother to Gawain, Gaheris, and Gareth; a skilled knight and an unusual baby name.
