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Names That Mean Ruler or Royal

Names with royal meanings are not necessarily actual royal baby names, such as George and Charlotte, but names that mean king, prince, queen, royal, or ruler. There can be some overlap — Henry, the birth name of Prince Harry, has the royal meaning "estate ruler."

Along with Henry, other names that mean ruler or royal in the US Top 1000 include Aubrey, Frederick, Kingsley, Malik, Queen, Reagan, Rory, and Sarah. Unusual but fashionable names with royal meanings include Eulalia, Juno, Laszlo, and Riordan.

Choosing a baby name with a royal meaning is one of the many positive ways you can give your child a name to live up to. There are names that mean ruler or royal in every style, from a range of cultures, for girls and for boys. A complete list of our names that mean royal or ruler is here.

Fritz

Meaning: peaceful ruler

Origin:German, diminutive of Friedrich or Frederick
668
Malik

Meaning: king; wave

Origin:Arabic; Greenlandic
425
Harry

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Diminutive of Henry
294
Frederick

Meaning: peaceful ruler

Origin:German
144
Alaric

Meaning: all-powerful ruler

Origin:German
231
Thierry

Meaning: ruler of the people

Origin:French variation of Theodoric
784
Mael

Meaning: chief or prince

Origin:French or Breton
972
King

Meaning: monarch

Origin:English
489
Hank

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Diminutive of Henry, German
492
Ryan

Meaning: little king

Origin:Irish
396
Rex

Meaning: king

Origin:Latin
323
Kingsley

Meaning: king's meadow

Origin:English
1045
Henrietta

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Feminine variation of Henry
482
Aubrey

Meaning: elf ruler

Origin:English from French version of German Alberic
447
Maelys

Meaning: chief or prince

Origin:French or Breton
1218
Rani

Meaning: queen; she is singing

Origin:Hindi, Hebrew
2271
Federica

Meaning: peaceful ruler

Origin:Italian, feminine variation of Frederick
2622
Regina

Meaning: queen

Origin:Latin
1304
Tiana

Meaning: fairy queen

Origin:Slavic
730
Geraldine

Meaning: ruler with the spear

Origin:German and French, feminine variation of Gerald
1114