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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.

Rhiannon

Meaning: divine queen

Origin:Welsh
430
Zariah

Meaning: flower, God has helped, dawn

Origin:Arabic, Hebrew, Russian
919
Landry

Meaning: ruler

Origin:French and English
3366
Kinsey

Meaning: king's victory

Origin:English
2458
Zadie

Meaning: princess

Origin:English variation of Sadie
588
Royalty

Meaning: people of royal blood or status

Origin:English word name
6858
Daria

Meaning: kingly or possess well

Origin:Feminine variation of Darius, Persian or Latin from Greek
854
Rico

Meaning: dominant ruler

Origin:Spanish, diminutive of Ricardo
2103
Sultan

Meaning: ruler

Origin:Swahili
3771
Reagan

Meaning: little king

Origin:Irish
1291
Roald

Meaning: famous ruler

Origin:Norwegian
2577
Balthasar

Meaning: God protects the king

Origin:Greek
1601
Othniel

Meaning: lion of god, or strength of god

Origin:Hebrew
1742
Seraiah

Meaning: Yahweh is ruler

Origin:Hebrew
1881
Prince

Meaning: chief, prince

Origin:Latin
2422
Sire

Meaning: royalty; father

Origin:Word name
2065
Derek

Meaning: the people's ruler

Origin:English from German form of Theodoric
459
Quinton

Meaning: queen's manor or fith

Origin:English or Latin
567
Pasi

Meaning: regal

Origin:Finnish variation of Basil, Greek
8014
Gerald

Meaning: ruler with the spear

Origin:English and Irish from German
825