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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.

Walter

Meaning: army ruler

Origin:German
332
Melchior

Meaning: city of the king; king of light

Origin:Dutch from Hebrew
1243
Halcyon

Meaning: kingfisher bird

Origin:Greek
2644
Ronald

Meaning: ruler's counselor

Origin:Norse
1187
Ara

Meaning: king

Origin:Armenian
4226
Kendrick

Meaning: royal ruler, champion

Origin:English and Scottish
1241
Princeton

Meaning: princely town

Origin:English
3305
Arnold

Meaning: ruler, strong as an eagle

Origin:English from German
1175
Vladimir

Meaning: great ruler, peaceful ruler, ruler of the world

Origin:Slavic
838
Regulus

Meaning: prince

Origin:Latin
1022
Brioc

Meaning: mighty prince

Origin:Welsh diminutive
8146
Arrigo

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Italian variation of Henry and Harry
7102
Amir

Meaning: prince, ruler; treetop

Origin:Arabic or Hebrew
2429
Rey

Meaning: king

Origin:Spanish
2527
Zella

Meaning: lacking nothing, one who knows the way

Origin:African, Bobangi
1481
Suri

Meaning: princess

Origin:Hebrew, variation of Sarah
915
Neila

Meaning: locking, closing

Origin:Hebrew
2901
Dione

Meaning: divine queen

Origin:Greek
2843
Sarai

Meaning: princess

Origin:Hebrew
762
Fritzi

Meaning: peaceful ruler

Origin:German, diminutive of Frederica
8849