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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.

Maelle

Meaning: chief or prince

Origin:French or Breton
1191
Maelie

Meaning: Princess

Origin:Breton
1208
Erica

Meaning: eternal ruler

Origin:Norse, feminine form of Eric
969
Malika

Meaning: master

Origin:Arabic
3101
Saija

Meaning: princess

Origin:Finnish diminutive of Sarah
4556
Salla

Meaning: princess

Origin:Finnish
5121
Reine

Meaning: queen

Origin:French
1936
Queen

Meaning: queen

Origin:Word name
3788
Sera

Meaning: princess

Origin:Hebrew, variation of Sarah
1353
Saina

Meaning: princess

Origin:Hindi
2272
Kala

Meaning: Virtue; princess

Origin:Tamil; Hawaiian
2673
Shari

Meaning: princess

Origin:Anglicized variation of Hungarian Sari, variation of Sarah
3140
Tzeitel

Meaning: princess

Origin:Yiddish
3877
Gormlaith

Meaning: blue princess or illustrious lady

Origin:Gaelic
4087
Putri

Meaning: princess; daughter

Origin:Indonesian
4214
Sharai

Meaning: princess

Origin:Hebrew
4623
Zarouhi

Meaning: princess

Origin:Armenian variation of Sarah
5653
Meredith

Meaning: great ruler

Origin:Welsh
542
Frieda

Meaning: peace

Origin:German
1256
Rian

Meaning: little king

Origin:Irish
1491