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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.

Harold

Meaning: army ruler

Origin:Scandinavian
610
Kingston

Meaning: king's town

Origin:English
1691
Reyes

Meaning: kings, royalty

Origin:Spanish surname
4760
Roderick

Meaning: famous ruler

Origin:German
1030
Khari

Meaning: kingly

Origin:West African
12700
Pharaoh

Meaning: ruler

Origin:Latin
2440
Ulric

Meaning: rich and noble heritage; wolf power

Origin:English variation of Ulrich and Wulfric, German
2426
Adelio

Meaning: the father of the noble prince

Origin:Spanish and Italian from German
2559
Rajah

Meaning: prince, chief

Origin:Hindi
3199
Armel

Meaning: bear prince

Origin:Welsh
3622
Ericson

Meaning: son of the eternal ruler

Origin:Old Norse
3451
Leroy

Meaning: the king

Origin:French
997
Riordan

Meaning: bard, royal poet

Origin:Irish
1083
Rana

Meaning: queenly

Origin:Arabic
6491
Riona

Meaning: queenly

Origin:Irish
2235
Origin:Italian and Spanish, diminutive of Sara
4557
Amirah

Meaning: princess

Origin:Arabic
3506
Empress

Meaning: Female ruler of an empire, consort of an Emperor

Origin:English word name
2341
Ece

Meaning: queen, mother

Origin:Turkish
2566
Belphoebe

Meaning: beautiful Diana

Origin:Invented name from "The Faerie Queene"; roughly translates as "beautiful Diana"
3975