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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.

Vasili

Meaning: royal, kingly

Origin:Greek
1161
Ricardo

Meaning: dominant ruler

Origin:Portuguese and Spanish variation of Richard
1991
Theodoric

Meaning: people's ruler

Origin:German
2554
Mira

Meaning: admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean

Origin:Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit
114
Edric

Meaning: wealthy ruler

Origin:English
2538
Ludlow

Meaning: ruler's hill

Origin:English
4621
Darya

Meaning: kingly; the sea

Origin:Russian or Persian, variation of Daria or feminine form of Darius
1445
Contessa

Meaning: countess

Origin:Italian
5974
Iolani

Meaning: hawk of royalty

Origin:Hawaiian
4139
Waldemar

Meaning: famous ruler

Origin:German
3611
Leofric

Meaning: beloved kingdom

Origin:Germanic
2297
Regis

Meaning: kingly

Origin:French
2639
Jovita The name Jovita is of Latin origin. The mean...
Origin:Spanish, feminine variation of Jove, Roman king of the gods
2892
Thailah

Meaning: Queen

Origin:Thai
7152
Devraj

Meaning: ruler of the gods

Origin:Hindi
7385
Czar

Meaning: Caesar or ruler

Origin:Balkan variation of Tsar, meaning "Caesar or ruler"
7616
Bardrick

Meaning: axe-ruler

Origin:Teutonic
7854
Quanda

Meaning: queen

Origin:English
8233
Saowanee

Meaning: Greetings from the Thai Queen

Origin:Thai
8462
Semiramis The name Semiramis is a name most often give...
Origin:Queen of Babylon
8464