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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.

Zolten

Meaning: Sultan; ruler

Origin:Variant of Zoltan
8752
Ladomir

Meaning: famous ruler

Origin:Croatian form of Vladimir
8924
Suresh

Meaning: ruler of the gods

Origin:Sanskrit
9057
Lilliale There is little information available on the...
Origin:Italian, meaning unking
9718
Walda

Meaning: ruler

Origin:German
10183
Origin:Literary creation from Walking Dead
10869
Roderica

Meaning: renowned ruler

Origin:German
15938
Darian

Meaning: wealth, kingly

Origin:Variation of Darius
1720
Raina

Meaning: queen

Origin:Slavic and German variation of Regina
759
Ryne

Meaning: little king

Origin:Variation of Ryan, Irish
1643
Theoden

Meaning: king

Origin:Literature
1668
Dietrich

Meaning: ruler of the people

Origin:German
1676
Osric

Meaning: divine ruler

Origin:English
1732
Queenie

Meaning: queen

Origin:English
1887
Arne

Meaning: ruler; strong as an eagle

Origin:Dutch and Scandinavian variation of Arnold
1962
Scipio

Meaning: staff or walking stick

Origin:Latin
2158
Fitzroy

Meaning: son of the king

Origin:English
2293
Kenton

Meaning: the royal settlement

Origin:English
3022
Vasilia

Meaning: royal

Origin:Feminine form of Basil, Greek
3349
Howell The meaning of Howell is ‘eminent’ and it is...
Origin:English variation of Hywel, an eminent Welsh king
3458