Royal Character Names

The kings, queens, princes, princesses, and nobles that populate the world of the aristocracy have fascinated people since humans began telling stories. You can see that in how royal characters appear across genres, from historical fiction to fairy tales to science fiction and fantasy to modern romance. These characters can range from benevolent rulers to power-mad monsters. Or they might be secret princes or celebrated heirs. 

In selecting a royal name, you can lend instant regal qualities to that character. But what makes a name royal?

There are a few factors. First, there is history. Royal name inspiration can come from real historical figures like warrior queen Boudicca or from kings and queens of fairytale and legend, like Arthur. Those in the know will make connections between your character and the inspiration for the namesake. Those who don’t will get to uncover those hidden depths later on. Second, there are a wealth of names that mean royal or ruler, king or princess.

To help you narrow your search or find the perfect inspiration, we’ve compiled a list of truly royal character names. We have names with “royal” meaning, names of famous kings and queens of yore, as well as a special section for “modern royals,” be they blood princes or powerful and spirited young ladies who are royal in every way except by blood.

Aristocratic Titles as Names

• Baron
• Caesar
• Contessa
• Duke
• Earl
• Empress
• Fitzroy
• Gentry
• Kaiser
• Khan
• King
• Marquis
• Noble
• Pharaoh
• Prince
• Princess
• Raja
• Royal
• Queenie 
• Sultan
• Tsarina
• Viceroy

Fictional and Mythical Royals 

• Aragorn
• Alonso
• Arthur
• Balthasar
• Cassiopeia
• Claudius
• Dido
• Eurydice
• Guinevere
• Hamlet
• Hector
• Helen
• Hermione
• Hippolyte
• Leda
• Minos
• Niamh
• Odysseus 
• Paris
• Penelope
• Priam
• Theoden
• Titania

Royals from the Bible

• Ahab
• Amon
• Asa
• Ahaziah
• Azubah
• Baasha
• Balthasar
• Bathsheba
• Candance
• David
• Elah
• Esther
• Hoshea
• Jehoram
• Jehu
• Jehoaddan
• Jehoahaz
• Jekoliah
• Jezebel
• Joash
• Jeroboam
• Maakah
• Menaham
• Nadab
• Nehushta
• Omri
• Pekahiah
• Pekah
• Rehoboam
• Saul
• Shallum
• Solomon
• Tahpenes
• Zachariah
• Zibiah
• Zimri

Names that Mean King, Prince, Ruler, or Noble

• Ade
• Addo
• Adelio
• Alaric
• Aldrich
• Alroy
• Amir
• Arnold
• Arrigo
• Avery
• Azar
• Balder
• Bardick
• Bas
• Basil
• Brioc
• Cadeyrn
• Casper
• Conrad
• Conri
• Cyril
• Cyrus
• Darian
• Darius
• Delroy
• Derel
• Devraj
• Dietrich
• Donovan
• Eero
• Edric
• Eirik
• Elric
• Emyr
• Eric
• Ericson
• Eze
• Fitzgerald
• Frederick
• Fritz
• Fritzi
• Gerald
• Hank
• Harold
• Henry
• Herrick
• Idris
• Jerrick
• Kaiser
• Kendrick
• Kgosi
• Kian
• Kingsley
• Kingston
• Kirill
• Ladomir
• Landry
• Laszlo
• Leroy
• Mael
• Malik
• Mandlenkosi
• Melchior
• Oba
• Oluwatobiloba
• Ori
• Orsic
• Pasi
• Rai
• Rajan
• Rana
• Reagan
• Regis
• Regulus
• Rex
• Rey
• Rhodri
• Rian
• Ricardo
• Richard
• Rico
• Roald
• Roderick
• Rory
• Roy
• Royal
• Ruaidhri
• Rufus
• Ryne
• Sargon
• Seraiah
• Shahjahan
• Sigourney
• Suresh
• Theodoric
• Thierry
• Torval
• Ulric
• Valter
• Vasili
• Vasya
• Vladimir
• Waldemar
• Walter
• Zoltan

Names of Real-Life Kings, Princes, and Emperors

• Abullah
• Akbar
• Albert
• Alexander
• Alfred
• Ambrosius
• Archie
• Asoka
• Canute
• Carl
• Charlemagne
• Charles
• Cyrus
• Darius
• Edward
• Ewuare
• Ezana
• Felipe
• Francis
• George
• Gustav
• Haile Selassie
• Hama
• Hammurabi
• Hassanal
• Harry
• Henry
• John
• James
• Keita
• Louis
• Menes
• Mohammad
• Naruhito
• Nicholas
• Norodom
• Paris
• Peter
• Phillip
• Philippe
• Ptolemy
• Rainier
• Richard
• Shaka
• Taharqa
• Tiberius
• Tutankhamen
• Vercingetorix
• Wilhelm
• William
• Xerxes

Names that Mean Queen, Princess, Ruler, or Noble

• Adalinda
• Amirah
• Aracia
• Aubrey
• Azmik
• Azora
• Candace
• Daria
• Diana
• Dione
• Ece
• Erica
• Etta
• Fazaid
• Federica
• Frieda
• Geraldine
• Gladys
• Gormlaith
• Harriet
• Hattie
• Henrietta
• Iolani
• Iphigenia
• Iseult (or Yseult)
• Isolde
• Izella
• Juno
• Kaur
• Kala
• Khari
• Kiana
• Kinsey
• Kinsley
• Raina
• Rana
• Rani
• Reine
• Regina
• Revika
• Rhianna
• Rhiannon
• Riona
• Roderica
• Maelie
• Maelle
• Maelys
• Malika
• Meredith
• Milka
• Mira
• Morrigan
• Putri
• Quanda
• Ratu
• Sadie
• Saina
• Salla
• Sally
• Saowanee
• Sarah
• Sarita
• Sera
• Sharai
• Shari
• Sharra
• Suri
• Tallulah
• Teuta
• Thema
• Tiana
• Tzeitel
• Vasilia
• Walda
• Zadie
• Zara
• Zarhoui

Names of Real-Life Queens, Empresses, and Princesses

• Alexandra
• Agrippina
• Amina
• Anne
• Arsinoe
• Artemisia
• Augusta
• Beatrix
• Boudicca
• Carolta
• Caroline
• Catherine
• Charlotte
• Christina
• Cleopatra
• Diana
• Dido
• Eleanor
• Elizabeth
• Esther
• Eugenie
• Farah
• Frederica
• Gayatri
• Grace
• Henrietta
• Hatshepsut
• Herodias
• Himiko
• Ingrid
• Isabella
• Jadwiga
• Jane
• Joan
• Joanna
• Josephine
• Juliana
• Kōjun
• Livia
• Lucrezia
• Letizia
• Lili’uokalani
• Madeleine
• Margaret
• Margrethe
• Mariam
• Marie-Antoinette
• Marina
• Mary
• Matilda
• Maud
• Maxima
• Meghan
• Olga
• Phillppa
• Rani
• Rania
• Razia
• Semiramis
• Sibylla
• Sofia
• Tamar
• Tomyris
• Victoria
• Wilhelmina
• Zenobia

Modern Royals

These names are not based on meaning or history, but rather on the feel of the name. Would these names fit into the 2020s? Does it possess elegance, power, or the mystery and charm that makes a royal seem so appealing to us?

Prince Charmings

• Andreas
• Archer
• Atticus
• Aurelius
• Axel
• Barin
• Benoit
• Bram
• Callahan
• Carlo
• Denzel
• Dries
• Emerie
• Emile
• Enzo
• Etan
• Evander
• Ezra
• Finch
• Finley
• Ford
• Gabriel
• Griffin
• Hawke
• Hendrick
• Jian
• Julius
• Keats
• Kendrick
• Kenzo
• Knox
• Liam
• Lionel
• Magnus
• Mattias
• Maxim
• Oberon
• Orson
• Patton
• Phinneas
• Quinlan
• Rafferty
• Rinc
• Ryker
• Sebastian
• Silas
• Taleio
• Thane
• Valen
• Wells
• Xander
• Xavier
• Yves
• Zale

Princesses of Power

• Adair
• Adele
• Adeline
• Aisha
• Alaia
• Amal
• Ashanti
• Ava
• Beatrix
• Berkley
• Blythe
• Britta
• Calla
• Chanel
• Clea
• Constance
• Cressida
• Delphine
• Ellery
• Elowyn
• Emma
• Enola
• Fatima
• Felicity
• Freya
• Imani
• Imara
• Julietta
• Kamala
• Leticia
• Lita
• Lys
• Mabry
• Maeve
• Marcella
• Novinia
• Octavia
• Paloma
• Phaedra
• Rosamund
• Rowan
• Roxanne
• Rumi
• Stasia
• Tahani
• Trinity
• Vita
• Willmenia
• Xenia
• Xiomara
• Zelda
• Zoe
• Zuri

And that’s our list of royal character names! While by no means exhaustive, there’s still a lot to choose from. For more, check out our 10 Tips for Picking a Character Name. Or look into our archive and browse through one of our many other name lists for character naming ideas!