PRINCE  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "chief, prince"

Popularity in 2008: #749

The singer once again known as Prince once had sole dominion over this name, but then Michael Jackson chose it for not one but two of his sons -- more evidence of his dubious parenting ideas.

Variations:
Prence, Prinze, Prinz

Prince is being discussed in our message boards:

• Best of British - some Telegraph birth announcements
• If I were a celeb. drop 2 add 1 with middles
• Celebrity Babies Add One/Drop One (Boys)
• Good ones are hard to find.
• Names with Songs

Read Nameberry blog posts about Prince:

• THE LOST BOYS’ NAMES OF 1880
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers
• HEY, JUDE: Names from the Beatles and beyond
• HOORAY FOR HENRY: The quirky classic that manages to stay cool
• AFRICAN-AMERICAN NAMES: Early Day, Place, and Word Names