Names That Mean Nobleman

Marquise

English rank of nobleman between duke and count

Part of the name nobility that includes Prince, Earl, and Duke -- though none of these guys are very classy.

Marquis

English rank of nobleman between duke and count

There are ordinary folk named Prince, Earl, and Duke, so why not this rank of nobility as well? Many spellings compete, the most common being Marquis, Marquise, and Marquez. Rapper 50 Cent chose the…

Marquez

Spanish

"nobleman"

This Spanish spelling of Marquis is popular in its own right.

Ansel

German

"with divine protection"

Ansel, primarily associated with the great western photographer Ansel Adams, famed for his magnificent photographs of the Yosemite Valley, could make a creative artist-hero choice. For Adams it was a…

Duuk

Dutch variation of Duke, English

"British nobleman"

Airell

English or Irish

"nobleman"

There isn't much information out there about this vanishingly rare name, but its posited meaning of "nobleman" suggests that it may derive from the same Old English route as the word Earl, eorl . It…

Count

English

"nobleman"

Nobility names like Duke and Count seem to be forming a minitrend: actor Danny Bonaduce named his son Count Dante Jean-Michel Valentino. Beat that. Or wait: don't.

Páidí

Irish

"nobleman"

Irish spelling of Paddy, the traditional short form of Pádraig (Patrick) that was so common once upon a time that it became a byname for an Irishman. Páidí is gaining in popularity in Ireland once…

Hidalgo

Spanish

"nobleman"

Hidalgo is the name of a minor planet, and, on Earth, the Spanish word for a nobleman, but we don't see much crossover potential.

Jarl

Swedish variation of Earl

"nobleman"

Just as in English, the name Jarl is a noble title. Jarl was also the name of a figure in Norse mythology who, along with his wife Erna, raised a brood of eleven sons, who all became warriors.

Keali’i

Hawaiian

"the chief, nobleman"

This lovely Hawaiian name can also be spelled Keli'i.