Updated October 2026
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Hungarian variation of Balthazar, Phoenician
"Baal protects the King"
Swiss, Romansh variation of Heinrich, German
"home of the king"
English, Literature
"golden king"
Borrowed or coined by J K Rowling for a vain and selfish teacher in the Harry Potter books, this dramatic name may also be a rare variant of the surname Gilroy, meaning "son of the king's servant".
Word name, English
"ruler who represents the king"
A new one for the ever-growing collection of royal baby names.
Brittonic and Cornish
"king"
A legendary Cornish ruler who inherited the northern part of his father’s land while the southern part went to his brother Belinus. Their statues now stand on either side of St John‘s Gate in Bristol.
Hungarian
Kende is derived from the Hungarian title kende , referring to the king of Magyar, the nation that predated Hungary. Kende has a modern, internationally-appealing sound and is a Top 100 name in…
Gaulish
"king over warriors"
An ancient Gaulish king with a cumbersome name and history. Vercingetorix was the leader of the Arverni tribe, who united the Gauls in a revolt against Roman forces during Julius Caesar's Gallic…
French
"child king"
An aristocratic French surname which is synonymous with the indulged child created by Frances Hodgson Burnett in her book Little Lord Fauntleroy . Fauntleroy is also Donald Duck's middle name.