Names That Mean King, Queen, Ruler or Royal
Updated Mon Jan 29 2024
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Names that mean ruler or royal are not necessarily actual royal names, such as George and Charlotte, but names that mean king, prince, queen, princess, royal, or ruler. There can be some overlap — Henry, the birth name of Prince Harry, has the royal meaning "estate ruler."
Girl names that mean ruler or royal in the US Top 1000 include Aubrey, Mira, and Zara. Girl names that mean princess and names that mean queen include Sadie, Juno, Orla, and Queen itself.
Along with Henry, other male names that mean ruler or royal in the US Top 1000 include Frederick, Derek, Rex, and Eric. Boy names that mean king include Balthasar, Kingsley, Malik, and Rory.
King names for girls — yes, that's a thing — include Kinsey, Rory, and Reagan. There is even a prince name for girls, Maella.
Unusual but fashionable names with royal meanings include Eulalia, Rhiannon, 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, ordered by current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Adelio
Origin:
Spanish and Italian from GermanMeaning:
"the father of the noble prince"
- Alaric
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"all-powerful ruler"
- Aldrich
Origin:
GermanicMeaning:
"old, wise ruler"
- Amir
Origin:
Arabic or HebrewMeaning:
"prince, ruler; treetop"
- Amirah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"princess"
- Antinea
Origin:
French after the Greek name for the Queen of Atlantis
- Ara
Origin:
ArmenianMeaning:
"king"
- Armel
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"bear prince"
- Arne
Origin:
Dutch and Scandinavian variation of ArnoldMeaning:
"ruler; strong as an eagle"
- Arnold
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"ruler, strong as an eagle"
- Arrigo
Origin:
Italian variation of Henry and HarryMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Ashanti
Origin:
Place-name, former kingdom of western Africa
- Aubrey
Origin:
English from French version of German AlbericMeaning:
"elf ruler"
- Avery
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"ruler of the elves"
- Aybüke
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"queen of the moon"
- Balthasar
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"God protects the king"
- Bardrick
Origin:
TeutonicMeaning:
"axe-ruler"
- Belphoebe
Origin:
Invented name from "The Faerie Queene"; roughly translates as "beautiful Diana"Meaning:
"beautiful Diana"
- Bodi
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"God protect the king"
- Brioc
Origin:
Welsh diminutiveMeaning:
"mighty prince"
- Contessa
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"countess"
- Czar
Origin:
Balkan variation of Tsar, meaning "Caesar or ruler"Meaning:
"Caesar or ruler"
- Dame
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"woman of rank, lady"
- Daria
Origin:
Feminine variation of Darius, Persian or Latin from GreekMeaning:
"kingly or possess well"
- Darian
Origin:
Variation of DariusMeaning:
"wealth, kingly"
- Darius
Origin:
Latin, Greek, PersianMeaning:
"possessing goodness"
- Darya
Origin:
Russian or Persian, variation of Daria or feminine form of DariusMeaning:
"kingly; the sea"
- Delroy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"servant of the king"
- Derek
Origin:
English from German form of TheodoricMeaning:
"the people's ruler"
- Devraj
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"ruler of the gods"
- Dietrich
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"ruler of the people"
- Dione
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"divine queen"
- Ece
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"queen, mother"
- Edric
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wealthy ruler"
- Eero
Origin:
Finnish variation of EricMeaning:
"eternal ruler"
- Empress
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"Female ruler of an empire, consort of an Emperor"
- Eric
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"eternal ruler"
- Erica
Origin:
Norse, feminine form of EricMeaning:
"eternal ruler"
- Ericson
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"son of the eternal ruler"
- Etta
Origin:
English and Scottish, short form of any name ending with -etta: Henrietta, Loretta etc.
- Eulalia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"sweetly speaking"
- Federica
Origin:
Italian, feminine variation of FrederickMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"
- Fitzroy
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of the king"
- Frederick
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"
- Frieda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"peace"
- Fritz
Origin:
German, diminutive of Friedrich or FrederickMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"
- Fritzi
Origin:
German, diminutive of FredericaMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"
- Gerald
Origin:
English and Irish from GermanMeaning:
"ruler with the spear"
- Geraldine
Origin:
German and French, feminine variation of GeraldMeaning:
"ruler with the spear"
- Gormlaith
Origin:
GaelicMeaning:
"blue princess or illustrious lady"
- Halcyon
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"kingfisher bird"
- Hank
Origin:
Diminutive of Henry, GermanMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Harold
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"army ruler"
- Harriet
Origin:
English variation of French HenrietteMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Harry
Origin:
Diminutive of HenryMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Hattie
Origin:
English, diminutive of HarrietMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Heinrich
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Henrietta
Origin:
Feminine variation of HenryMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Henry
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Herrick
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"war ruler"
- Howell
Origin:
English variation of Hywel, an eminent Welsh king
- Iolani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"hawk of royalty"
- Iphigenia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"of royal birth"
- Isolde
Origin:
Welsh, GermanMeaning:
"ice ruler"
- Jovita
Origin:
Spanish, feminine variation of Jove, Roman king of the gods
- Juno
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"queen of the heavens"
- Kala
Origin:
Tamil; HawaiianMeaning:
"Virtue; princess"
- Kendrick
Origin:
English and ScottishMeaning:
"royal ruler, champion"
- Kenton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the royal settlement"
- Khari
Origin:
West AfricanMeaning:
"kingly"
- King
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"monarch"
- Kingsley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"king's meadow"
- Kingston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"king's town"
- Kinsey
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"king's victory"
- Kinsley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"king's meadow"
- Ladomir
Origin:
Croatian form of VladimirMeaning:
"famous ruler"
- Lalia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"speaking well"
- Landry
Origin:
French and EnglishMeaning:
"ruler"
- Laszlo
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"glorious ruler"
- Leofric
Origin:
GermanicMeaning:
"beloved kingdom"
- Leroy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"the king"
- Lilliale
Origin:
Italian, meaning unking
- Ludlow
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"ruler's hill"
- Mael
Origin:
French or BretonMeaning:
"chief or prince"
- Maelie
Origin:
BretonMeaning:
"Princess"
- Maelle
Origin:
French or BretonMeaning:
"chief or prince"
- Maelys
Origin:
French or BretonMeaning:
"chief or prince"
- Malik
Origin:
Arabic; GreenlandicMeaning:
"king; wave"
- Malika
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"master"
- Melchior
Origin:
Dutch from HebrewMeaning:
"city of the king; king of light"
- Meredith
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"great ruler"
- Mira
Origin:
Latin, Slavic, Arabic, SanskritMeaning:
"admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean"
- Morrigan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"phantom queen"
- Neila
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"locking, closing"
- Niani
Origin:
Ancient capital of the kingdom of Mali
- Oluwatobiloba
Origin:
YorubaMeaning:
"God is a great king"
- Orla
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"golden princess"
- Osric
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"divine ruler"
- Othniel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"lion of god, or strength of god"
- Pasi
Origin:
Finnish variation of Basil, GreekMeaning:
"regal"
- Pharaoh
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"ruler"
- Prince
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"chief, prince"
- Princeton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"princely town"
- Putri
Origin:
IndonesianMeaning:
"princess; daughter"
- Quanda
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen"
- Queen
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"queen"
- Queenie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen"
- Quenby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen's settlement"
- Quinton
Origin:
English or LatinMeaning:
"queen's manor; fith"
- Raina
Origin:
Slavic and German variation of ReginaMeaning:
"queen"
- Rajah
Origin:
Arabic and SanskritMeaning:
"hope; ruler"
- Rana
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"queenly"
- Rani
Origin:
Hindi, HebrewMeaning:
"queen; she is singing"
- Reagan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little king"
- Regina
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"queen"
- Regis
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"kingly"
- Regulus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"prince"
- Reina
Origin:
Spanish, Yiddish or JapaneseMeaning:
"queen; pure; wise"
- Reine
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"queen"
- Rex
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"king"
- Rey
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"king"
- Reyes
Origin:
Spanish surnameMeaning:
"kings, royalty"
- Rhiannon
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"divine queen"
- Rian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little king"
- Ricardo
Origin:
Portuguese and Spanish variation of RichardMeaning:
"dominant ruler"
- Richard
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"dominant ruler"
- Rico
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of RicardoMeaning:
"dominant ruler"
- Riona
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"queenly"
- Riordan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"bard, royal poet"
- Roald
Origin:
NorwegianMeaning:
"famous ruler"
- Roderica
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"renowned ruler"
- Roderick
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"famous ruler"
- Ronald
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"ruler's counselor"
- Rory
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red king"
- Royal
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"royal"
- Royalty
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"people of royal blood or status"
- Ryan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little king"
- Ryne
Origin:
Variation of Ryan, IrishMeaning:
"little king"
- Sadie
Origin:
Diminutive of SarahMeaning:
"princess"
- Saija
Origin:
Finnish diminutive of SarahMeaning:
"princess"
- Saina
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"princess"
- Salla
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"princess"
- Saowanee
Origin:
ThaiMeaning:
"Greetings from the Thai Queen"
- Sarah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"princess"
- Sarai
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"princess"
- Sarita
Origin:
Italian and Spanish, diminutive of Sara
- Scipio
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"staff or walking stick"
- Semiramis
Origin:
Queen of Babylon
- Sera
Origin:
Hebrew, variation of SarahMeaning:
"princess"
- Seraiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Yahweh is ruler"
- Sharai
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"princess"
- Shari
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Hungarian Sari, variation of SarahMeaning:
"princess"
- Sigourney
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"daring king"
- Sire
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"royalty; father"
- Sultan
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"ruler"
- Suresh
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"ruler of the gods"
- Suri
Origin:
Hebrew, variation of SarahMeaning:
"princess"
- Thailah
Origin:
ThaiMeaning:
"Queen"
- Theoden
Origin:
LiteratureMeaning:
"king"
- Theodoric
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"people's ruler"
- Thierry
Origin:
French variation of TheodoricMeaning:
"ruler of the people"
- Tiana
Origin:
SlavicMeaning:
"fairy queen"
- Torvald
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"Thor's ruler"
- Tyreese
Origin:
Literary creation from Walking Dead
- Tzeitel
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"princess"
- Ulric
Origin:
English variation of Ulrich and Wulfric, GermanMeaning:
"rich and noble heritage; wolf power"
- Vasili
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"royal, kingly"
- Vasilia
Origin:
Feminine form of Basil, GreekMeaning:
"royal"
- Vladimir
Origin:
SlavicMeaning:
"great ruler, peaceful ruler, ruler of the world"
- Walda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"ruler"
- Waldemar
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"famous ruler"
- Walter
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"army ruler"
- Zadie
Origin:
English variation of SadieMeaning:
"princess"
- Zara
Origin:
Hebrew and ArabicMeaning:
"blooming flower; God remembers"
- Zariah
Origin:
Arabic, Hebrew, RussianMeaning:
"flower, God has helped, dawn"
- Zarouhi
Origin:
Armenian variation of SarahMeaning:
"princess"
- Zella
Origin:
African, BobangiMeaning:
"lacking nothing, one who knows the way"
- Zeno
Origin:
Anglicized form of Greek Zenon, related to Zeus, king of the gods
- Zolten
Origin:
Variant of ZoltanMeaning:
"Sultan; ruler"