Shakespeare's Ladies

Jacquenetta

Jacquenetta is a feminine name with French origins, representing an elaborated feminine form of Jacques, the French equivalent of James. This name ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Jacob,…

Perdita

Latin

"lost"

A Shakespearean invention for an abandoned baby in The Winter's Tale , Perdita's sense of loss has always been off-putting to parents. But her image was somewhat resuscitated by its association with…

Tamora

Meaning unknown, possibly from Tomyris, Persian

"family"

Attractive name associated both with a queenly character who meets a very grisly end in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus and popular teen fantasy novelist Tamora Pierce. Shakespearean puns in the name…

Thisbe

Greek mythological name, meaning unknown

Thisbe, the name of a beautiful but tragic lover in mythology, is lively and cute -- in a slightly thistly, prickly way. Ovid retold the story of Thisbe and Pyramus, young lovers in ancient Babylon…

Virgilia

Feminine variation of Virgil, Latin

"staff bearer"

This Shakespearean name is even more out of step than its male counterpart, but it may possibly be so far out it could make its way back in.