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Unusual Names Used by European Aristocrats

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By vintageluvs · Updated May 2023

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  • Bethuel

  • Blazius

  • Bompon

  • Bouchard

  • Gentian

  • Georgemma

  • Bunty

  • Candida

    Latin

    "white"

    Attractive ancient name borne by several saints but sullied by association with yeast infection.

  • Charmian

    Greek

    "joy"

    This name was used by Shakespeare (who got it from Plutarch) in Antony and Cleopatra for one of the attendants of the Egyptian queen. An interesting possibility, it is heard occasionally in the UK,…

  • Corbetta

  • Courtenay

    Courtenay is a masculine name of French origin, derived from a place name meaning 'domain of Curtenus' or 'short settlement.' With aristocratic associations, it was originally a surname for someone…

  • Casimira

  • Clova

  • Cressacre

  • Cunera

  • Cunigunda

  • Cypriano

  • Delyth

    Welsh

    "pretty and blessed"

    If you like soft, lispy Welsh names like Gwyneth, or want an alternative to Delilah, Adele, or Edith, consider this out-of-the-ordinary option.

  • Dorrit

    Danish diminutive of Dorothea, Greek

    "gift of God"

    The "Little Dorrit" title character of Charles Dickens' novel was actually named Amy; Dorrit was her last name. The Dorit spelling is a short form of Dorothea in Danish and Dorrit has been used as a…

  • Dagium