To name or not to name, that is the real question!
Shakespeare is arguably the greatest writer of all time but it wasn’t just good stories that he came up with.
Some of the names that appeared in his works are also beautiful. So beautiful that we’d be tempted to consider them for our little ones.
Here are just a few of our favourites…
Griffith (Henry VIII)
Lennox (Macbeth)
Albany (King Lear)
Emilia (Othello)
Regan (King Lear)
Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Imogen (Cymbeline)
Adriana (The Comedy of Errors)
Juliet (Romeo and Juliet)
Mariana (Measure for Measure)
Lincoln (Henry VIII)
Oswald (King Lear)
Angelo (Measure for Measure)
Cassius (Julius Caesar)
Portia (The Merchant of Venice)
Morgan (Cymbeline)
Rosalind (As You Like It)
Hermione (The Winter’s Tale)
Titania (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Celia (As You Like It)
Alexander (Troilus and Cressida)
Isabella (Measure for Measure)
Octavia (Antony and Celopatra)
Brandon (Henry VIII)
Cordelia (King Lear)
If this list didn’t do the trick, don’t worry, we’ve got plenty more baby name lists to give you some inspiration. From Disney to royalty, the Bible to the world of fiction – we’re sure you’ll find something!
