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A Shakespeare baby name may be the perfect pick for lovers of literature. While Romeo and Juliet surely come to mind when considering Shakespeare baby names, the playwright's many wonderful works are rich with characters and names from which to choose.
Romeo and Juliet, however, are popular picks, despite their tragic end. Unlike many characters' names in Shakespeare's plays, both rank in the top 300 most popular baby names, according to the Social Security Administration. Romeo is number 293, and rising in popularity in recent years. Juliet is 292, and also on the rise. But the most popular Shakespeare baby name is William, both the playwright's first name and a character in As You Like It. It ranks at number 10 among the most popular baby names for boys. If you're looking for a Shakespearean baby name that's a little less ... obvious, there are plenty to pick from. Try Cassius or Hector for a boy, or Octavia or Valeria for a girl. While there is some conflict among scholars about whether he wrote 37 or 38 plays, there's no question the characters — and their names — are rich with personality. Namer beware, of course: Before you fall in love with a Shakepearean name, it's a good idea to read the play first, or at least the Cliff Notes, to make sure you're not giving your sweet baby a villain's name. The helpful website 'No Sweat Shakespeare' has listed every male and female name from Shakespeare's plays. There are 124 boy names and 75 names for girls. See the list of names below as well as the play each is associated with. Shakespeare names for boys Aaron — Abram — Achilles — Adam — Adrian — Ajax — Albany — Alexander — Alexas — Alonso — Angelo — Antonio — Aragon — Arthur — Balthasar — Barnardo — Bartholomew — Benedick — Benvolio — Berri — Bertram — Brandon — Caius — Caliban — Caesar — Camillo — Cassio — Cassius — Cato — Cesario — Charles — Cicero — Clarence — Claudio — Claudius — Corin — Cornelius — Curan — Curtis — Davy — Decius — Demetrius — Dennis — Derby — Diomedes — Donalbain — Douglas — Duncan — Edgar — Edmund — Edward — Egeon — Emmanuel — Fabian — Fenton — Ferdinand — Francis — Francisco — Frederick — George — Gonzalo — Gregory — Griffith — Hamlet — Hector — Henry — Hubert — Iago — Jamy — Jaques — John — Joseph — Justice — Laertes — Lance — Launcelot — Lennox — Leonardo — Lincoln — Lorenzo — Lucio — Lucius — Lysander — Macbeth — Malcolm — Marcellus — Mercutio — Michael — Morgan — Mortimer — Morton — Oberon — Octavius — Oliver — Orlando — Orsino Oswald — Othello — Paris — Peter — Petruchio — Philip — Philo — Prospero — Puck — Reynaldo — Richard — Robert — Robin — Roderigo — Romeo — Ross — Sebastian — Shaw — Silvius — Timon — Titinius — Toby — Tybalt — Ulysses — Usher — Valentine — Vincentio — William — Shakespeare names for girls Adrian — Adriana — Albany — Alexas — Alice — Aliena — Anne — Ariel — Audrey — Beatrice — Bianca — Calpurnia — Cassandra — Celia — Ceres — Cleopatra — Cordelia — Cressida — Cymbeline — Desdemona — Diana — Dion — Dionyza — Dolabella — Dorcas — Eleanor — Elizabeth — Emilia — Gertrude — Helen — Helena — Hermia — Hermione — Hero — Imogen — Iris — Isabel — Isabella — Isidore — Jessica — Julia — Juliet — Juno — Jupiter — Katharine — Katherina — Katherine — Lavinia — Leonine — Luce — Luciana — Margaret — Margery — Maria — Mariana — Marina — Miranda — Morgan — Octavia — Olivia — Ophelia — Paulina — Phebe — Portia — Regan — Robin — Rosalind — Rosaline — Silvia — Tamora — Titania — Ursula — Valentine — Valeria — Viola —
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