Royal Names, a research

I made a research about royal families of Europe, Russia, UK, Japan, Jordan and Morocco. I also included some Byzantinian and Ancient Roman royalty.

I have reported every names that appeared.

Above is the master list I have made yesterday. It will update every time I find something new.


Osservations

These names are the most common in German houses, in order of common:

Amalie / Amalia
Karoline / Karolina / Carolina
Ludovika / Ludovica
Wilhelmine
Franziska
Marie
Dorothea
Elisabeth
Luise / Luisa
Sophie

And in Italian houses:

Maria (for both boy and girls)
Gabriella
Margherita
Vittoria
Adelaide
Ludovica
Giuseppa (in middles only)

In English houses, order of common:

Elizabeth
Mary
Augusta
Anne / Ann
Alberta / Albertine
Alice
Eleanor
Joan
Catherine
Matilda
Margaret
Alexandra
Louise / Louisa

Less common but still repeated multiple times: Charlotte, Cecilia, Caroline, Amelia, Constance, Rose

In Russian houses:

Alexandra
Elizaveta / Yelizaveta (depends on how you romanise it)
Anna

Olga, Anastasia, Tatiana, Ekaterina and Elena are less common but still repeated multiple times.


From all the names of the master list, what would you use and what is your favourite?

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] this! I like that it goes beyond the most well-known (in the West) royal families.

So many amazing names here but here are some I’m especially excited to see…

[name_f]Pia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Zita[/name_f]
[name_f]Ludovica[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Albertine[/name_f]
[name_f]Zofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lovisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivalo[/name_f]
Zenouska
Anouchka
[name_u]Sol[/name_u]
[name_f]Akiko[/name_f]

:heart_eyes:

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I like how they paired the names of the last two princesses of [name_f]China[/name_f], [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] “Lizzie” and [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] Roungling. Their mother was from [name_u]Boston[/name_u].

Also, [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Hyacinth[/name_u] and [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] [name_f]Nina[/name_f] are gorgeous (the aunts of [name_f]Queen[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] II).

[name_f]Ludovica[/name_f] was a VERY common name in [name_m]German[/name_m] royal families and also somehow in Italian ones. [name_f]Ludovica[/name_f] is still very common in [name_f]Italy[/name_f]. I have one in my class.

[name_f]Lady[/name_f] Zenouska is the name of the granddaughter of princess [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], cousin of [name_f]Queen[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] II and her great grandparents was the princess of Greece, and above that all her lineage is from the Tsar of [name_f]Russia[/name_f]- [name_m]Nikolai[/name_m], the Tsarina [name_f]Elena[/name_f], and so on. She is still not that far in the line of succession of the throne of [name_u]England[/name_u].

Anouchka and [name_u]Sol[/name_u] were the daughters of some prince but I do not remember anymore, sorry

[name_f]Ivalo[/name_f] is the middle name of a princess of [name_m]Denmark[/name_m] who has Greenlandic roots.

[name_f]Zofia[/name_f] was the name of a princess of Poland.

[name_f]Lovisa[/name_f] is a common middle name in if I remember well Swedish royal families.

[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] is the middle name of an Italian princess.

[name_f]Zita[/name_f] was the middle name of a [name_u]French[/name_u] princess.

[name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Pia[/name_f] is the youngest daughter of the last [name_f]Queen[/name_f] of [name_f]Italy[/name_f], Maria-José “The [name_f]May[/name_f] Queen” and still holds the title and everything.

[name_f]Akiko[/name_f] was a princess of Japan.

[name_f]Albertine[/name_f] is a middle of various [name_m]German[/name_m] and [name_f]English[/name_f] royals.

[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] is a princess, daughter of princess [name_f]Martha[/name_f] of Norway, [name_f]Emma[/name_f] is an official member of the royal family and one of the most close ones.

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Intriguing! [name_f]My[/name_f] favourites:

Théodelinde
[name_f]Dorothée[/name_f]
[name_f]Arsinoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Aelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eurydice[/name_f]
[name_f]Arcadia[/name_f]
Aspasia
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Thaïs[/name_f]
[name_f]Edwina[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
Athenaïs
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_u]Sol[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] / [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonor[/name_f] / [name_f]Leonore[/name_f]
[name_f]Nour[/name_f] / [name_u]Noor[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] - I’d like to know more about this one!
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
Ippolita
[name_f]Dagmar[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnesa[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
[name_u]Alix[/name_u]
[name_f]Herminie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvire[/name_f]
[name_f]Vittoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybille[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]

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Théodelinde: Princess Théodolinde is the granddaughter of Joséphine Beauharnais, wife of Napoleon. The name means I am the shield of my own people or nation. It can also mean benevolent or kind to my own people or nation.

Dorothée: Middle of a princess of France, French form of Dorothea

Arsinoe: Common first name in Macedonian, Ptolomaeic Egyptian and Byzantine royal houses. She was the sister of Queen Cleopatra and this name means elevated mind or intellect.

Aelia: Common first name in Byzantine houses, it means “of the sun”

Eurydice: Name of a Byzantinian princess, her name means “of great justice”

Arcadia: Princess of the Byzantine Empire, her sister was princess Aelia Eudoxia. The name means “she is from a region of idyllic peace and contentment”

Aspasia: Princess Aspasia of Greece and Denmark, known also as Madame Manou. Aspasia was her first name. Wife of the King Alexander.

Fleur: Sister of Hélie and Stella, she is a Countess of the Archduchy of Austria. She is still considered to be somehow a royal, by lineage. Fleur was also the middle name of some other royalty.

Thaïs: Member of the house of Luxembourg.

Edwina and Edith: Appeared in various middles of English Victorian royals and nobility.

Margot: Princess Margaret Rose, sister of Elizabeth II, went mostly by Margot, and the daughter of the descendants of some French royalty was named Margot recently, she possesses the title of a countess.

Athenaïs: Various French and ancient Roman / Byzantinian princesses and queens were named that.

Clara: Appeared in various middles of royals.

Beatrice / Beatrix: Princess Beatrice, daughter of prince Andrew, also the middle and the first of princesses of all Europe. Maria Beatrice, princess of Italy and daughter of the last queen Maria José. Beatrix was a princess of medieval England, the middle of various German and British princesses and queens.

Sabrina: Middle of various royals, including current one of Norway.

Leonor: Crown Princess of Spain Leonor. Leonore is the middle of some German princesses.

Noor: Princess Noor of Jordan, and Nour was also the name of some other princesses.

Madeleine: Name of various French and English royals.

Ophelia: I remember this was the middle of a minor royal.

Ferelith: Anne Ferelith Fenella Bows-Lyon. Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin. The name means “true sovereignty”

Pomeline: Princess Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi of Monaco. It is just a French name for apple.

Ippolita: The name of princesses of Monaco:

Her Italian name was Luisa Ippolita and her French name was Louise Hippolyte.

Also

This is also the name of some Ancient Greek princesses

Dagmar:

Also the middle name of various princesses of Denmark and Sweden

Agnesa:

Agnesa in Ukrainian. Grand Princess of Kiev

Diana:

Also the middle name of Lilibet and Charlotte.

Irina:

Various princesses and empresses of Russia.

Alix:

Also the name of various princesses and queens

Herminie:

Middle and first of various princesses in France

Elvire:

Name of some princesses of France

Vittoria:

One of the most common names in Italian royalty

Maud:

Middle and first of British/English queens and princesses

Sybille:

Middle name of French princesses.

Marguerite:

The middle of the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and other royalties.

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[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] list!!

I think [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] and [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] are my faves! [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] and [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] [name_f]Ida[/name_f] maybe