Ancient and Royal Girl Names · Baby Names for Girls

Some names have been worn by queens. From the great pharaonic ladies of Egypt to the warrior queens of the steppe and the legendary rulers of the ancient Near East, these names carry thousands of years of history and strength. Here is a gathering of ancient and royal girl names.

Queens, goddesses and noblewomen

Names like the Egyptian Nefertari ("beautiful companion") and Meritamen, the Arabian Balqees (the Queen of Sheba), the Assyrian Shamiram and the Central Asian warrior queen Tomiris link a daughter to the powerful women of history. Each links to its full story:

ShuriAfrican (Wakandan, fictional) · Princess of Wakanda OhemaaAkan · Queen BelitAkkadian · Lady, queen GulaAkkadian · Babylonian goddess of healing IshtarAkkadian · Akkadian goddess of love and war SammuramatAkkadian · Historical Assyrian queen SemiramisAkkadian · Legendary Assyrian queen TeutaAlbanian · An Illyrian queen MakedaAmharic · Queen of Sheba AmunetAncient Egyptian · Egyptian primordial goddess HenutsenAncient Egyptian · Mistress of love NephthysAncient Egyptian · Egyptian goddess of mourning NitocrisAncient Egyptian · Old Kingdom Egyptian queen TaweretAncient Egyptian · Egyptian hippopotamus-goddess of childbirth AelfgifuAnglo-Saxon · Elf-gift CwenburhAnglo-Saxon · Queen-fortress CynethrythAnglo-Saxon · Royal strength EaldgythAnglo-Saxon · Old battle EanflaedAnglo-Saxon · Northumbrian queen-abbess EdburgaAnglo-Saxon · Wealth-fortress EormenburgAnglo-Saxon · Great-fortress SexburgaAnglo-Saxon · Anglo-Saxon queen-saint WihtburgaAnglo-Saxon · White fortress WulfthrythAnglo-Saxon · Edgar's queen-saint ÆlfthrythAnglo-Saxon · Elf-strength AmeeraArabic · Princess AmeerahArabic · A princess AminaArabic · Trustworthy / Queen Amina of Zazzau AmiraArabic · Princess, commander AmirahArabic · A princess AmyraArabic · Princess ArwaArabic · Female mountain goat AsiyaArabic · She who tends / consoles AsiyahArabic · Asiya wife of Pharaoh BalqeesArabic · The Queen of Sheba BalqisArabic · The Queen of Sheba BasmaArabic · Smile BilkisuArabic · Queen of Sheba BilqisArabic · Queen of Sheba CasildaArabic · Moorish princess turned Spanish saint EsmaArabic · Names of God / supreme FadiaArabic · Redeemer FaridaArabic · Unique / precious FawziaArabic · Victorious FiryalArabic · Princess Firyal of Jordan KhayzuranArabic · Bamboo MawiyyaArabic · Arab queen who defeated Rome NaziaArabic · Nazia Hassan - Pakistani Queen of South Asian Pop NoorArabic · Light RaniaArabic · Queen, gazing, attractive RaniyahArabic · A queen; gazing SaarahArabic · A princess SairaArabic · Traveller, princess SayyidaArabic · Lady ShaikhaArabic · A noble lady WalladaArabic · Mother AnahidArmenian · Armenian Anahita AnahitArmenian · Goddess of fertility and wisdom ManeArmenian · A mother goddess NairiArmenian · An ancient name for Armenia NaneArmenian · An Armenian goddess NareArmenian · Pomegranate, queen TagouhiArmenian · A queen TakuhiArmenian · Queen TakushArmenian · A little crowned queen TsovinarArmenian · Goddess of rain and sea KhatounAssyrian · A noble lady ShamiramAssyrian · A legendary Assyrian queen ShemiranAssyrian · A legendary queen TurkanAzerbaijani · A noble lady MuniaBasque · Medieval Basque-Spanish queen TodaBasque · Navarrese queen who shaped Iberia DamyaBerber · A Berber warrior queen KahinaBerber · Berber warrior queen who resisted Arab conquest AzenorBreton · Honor, a noble princess BoudiccaBrythonic Celtic · Iceni warrior-queen who burned Roman London ThidaBurmese · Daughter, princess DariBuryat · A saving goddess DulmaBuryat · A liberating goddess CerridwenCeltic · Goddess of poetry and inspiration ClidnaCeltic · Goddess of love and beauty CreiddyladCeltic · Welsh Mabinogion princess + Cordelia source DanuCeltic · The mother goddess of the Irish gods FandCeltic · An Otherworld goddess

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Choosing a name with history

An ancient name is a small inheritance — a story your daughter carries forward. Whether you love the elegance of Cleopatra or the rarity of a forgotten queen, browse the whole directory to find a name with roots that run deep.