Shakespeare boy's names

[yorkie99]

My first baby came 2 weeks early and chose to arrive on Shakespeare's birthday this week! I'm an English teacher and love Shakespeare. I thought it might be an idea to give him a related middle name as tribute! Any ideas..?

William? Anthony? Henry? Bottom?

Sebastien, Benedict

Sebastian (Twelfth Night, The Tempest)
Julius (Ceasar)
Orlando (As You Like Itt)
Titus (Andronicus)
Ferdinand (Tempest)
Hugh (Henry VI)

I did know someone at school who had the middle name Montague. He was a mortified by it though

*Caesar even

Which I suppose you could also use as a middle name.

Lysander

Cassius.

Congratulations OP!

I've always had a soft spot for the name Benvolio (shortened to Ben), and Mercutio as well. These are pretty well known characters though so it will be obvious to most people where you've got these names from!

Ferdinand/Ferdy is nice.

Lol at Bottom!

Falstaff?
Shylock?

Hal

Shakespeare? It would be a lot to live up to but it's pretty cool or Romeo 😘

Edgar or Edmund

Francis for Sir Francis Walsingham or Edward for Edward Manners Earl of Rutland both patrons of Shakespeare.

Ariel
Antonio
Benvolio
Cassio
Costard
Demetrius
Florizel
Horatio
Lysander
Orlando
Orsino
Romeo
Titus

Oberon

What's his first name going to be?

Orlando
Benedict (one of Shakespeare's very best heroes imo)
Sebastian
Henry nn Hal

Can't go wrong with William either

Orlando.

My DTDs have Shakespearean middle names - Miranda and Ophelia.

They’re old enough now to think it’s cool

It’s BenedicK in Much Ado, not BenedicT.

Ferdinand
Horatio
Toby (Belch!)
Any of the Kings’ names...

Congratulations.

Edgar & Edmund are from King Lear.

William
Henry
Alexander
Aaron
Richard
Sebastian
Angelo
Angus

Great list here:
closeronline.co.uk/family/news/baby-boy-names-shakespeare-inspiration-literature/

Thanks all. His first name is Seth and my surname is a Scottish Macxxxxxxx

It’s difficult, to be perfectly honest o struggle to think of a make Shakespeare character that I don’t dislike or find questionable at the very least. I would just opt for William.

Crisis posted. I that case I guess it doesn’t really matter. Caliban would go well with Seth. Or Horatio.

Titus is a great name- also see Titus Salt the industrialist who founded Saltaire in Yorkshire.

Shame that the character isnt great but if it’s just about the name... it’s a good one!

I think William is a great choice and more discreet rather than the more obvious “Romeo” or similar.

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