Boys:

• Alonso-Spanish form of Alfonso-Noble and Ready- The Tempest
• Duncan-Scottish-Dark Warrior-Macbeth
• Ferdinand-German-To be Courageous-The Tempest
• Francisco-Spanish-Free-Hamlet & The Tempest
• Fabian-Italian-Bean Grower-Twelth Night
• Fenton-Marsh Town-The Merry Wives of Windsor
• Leontes-Lion Like-King in The Winter's Tale
• Lennox-Derived from a Scottish Place name-Macbeth
• Lorenzo-Italian-Laurel-The Merchant of Venice
• Lysander-Greek-One who is freed-A Midsummer Night's dream

Weird Male Names:

• Elbow-Measure for Measure
• Dogberry-Much Ado about nothing
• Dull-Love's Labor's Lost
• Froth-Measure for Measure
• Moth-Love's Labor's Lost & A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Pistol-Henry the 4th and The Merry Wives of Windsor
• Simple-The Merry Wives of Windsor
• Snug-A Midsummer night's dream
• Speed-The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Girls:

• Bianca-Italian-White-Othello & Taming of the Shrew
• Constance-English word name-King John
• Cordelia-Unknown meaning-King Lear
• Francisca-Spanish-Free-Measure for Measure
• Iris-Greek-Rainbow-The Tempest
• Lavinia-Latin-Woman of Rome-Titus Andronicus
• Lucetta-Diminutive of Lucy-Light-Two Gentlemen of Verona
• Phoebe-Greek-Bright and Shining-As you like it
• Rosalind-Pretty Rose-As you Like it and Romeo and Juliette
• Silvia-Latin-Of the Forest-The Two Gentlemen of Verona