Names That Mean Queen
16 names whose etymology relates to “queen” — drawn from documented origins, sorted by all-time U.S. popularity.
VirginiaFrom Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Qu…
BrendaPossibly from Old Norse brandr (“sword”); by folk etymology seen as a feminine form of Brendan. Its use as a nickname for Queen Elizabeth II originated in Private Eye in reactio…
VictoriaFrom Latin Victōria, from victōria (“victory”). Doublet of Vitória. The given name can also be analyzed as the male name Victor +‎ -ia. API The places were named in honour o…
AlbertFrom Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin Albertus,…
AlexandraFrom Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) +‎ ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander (“the man who repels [enem…
ReginaBorrowed from Latin rēgīna (“queen”). The given name originally referred to the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven. The Canadian city was named for Queen Victoria, as suggested …
HannaVariant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman t…
QuintonVariant of Quentin, merged with an Old English place name meaning "queen's town".
MaeveAnglicized from Irish Méabh, from Middle Irish Medb (literally “intoxicating”), name of a legendary queen of Connacht.
PrincetonFrom prince +‎ -ton (“town”)API, originally in honor of crown princes or princes of the British Empire but later chiefly in honor of others with the name Prince or locations…
KhaleesiBorrowed from Dothraki khaleesi (“queen”), feminine of khal (“king”). Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin for the title of the character Daener…
ZenobiaFrom Latin Zenobia, from Ancient Greek Ζηνοβίᾱ (Zēnobíā)API, name of a third century Queen of Palmyra. Ostensibly from Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), but a…
QueenieFrom queen +‎ -ie.
RaniFrom Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī, “a queen, princess, the wife of a king”), through Hindi रानी (rānī).
AlmiraCoined name, possibly inspired by Elmira, of a queen of Castile in C. F. Handel's opera Almira (1705) to an Italian libretto.
GerdaLatinate variant of Scandinavian Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr, garðr (“protection”). The name occurs in nineteenth century Swedish poetry and in Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Que…
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Etymologies adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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