The Atlas · Nobility
Nobility
Rank, bearing, and the wish for a daughter's standing.
590 names · 103 traditions
The same root, across a whole language family
These are attested shared morphemes — not coincidences of spelling. Where we are not confident a root is shared, we say nothing and simply list the names.
rani / raj-
queen (Sanskrit)
Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi
Devarani, Himarani, Indrani, Maharani, Padmarani, Rajalakshmi, Rajanandini, Rajarajeshwari
regina / reg-
queen (Latin)
Latin, Italian, Spanish
Regina, Reyna
basil-
royal (Greek)
Greek
Vasileia, Vasilia, Vasilika, Vasiliki, Vasilikoula, Vasilisa, Vasilissa, Vasilo
Every tradition, side by side
Sanskrit 57
Aaryahi Amba Arya Aryana Ashvamedha Avantika Chitrangada Devarani Didda Himarani Indradevi Indrani Jhansi Kaikeyi Kalindi Kareena Karnavati Kencana Kulika Kumari Laxmibai Madri Maharani Mahishi Malavika Malika Meena Naiki Nayanika Padmarani Padmavati Padmé Panchali Pramila Rajalakshmi Rajanandini Rajarajeshwari Rajashri Rajeshwari Rajni Rani Reena Rudrama Rukhmini Rukmini Sachi Sansa Sarmistha Shatavari Srikandi Trisha Urmila Usharani Uttara Vaidarbhi Yajnasruti Yasoda
Other 53
Agunda Ailbhe Aisosa Aizada Atusa Azita Bra Chichi Dina Ealasaid Erza Farahnaz Gohar Halaevalu Homaira Homay Imade Iwona Kahili Karolina Katayoun Ketevan Khaleesi Kimiko Lieu Manijeh Meabh Medb Melika Miki Mirajane Modjadji Myat Nesta Nyimas Olenna Parmida Parmis Rangda Rhianon Sanahanbi Saran Satenik Serwaa Shahrzad Shamiran Sirikit Stefania Sudabeh Takako Thoibi Vivi Yor
Greek 47
Aerope Amphitrite Antiope Archontia Aretha Arihia Arsinoe Berenike Candace Clytemnestra Creusa Cynane Cyrene Ekavi Eugenia Europa Evgenia Hekuba Helle Hera Io Mariamne Mestra Myrina Nafsika Nausicaa Pasiphae Penthesilea Pero Polyxena Polyxene Polyxo Procris Sybilla Thaisa Vasileia Vasilia Vasilika Vasiliki Vasilikoula Vasilissa Vasilo Vaso Vasoula Vassiliki Vasso Xena
Arabic 37
English 31
Germanic 22
French 22
Latin 18
Hebrew 17
German 16
Tamil 14
Anglo-Saxon 13
Persian 13
Old Germanic 11
Icelandic 3
Akkadian 3
Sumerian 3
Old English 2
Celtic 2
Egyptian 2
Javanese 2
Tulu 1
Marathi 1
Slovenian 1
Galician 1
Hindi 1
Meroitic 1
Sinhala 1
Sindarin 1
Ossetian 1
Occitan 1
Chechen 1
Brythonic Celtic 1
Kyrgyz 1
Hausa 1
Circassian 1
Kashmiri 1
Hurrian 1
Edo 1
Maya 1
Amharic 1
Ethiopian 1
Luganda 1
Akan 1
Polish 1
Powhatan 1
Romanian 1
Hittite 1
Korean 1
Uzbek 1
African (Wakandan, fictional) 1
Thai 1
Serbian 1
Albanian 1
Burmese 1
Tuareg 1
Scythian 1
Vietnamese 1
Uyghur 1
Azerbaijani 1
Swedish 1
Belarusian 1
Ukrainian 1
Tsonga 1
Tibetan 1
Croatian 1