Shakespeare character names
Four centuries on, the Bard's character names are still in active use.
17 character names from Shakespeare. Names linked in teal have their own popularity page with yearly birth counts.
- JulietJuliet Capulet — Romeo and Juliet
- OpheliaOphelia — Hamlet
- CordeliaCordelia — King Lear
- PortiaPortia — The Merchant of Venice
- RosalindRosalind — As You Like It
- BeatriceBeatrice — Much Ado About Nothing
- HermioneHermione — The Winter's Tale
- ImogenImogen — Cymbeline
- MirandaMiranda — The Tempest
- ViolaViola — Twelfth Night
- OliviaOlivia — Twelfth Night
- TitaniaTitania — A Midsummer Night's Dream
- RomeoRomeo Montague — Romeo and Juliet
- HamletHamlet — Prince of Denmark
- SebastianSebastian — Twelfth Night, The Tempest
- OrlandoOrlando — As You Like It
- BenedickBenedick — Much Ado About Nothing
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