Names that mean noble
Nobility names are mostly Germanic, from the element adal, "noble", which gave Adeline, Adelaide, Alice and Audrey, or Latin, from patricius, "of the patrician class", which gave Patricia and Patrick.
Girl names (25)
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Rank 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice | noble kind | Germanic | #65 |
| Adeline | noble | Germanic | #59 |
| Audrey | noble strength | English | #86 |
| Arya | noble (Sanskrit) | Sanskrit | #158 |
| Adalynn | noble (variant of Adeline) | Germanic | #184 |
| Ada | noble | Germanic | #219 |
| Adelaide | noble kind | Germanic | #289 |
| Heidi | pet form of Adelheid ('noble kind') | Germanic | #340 |
| Adelina | noble (pet form of Adela/Adelaide) | Germanic | #304 |
| Alicia | Latinized form of Alice ('noble kind') | Germanic | #460 |
| Addilyn | variant of Adeline (from adal, 'noble') | Germanic | #988 |
| Aleena | variant of Alina (from Adela, 'noble') | Germanic | #657 |
| Adele | noble (from Germanic adal) | Germanic | #751 |
| Alisha | variant of Alicia (Alice); "nobility" | Germanic | #1,229 |
| Patricia | noble, patrician | Latin | #1,336 |
| Addie | pet form of Adeline, Adelaide, etc. | Germanic | #1,272 |
| Audra | variant of Audrey; "noble strength" | English | #2,003 |
| Eugenia | "well-born" | Greek | #2,787 |
| Trisha | pet form of Patricia; "noble" | Latin | #3,511 |
| Ethel | noble | English | #4,211 |
| Patsy | pet form of Patricia or Patrick | Latin | #6,059 |
| Patrice | "noble" | Latin | #16,670 |
| Alberta | "noble and bright" | Germanic | #9,481 |
| Patty | pet form of Patricia (or Martha) | Latin | #16,671 |
| Pat | short form of Patricia or Patrick; "noble" | Latin | — |
Boy names (15)
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Rank 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin | dear birth; gentle and noble | Irish | #221 |
| Patrick | noble, patrician | Latin | #235 |
| Alonzo | noble and ready (variant of Alfonso) | Germanic | #511 |
| Albert | noble and bright | Germanic | #614 |
| Kareem | noble, generous (Arabic) | Arabic | #702 |
| Alberto | noble and bright (Italian/Spanish Albert) | Germanic | #819 |
| Aryan | noble (Sanskrit) | Sanskrit | #872 |
| Eugene | well born | Greek | #943 |
| Alfonso | "noble" + "ready" | Germanic | #1,012 |
| Elmer | noble and famous | English | #1,223 |
| Marquis | marquis (noble title) | French | #1,672 |
| Gene | short form of Eugene, 'well born' | Greek | #2,238 |
| Earl | nobleman (title) | English | #2,236 |
| Delbert | short form of Adelbert; "noble and bright" | Germanic | #6,901 |
| Elbert | form of Albert; "noble and bright" | Germanic | #8,442 |
How names get on this list
Our editors read each name's documented etymology and tag a theme only when the roots of the name carry that meaning. Popular explanations without support (folk etymologies) don't count, and names whose origin is uncertain are left out unless every explanation agrees. The list covers the roughly 2,000 most used names we have researched so far, ordered by the number of US babies in the last five years. How we research meanings.