Behind the Name: Names Categorized "crown"

ADE (1) m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "crown" in Yoruba, also a short form of other Yoruba names beginning with this element.

ADEBAYO m Western African, Yoruba
Means "the crown meets joy" in Yoruba.

ADEDAYO m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "the crown becomes joy" in Yoruba.

AYTAÇ m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and taç meaning "crown" (of Persian origin).

CORONA f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
Means "crown" in Latin, as well as Italian and Spanish. This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred with her companion Victor.

GALADRIEL f Literature
Means "maiden crowned with a radiant garland" in Sindarin. Galadriel was a Noldorin elf princess renowned for her beauty and wisdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels. The elements are galad "radiant" and riel "garlanded maiden". Alatáriel is the Quenya form of her name.

GUANTING m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冠 (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with 廷 (tíng) meaning "court". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

GUANYU m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冠 (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe". Other character combinations are possible.

HEIRANI f Tahitian
From Tahitian hei "crown, garland" and rani "heaven, sky".

HEITIARE f Tahitian
From Tahitian hei "crown, garland" and tiare "flower".

KELILA f Hebrew
Means "crown of laurel" in Hebrew.

KREINE f Yiddish
Means "crown" in Yiddish.

KRUNO m Croatian
Short form of KRUNOSLAV.

KRUNOSLAV m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements kruna "crown" (a derivative of Latin corona) and slava "glory".

MONGKUT m Thai
Means "crown" in Thai.

STEFAN m German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Form of STEPHEN.

STEFANO m Italian
Italian form of STEPHEN.

STEPHANIE f English, German
Feminine form of STEPHEN.

STEPHEN m English, Biblical
From the Greek name Στεφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown", more precisely "that which surrounds". Saint Stephen was a deacon who was stoned to death, as told in Acts in the New Testament. He is regarded as the first Christian martyr. Due to him, the name became common in the Christian world. It was popularized in England by the Normans.... [more]

STEVE m English
Short form of STEVEN. A notable bearer was American technology entrepreneur Steve Jobs (1955-2011).

STEVEN m English, Dutch
Medieval English variant of STEPHEN, and a Dutch variant of STEFAN. The filmmaker Steven Spielberg (1946-), director of 'E.T.' and 'Indiana Jones', is a famous bearer of this name.

TAJ m Arabic
Means "crown" in Arabic.

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