Step into a world of sword and enchantment — and discover names born of legend, forged in magic, and whispered through the mists of time.

From the mythic shores of Lyonesse to the glowing courts of Camelot, this is a book of names drawn from the heart of Arthurian myth. In its pages you’ll find noble knights and fabled queens, saints, giants, lovers, warriors, kings, and monsters — each name a thread in the great tapestry of Britain’s most enduring epic.

The Little Book of Arthurian Names is far from little, a name guide like no other: part baby name book, part mythological bestiary, part archive. Whether you’re naming a child, a pet, a character, or simply love the feel of language shaped by story and time, this collection offers hundreds of entries rich in etymology, folklore, and wonder.

You’ll find:

Beautiful and unusual boys’ and girls’ names from the core legends of King Arthur.

Meanings and linguistic histories from Welsh, Cornish, Old French, Breton, Latin, and more.

Notes on how names evolved through different retellings, from medieval romances to modern fiction.

Literary and legendary context, from Chrétien de Troyes to Thomas Malory and the Mabinogion.

As well as the core names, there are also detailed lists including Mythic Place Names That Could Be First Names. Names that are Best Avoided. Archaic Treasures from the Edge of Usability, and Names Too Small for a Full Entry, But Too Magical to Miss.

Names like Iseult, Bedwyr, Emrys, Nimue, Galahad, Tristan, Blodeuwedd, Elyan, and Eluned await within — along with an array of hidden gems pulled from the margins of manuscripts and the wilds of imagination.

Whether you come for the poetry, the history, the drama, or the spellbinding beauty of the names themselves, this book is for anyone who has ever dreamed of Camelot — and wanted to carry a little of that dream into the world.

Because in Arthurian legend, even the names carry magic.