Baudelaire

bo-deh-LARE

French

"large dagger or short sword"

Baudelaire Origin and Meaning

The name Baudelaire is a boy's name meaning "large dagger or short sword".

Associated with the Baudelaire siblings from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events and with the poet Charles Baudelaire, this French surname is a bold literary choice, with a touch of Gothic flair.

Derived from the name of a large dagger or short sword with a curved edge, the surname has yet to catch on as a given name.