AMICE f Medieval EnglishMedieval name derived from Latin
amicus meaning "friend". This was a popular name in the Middle Ages, though it has since become uncommon.
ARLOTTO m Medieval ItalianMedieval Italian name, recorded in Latin as
Arlotus. It is possibly from Old French
herlot meaning "vagabond, tramp".
ELENA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Russian, German, Medieval SlavicCognate of
HELEN, and a variant transcription of Russian
YELENA.
ENGUERRAND m Medieval FrenchMedieval French form of the Germanic name
Engilram, which was composed of the elements
Angil, the name of a Germanic tribe known in English as the Angles, and
hramn "raven". This was the name of several French nobles from Picardy.
EUDES m Medieval FrenchOld French form of
Audo (see
OTTO). This was the name of an 8th-century French saint. It was also borne by a 9th-century French king.
GARSEA m Medieval SpanishMeaning unknown, possibly related to the Basque word
hartz meaning "bear". This was the name of several medieval kings of Navarre and Leon.
NUNO m Portuguese, Medieval PortugueseMedieval Portuguese and Spanish name, possibly from Latin
nonus "ninth" or
nunnus "grandfather". Saint Nuno was a 14th-century Portuguese general who defeated a Castilian invasion.
ROLAND m English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Medieval FrenchFrom the Germanic elements
hrod meaning "fame" and
land meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally
nand meaning "brave". Roland was a semi-legendary French hero whose story is told in the medieval epic 'La Chanson de Roland', in which he is a nephew of
Charlemagne killed in battle with the Saracens. The Normans introduced this name to England.
SAMO m Slovene, Medieval SlavicMeaning uncertain. This was the name of a 7th-century ruler of the Slavs, who established a kingdom including parts of modern Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. He was possibly of Frankish origin.
TANCRED m Old NormanNorman form of a Germanic name meaning "thought and counsel", derived from the elements
thank "thought" and
rad "counsel". This was the name of a leader of the First Crusade, described by Torquato Tasso in his epic poem 'Jerusalem Delivered' (1580).
VLAD m Romanian, Russian, Medieval SlavicOld short form of
VLADISLAV and other Slavic names beginning with the element
vladeti meaning "rule". Vlad Dracula, a 15th-century prince of Wallachia, was Bram Stoker's inspiration for the name of his vampire, Count Dracula.
VLADIMIR m Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval SlavicDerived from the Slavic element
vladeti "rule" combined with
meru "great, famous". The second element has also been associated with
miru meaning "peace, world". This was the name of an 11th-century Grand Prince of Kiev who is venerated as a saint because of his efforts to Christianize his realm (Kievan Rus). It was also borne by the founder of the former Soviet state, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924).
WYOT m Medieval EnglishMiddle English form of the Old English name
Wigheard, composed of the elements
wig "battle" and
heard "brave, hardy".
XIMENO m Medieval SpanishMedieval Spanish or Basque name of uncertain meaning. It is possibly a form of
SIMON, though it may in fact derive from Basque
seme meaning "son".