Medieval Names

AALIS   f   Medieval French
Old French form of ALICE.

ACHARD   m   Old Norman
Medieval Norman form of EKKEHARD.

ADDY (2)   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of ADAM.

ALDITH   f   Medieval English
Middle English form of EALDGYÐ.

ALDREDA   f   Medieval English
Variant of ETHELDRED.

ALDUS   m & f   Medieval English
Medieval variant of ALDOUS.

ALEKSANDRU   m   Medieval Slavic
Old Slavic form of ALEXANDER.

ALOYS   m   Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan form of LOUIS.

AMÉ   m   Medieval French
Old French form of AIMÉ.

AMÉE   f   Medieval French
Old French form of AIMÉE.

AMICE   f   Medieval English
Medieval name derived from Latin amicus meaning "friend"... [more]

AMIS   m   Medieval English, Medieval French
Medieval name, a masculine form of AMICE... [more]

ARLOTTO   m   Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian name, recorded in Latin as Arlotus... [more]

ATHANASI   m   Medieval Slavic
Old Slavic form of ATHANASIUS.

BERISLAV   m   Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements birati "to take, to gather" (in an inflected form) and slava "glory".

BLAZH   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic name derived from the Slavic element blagu meaning "sweet, pleasant, blessed".

BOGDAN   m   Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Means "given by God" from the Slavic elements bogu "god" and dan "given".

BOGDANA   f   Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of BOGDAN.

BOGUMIL   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of BOGUMIŁ.

BOGUMIR   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of BOHUMÍR.

BOGUSLAV   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of BOGUSŁAW.

BOLESLAV   m   Czech, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Czech and Russian form of BOLESŁAW.

BORISLAV   m   Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element borti "battle" combined with slava "glory".

BORISU   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of BORIS, probably ultimately of Turkic origin.

BORIVOI   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of BOŘIVOJ.

BOZHENA   f   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of BOŽENA.

BOZHIDAR   m   Bulgarian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of BOŽIDAR.

BRATOMIL   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of BRATUMIŁ.

BRATOSLAV   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of BRATISLAV.

BRONISLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Czech and Russian form of BRONISŁAW.

CATELINE   f   Medieval French
Medieval French form of KATHERINE.

CHEDOMIR   m   Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Macedonian form of ČEDOMIR.

CHESTIBOR   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of CZCIBOR.

CHESTIRAD   m   Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Possible medieval Slavic form of CTIRAD.

CHESTISLAV   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of CZESŁAW.

COL   m   Medieval English
Medieval short form of NICHOLAS.

DALIBOR   m   Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements dali meaning "distance" and borti meaning "to fight".

DAW   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of DAVID.

DESISLAV   m   Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from Slavic elements, possibly deseti meaning "ten", combined with slava "glory".

DESISLAVA   f   Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of DESISLAV.

DICUN   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of DICK (1).

DIDACUS   m   Medieval Spanish
Form of DIEGO found in medieval Latin records.

DIONISIA   f   Medieval English
Medieval English feminine form of DIONYSIUS.

DIOT   f   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of DIONISIA.

DMITREI   m   Medieval Slavic
Old Slavic form of DMITRIY.

DOBROGOST   m   Polish (Rare), Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements dobru "good" and gosti "guest".

DOBROMIL   m   Czech (Rare), Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements dobru "good" and milu "gracious, dear".

DOBROSLAV   m   Croatian, Serbian, Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements dobru "good" and slava "glory".

DRAGOMIR   m   Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element dragu meaning "precious" combined with miru meaning "peace, world".

DRAGOSLAV   m   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements dragu meaning "precious" and slava "glory".

DRAGOSLAVA   f   Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of DRAGOSLAV.

DRAGUTIN   m   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element dragu meaning "precious".

DRAZHAN   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of DRAŽEN.

DYE   f   Medieval English
Medieval short form of DIONISIA.

EDA (2)   f   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of EDITH.

ELENA   f   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Russian, German, Medieval Slavic
Cognate of HELEN, and a variant transcription of Russian YELENA.

ELIS   m   Swedish, Medieval English
Swedish variant of ELIAS, as well as the Medieval English form.

ELRIC   m   Medieval English
Middle English form of either of the Old English names ÆLFRIC or ÆÐELRIC... [more]

ENGUERRAND   m   Medieval French
Medieval 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"... [more]

ERMO   m   Medieval Italian
Italian diminutive of ERASMUS.

ESTIENNE   m   Medieval French
Medieval French form of STEPHEN.

ETHELDRED   f   Medieval English
Middle English form of ÆÐELÞRYÐ.

ETHELDREDA   f   Medieval English
Middle English form of ÆÐELÞRYÐ.

EUDES   m   Medieval French
Old French form of Audo (see OTTO)... [more]

GARSEA   m   Medieval Spanish
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear"... [more]

GEOFFROI   m   Medieval French
Medieval French form of GEOFFREY.

GEORGEI   m   Medieval Slavic
Old Slavic form of GEORGE.

GIDIE   m   Medieval French
Medieval French form of Aegidius (see GILES).

GOSSE   m   English (Rare), Medieval French
From an English and French surname which was originally derived from the Norman given name Gosse, a diminutive of the Germanic name GOZZO.

GOSTISLAV   m   Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements gosti "guest" and slava "glory".

GRIGORII   m   Medieval Slavic
Old Slavic form of GREGORIOS.

GUARIN   m   Medieval French
Norman French form of WARIN.

GUISCARD   m   Medieval French
Norman French form of the Norman name Wischard, formed of the Old Norse elements viskr "wise" and hórðr "brave, hardy".

HAMO   m   Medieval English
Norman form of HAIMO... [more]

HAMON   m   Medieval English
Variant of HAMO.

HANKIN   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of HANN.

HANN   m   Medieval English
Medieval English form of Iohannes (see JOHN).

HERRY   m   Medieval English
Medieval English form of HENRY... [more]

HOB   m   Medieval English
Medieval short form of ROBERT.

HOPKIN   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of HOB.

HUDDE   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of HUGH or possibly RICHARD.

IBB   f   Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of ISABEL.

ISEUT   f   Medieval English
Medieval form of ISOLDE.

JACKIN   m   Medieval English
Variant of JANKIN.

JAN (3)   m   Medieval English
Medieval English form of JOHN, derived from the Old French form Jehan.

JANKIN   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of JAN (3).

JEHAN   m   Medieval French
Old French form of Iohannes (see JOHN).

JEHANNE   f   Medieval French
Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see JOHN).

JOCOSA   f   Medieval English
Medieval variant of JOYCE, influenced by the Latin word iocosus or jocosus "merry, playful".

JOHANNE   f   French, Danish, Norwegian, Medieval French
French, Danish and Norwegian form of Iohanna (see JOANNA).

JOSCELIN   m   Old Norman
Norman form of JOCELYN.

JOSSE   m   French (Rare), Medieval French
French form of Iudocus (see JOYCE).

JUDD   m   English, Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of JORDAN... [more]

JURIAN   m   Medieval German
Medieval Low German form of GEORGE.

KAZIMIR   m   Russian, Medieval Slavic
Russian form of CASIMIR.

KINBOROUGH   f   Medieval English
Middle English form of CYNEBURG.

KRASIMIR   m   Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements krasa "beauty, adornment" and miru "peace, world".

KRESIMIR   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of KREŠIMIR.

KYRILU   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of CYRIL.

LARKIN   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of LAURENCE (1).

LAW   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of LAURENCE (1).

LORENCIO   m   Medieval Spanish
Archaic Spanish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LYUBOMIR   m   Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Bulgarian form of LUBOMÍR.

LYUDMIL   m   Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Bulgarian masculine form of LUDMILA.

LYUDMILA   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Russian and Bulgarian form of LUDMILA... [more]

MAC BEATHA   m   Medieval Scottish
Gaelic form of MACBETH.

MACK (2)   m   Medieval English
Medieval short form of MAGNUS, brought to Britain by Scandinavian settlers.

MALLE   f   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of MARY.

MATTY (2)   f   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of MARTHA.

MECHISLAV   m   Russian (Rare), Medieval Slavic
Russian form of MIECZYSŁAW.

MEGGY   f   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of MARGARET.

MELISENDE   f   Medieval French
Old French form of MILLICENT.

MILITSA   f   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of MILICA.

MILIVOJ   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements milu "gracious" and voji "soldier".

MILODRAG   m   Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Possible medieval Slavic form of MIODRAG.

MILOGOST   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of MIŁOGOST.

MILOSH   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of MILOŠ.

MILOSLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements milu "gracious, dear" and slava "glory".

MILOSLAVA   f   Czech, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of MILOSLAV.

MIRCHE   m   Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element miru meaning "peace, world".

MIROSLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements miru "peace, world" and slava "glory"... [more]

MIROSLAVA   f   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of MIROSLAV.

MISLAV   m   Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element mysli "thought" or moji "my" combined with slava "glory"... [more]

MOLLE   f   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of MARY.

MORRIS   m   English, Medieval English
Usual medieval form of MAURICE.

MSTISLAV   m   Czech, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Means "vengeance and glory" from the Slavic elements misti "vengeance" and slava "glory".

NICHOL   m   Scottish, Medieval English
Variant of NICOL (1).

NICOL (1)   m   Scottish, Medieval English
Medieval English and Scottish form of NICHOLAS... [more]

NIKOLA (1)   m   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech, Basque, Medieval Slavic
Cognate of NICHOLAS.

NINOSLAV   m   Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
From a Slavic element, possibly nyni "now", combined with slava "glory".

NOLL   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of OLIVER.

NUÑO   m   Medieval Spanish
Spanish form of NUNO.

NUNO   m   Portuguese, Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese and Spanish name, possibly from Latin nonus "ninth" or nunnus "grandfather"... [more]

ODE   m   Medieval English
Medieval English form of Odo (see OTTO).

ONFROI   m   Medieval French
Norman French form of HUMPHREY.

PATE   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of PATRICK.

PETRUCCIO   m   Medieval Italian
Medieval diminutive of PIETRO.

PIERS   m   English (British), Medieval French
Medieval form of PETER... [more]

PREMISLAV   m   Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Possible medieval Slavic form of PRZEMYSŁAW.

PREMYSL   m   Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Possible medieval Slavic form of PŘEMYSL.

PRIDBJØRN   m   Old Danish
Old Danish form of PREBEN.

PRIDBOR   m   Medieval Slavic
Earlier Slavic form of PREBEN.

RADOMIL   m   Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements rad "happy, willing" and milu "gracious, dear".

RADOMIR   m   Serbian, Russian, Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element rad "happy, willing" combined with meru "great, famous" or miru "peace, world".

RADOSLAV   m   Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Cognate of RADOSŁAW.

RADOSLAVA   f   Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of RADOSLAV.

RADOVAN   m   Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element rad "happy, willing" combined with another element of unknown meaning.

RANDEL   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of RANDOLF and other names beginning with the Germanic element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".

RATIMIR   m   Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements rati meaning "war, battle" and miru meaning "peace, world".

ROHESE   f   Medieval English
Norman French form of HRODOHAIDIS.

ROHESIA   f   Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of the medieval name Rohese (see ROSE).

ROSTISLAV   m   Russian, Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements rasti "growth" and slava "glory".

ROUL   m   Medieval French, Medieval English
Norman French form of ROLF.

ROYSE   f   Medieval English
Medieval variant of ROSE.

SAMO   m   Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Meaning uncertain... [more]

SANS   m   Medieval Spanish
Old variant of SANCHO.

SENCE   f   Medieval Spanish
Old variant of SANCHIA.

SENS   f   Medieval Spanish
Old variant of SANCHA.

SLAVITSA   f   Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Possible medieval Slavic form of SLAVICA.

SLAVOMIR   m   Croatian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Croatian and Serbian form of SŁAWOMIR.

SOBESLAV   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of SOBIESŁAW.

STACE   m   Medieval English
Medieval short form of EUSTACE.

STANIMIR   m   Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements stani "stand, become" and miru "peace, world".

STANISLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements stani meaning "stand, become" combined with slava meaning "glory".

STANISLAVA   f   Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of STANISLAV.

STURE   m   Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse stura "to be contrary"... [more]

SUNNIFA   f   Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SUNNIVA.

SVETOPOLK   m   Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Possible medieval Slavic form of SVYATOPOLK.

SVETOSLAV   m   Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Bulgarian form of SVYATOSLAV.

TANCRED   m   Old Norman
Norman form of a Germanic name meaning "thought and counsel", derived from the elements thank "thought" and rad "counsel"... [more]

TEMÜJIN   m   Medieval Mongolian
Mongolian form of TEMUJIN.

TEMÜR   m   Medieval Turkic
Old Turkic form of TIMUR.

TENNEY   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of DENIS.

TIELO   m   Medieval German
Earlier form of TILO.

TIKHOMIR   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of TIHOMIR.

TOMISLAV   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Probably derived from the Slavic element tomiti meaning "torture" combined with slava meaning "glory"... [more]

TOMISLAVA   f   Croatian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of TOMISLAV.

VASILII   m   Medieval Slavic
Old Slavic form of BASIL (1).

VECESLAV   m   Medieval Czech
Older form of VÁCLAV.

VECHESLAV   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of VÁCLAV.

VELASCO   m   Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of VASCO.

VELIMIR   m   Croatian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements veli "great" and miru "peace, world".

VENCESLAUS   m   Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Latinized form of Veceslav (see VÁCLAV).

VITOMIR   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements vit "master, lord" and miru "peace, world".

VLAD   m   Russian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Old short form of Slavic names beginning with the element vladeti meaning "rule"... [more]

VLADIMERU   m   Medieval Slavic
Church Slavic form of VLADIMIR.

VLADIMIR   m   Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element vladeti "rule" combined with meru "great, famous"... [more]

VLADISLAV   m   Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements vladeti "rule" and slava "glory".

VLASTIMIR   m   Serbian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements vlasti meaning "rule, sovereignty" and miru meaning "peace, world".

VLASTISLAV   m   Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements vlasti "rule, sovereignty" and slava "glory"... [more]

VOITSEKH   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of WOJCIECH.

VOLODIMERU   m   Medieval Slavic
Old East Slavic form of VLADIMIR.

VOLODISLAVU   m   Medieval Slavic
Old East Slavic form of VLADISLAV.

VRATISLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements vratiti "to return" and slava "glory"... [more]

VSEVOLOD   m   Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements visi "all" and vladeti "rule"... [more]

WILKIN   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of WILLIAM.

WILKY   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of WILLIAM.

WILMOT   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of WILLIAM.

WISCHARD   m   Old Norman
Norman form of GUISCARD.

WYBERT   m   Medieval English
Middle English form of the Old English name Wigberht, composed of the elements wig "battle" and beorht "bright".

WYMOND   m   Medieval English
Middle English form of the Old English name Wigmund, composed of the elements wig "battle" and mund "protector".

WYOT   m   Medieval English
Middle English form of the Old English name Wigheard, composed of the elements wig "battle" and heard "brave, hardy".

XIMENO   m   Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish or Basque name of uncertain meaning... [more]

YAROGNEV   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of JAROGNIEW.

YAROMIL   m   Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Possible medieval Slavic form of JARMIL.

YAROMIR   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of JAROMÍR.

YAROPOLK   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of JAROPEŁK.

YAROSLAV   m   Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Russian and Ukrainian form of JAROSŁAW.

YAROSLAVA   f & m   Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Russian and Ukrainian feminine form of JAROSŁAW.

YRIAN   m   Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Scandinavian form of JURIAN.

ZBIGNEV   m   Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of ZBIGNIEW.

ZDISLAV   m   Czech, Medieval Slavic
Czech form of ZDZISŁAW.

ZHELIMIR   m   Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Possible medieval Slavic form of ŽELIMIR.

ZUAN   m   Medieval Italian
Medieval Venetian form of JOHN.

ZVONIMIR   m   Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements zvonu "sound, chime" and miru "peace, world".