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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Medieval.
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Ugolo m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Ugo, as -olo is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Ugone m Medieval Sardinian
Variant of Ugo. Ugone III was the judge (which equals the title of king in medieval Sardinia) of Arborea from 1375 to 1383.
Ugotto m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Ugo, as -otto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Uguccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Ugo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Ular m Medieval Mongolian
Means "black goose" in Middle Mongolian.
Ulbert m Medieval German
From Ulbertus, possibly a Latinized form of Wulfbert.
Ulchel m Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scottish form of Ulfkell.
Uldin m Medieval Hungarian, Medieval Turkic
the first ruler of the Huns whose historicity is undisputed.... [more]
Uldız m Medieval Turkic, Medieval Hungarian
The first ruler of the Huns whose historicity is undisputed.... [more]
Ulfhard m Medieval German, Medieval Scandinavian
Variant form of Wulfhard and in some cases also of Odalfrid. For the latter, also compare the Frisian cognates Olfert and Ulfert.
Ulfiat m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Wulfgeat.
Ulfkell m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Úlfkell.
Ulfkil m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ulfkæll.
Ulfrik m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Ulfríkr.
Ülgen m Medieval Turkic, Medieval Mongolian, Near Eastern Mythology
Means "magnificent" in Old Turkic. ... [more]
Ülger m & f Turkish, Medieval Turkic, Near Eastern Mythology, Medieval Mongolian
Derived from "Ülker", the Pleiades; and "Ülgen", a Turkic creator-deity from Tengrism, an ethnic Turkic, Yeniseian, Mongolic religion.... [more]
Üllo m Estonian, Medieval Baltic
Derived from Livonian ilo "joy", this name was mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia in its Latinized form Ylo. The form Üllo was eventually revived through 19th-century literature; folk etymology has associated the name with Estonian ülev "exalted" and üllas "noble" ever since.
Üllő m Hungarian, Medieval Hungarian
Name of a Magyar chieftain. Meaning unknown.
Ulvar m Old Swedish, Norwegian
Old Swedish and Norwegian younger form of Ulfarr.
Unker m Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Othinkar.
Unnepeve m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Unnepewe used by Estonian historian Sulev Vahtre.
Unnepewe m Medieval Baltic
According to the Livonian Chronicle of Henry, Unnepewe was the brother of Lembitu.
Unruoch m Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements UN related to unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and hrok "rest"... [more]
Unus m Medieval Latin, Medieval German (Latinized)
Directly taken from Latin unus "one".
Unuyucar m Medieval Mongolian
Means "foal" in Middle Mongolian.
Unwan m Medieval German
A dithematic name created from a name element un related to unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and wini "friend".... [more]
Uquna m Medieval Mongolian
Means "male goat" in Medieval Mongolian.
Urdin m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque urdin "blue".
Uromod m Gothic, Medieval, Old High German, German (Austrian, Archaic)
From the Gothic word urus, the Old Icelandic word úrr or the Old High German uro all meaning "aurochs" combined with the Old High German word muot meaning "spirit; courage, boldness".
Urso m Medieval German, Medieval French, Medieval Italian, Medieval Portuguese, Medieval Spanish, Medieval English (Rare), Swiss (Archaic)
Form of Urs in several languages. It was borne by a martyr in the 3rd century and two French and Italian saints in the 6th century.
Ursul m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian ursul "the bear" (compare Urs).
Ury m Medieval English, Medieval German
Medieval English and medieval German form of Uriah.
Usis m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Masculine form of Use.
Uthwagin m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Óþvaginn.
Vácslav m Medieval Czech
Medieval Czech form of Václav.
Vadimirŭ m Medieval Russian
Old East Slavic form of Vadimir.
Vædher m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Veðr.
Vaes m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Gervaes and Servaes.
Vaghn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vagn.
Vajk m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Hungarian
Name of a Hungarian king. Meaning unknown.
Valke m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics suggest a derivation from Latvian valks "brook, brooklet", while others see a connection to the Latvian placename Valka, and a third group theorizes a connection to Finnish and Estonian valkoinen "white"... [more]
Vallentin m Medieval German, French (Archaic)
Medieval German and archaic French form of Valentine 1.
Vannozzo m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Giovanni via the form Giovannozzo.
Vannuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vanni, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Vela m Medieval Spanish, Gothic
From the Visigothic name Vigila. Etymologically related to Velasco and Vasco.
Velam m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vilhelm.
Venture m Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian ventura "fortune'. It was occasionally used a diminutive of Bonaventure.
Venuto m Medieval Italian
Taken from Italian venuto "arrived; newcomer" and sometimes used as a diminutive of Benvenuto.
Vergille m Medieval Walloon
Medieval Walloon form of Virgil.
Vesel m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian vesel "cheerful, blithe, glad".
Vesike m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Derived from Livonian *vesi "water".
Vettjer m Medieval Romansh
Medieval Romansh vernacular form of Victor.
Vidrik m Old Swedish
Vidrik Verlandsson is a character in several Germanic heroic legends and Scandinavian ballads. His name is possibly a Swedification of his Germanic name Witege via the Old Norse form Viðga.
Vífastr m Old Norse, Old Swedish
An Old Norse masculine name, used in Sweden.... [more]
Vigdiärf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Vighdiärf.
Vighbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígbiǫrn.
Vighdiärf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígdiarfr.
Vighman m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígmaðr.
Vighmund m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígmundr.
Vighniut m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígniútr.
Vigila m Medieval Spanish, Gothic
Presumably, from the Germanic element wig "war, battle" and the Germanic diminutive suffix *ila (cf. Froilán, Fáfila).
Vigmund m Old Swedish, Norwegian
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Vígmundr.
Vigniut m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Vighniut.
Vigor m History (Ecclesiastical), Croatian, Serbian, Italian, Swedish, Medieval French
Derived from Latin vigor "vigor, strength, liveliness".
Vigoroso m Medieval Italian
Derived from the Latin vigor meaning ''liveliness, activity, power, strength''. A 13th century Italian Painter, Vigoroso da Siena, bore this name. ... [more]
Villanus m History, Medieval Italian (Latinized)
Medieval Latin name meaning "farmhand", a derivative of villa "country house, farm". It was borne by an Italian Catholic saint of the 13th century.
Vimund m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vímundr.
Vinçenço m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician form of Vincent.
Vincentio m Medieval Italian, Theatre
Archaic Italian form of Vincentius. This was used in Shakespeare's comedy 'Taming of the Shrew' (1593).
Vinter m & f Old Swedish, Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Vetr meaning "winter" as well as the modern Scandinavian word for "winter" (see Winter).
Vintilă m Medieval Romanian, Romanian
Romanian name of unclear origin, used as both a masculine personal name and a family name. It was most notably borne as a given name by Vintilă Brătianu (1867-1930), Prime Minister of Romania (1927-1928)... [more]
Viol m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Feyel, recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Vitaluccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vitale, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Vitályos m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian variant of Vitális.
Viterico m Medieval Spanish, Gothic (Hispanicized), History
From wid "forest", and -ric "poweful".... [more]
Víðkunnr m Old Norse, Old Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse víðkunnr "famous".
Vituccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vito, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Vivard m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Vivus This name was us sed as a secular form and translation of Chaim.
Vivion m Medieval Welsh
Medieval Welsh form of Vivian.
Vivus m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Latin adjective vīvus "alive, living; bright, lit, burning, kindled; durable, lasting, persistent". This name was also used as a secular form of Chaim.
Vlf m Old Swedish (Rare)
Rare spelling of Ulf possibly used in a time when the letters V and U were used interchangeably.
Vlpho m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Ulf.
Volburg m Medieval German
Derived from Old High German folk meaning "people, nation" and burg meaning "castle, city".
Volkdag m Medieval German (Rare)
Derived from Old High German folk meaning "people, nation" and tag meaning "day".
Volknand m Medieval German
The name is composed from the Germanic name elements folk "people" and nand "daring, brave".
Voron m Medieval Russian
Derived from either Russian ворон (voron) meaning "raven" or Russian ворона (vorona) meaning "crow" (as in, the bird).
Vrolijk m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German
Derived from Old Dutch *frō, *frao "happy" and -līk "like", literally "happy-like".
Wæther m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Veðr.
Waghn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vagn.
Walbert m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), Medieval German
Dutch and German short form of Waldebert as well as a Polish borrowing of this name. There are also instances where this name can be a short form of Walabert.
Walcerz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Walter.
Walenth m Medieval Croatian
Medieval Croatian form of Valentine 1.
Waleran m Anglo-Norman, Medieval Flemish, Medieval French
A form of Walaram. This was the name of two rulers of the medieval county of Ligny-en-Barrois, in present-day Lorraine, France.
Walewein m Old Dutch, Medieval Dutch, Arthurian Cycle
A name from 12th century France and Flanders, and the Dutch name of Arthurian Knight, Gawain.
Walkelin m Anglo-Norman
There are a number of famous bearers of this name.
Wallon m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton uuallon, cognate of Old Welsh uualaun, uualon "valorous".
Waltram m German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements walt "to rule" and hraban raven.
Walweyn m Anglo-Norman, Arthurian Cycle
Anglo-Norman French form of Gualguainus (see Gawain).
Wamba m Medieval Spanish, Gothic
From Gothic wamba meaning "belly, paunch". Wamba was a Visigothic king in the 7th century in what is now Portugal and Spain.
Wane m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Current theories link this name to Finnish vanea "strong, powerful, tempered".
Water m Medieval English
Middle English variant of Walter.
Watt m Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Meaning uncertain. Possibly related to Old English hwatu "omen, divination", itself derived from Old Germanic *hwatō "incitement, motivation", or to wadan "to go, advance, travel"... [more]
Waundrile m Old Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Wandrille.
Weernaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Wernard.
Weigand m Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Wigand. Also compare Wiegand.... [more]
Weirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
Variant form of Wirich. Known bearers of this name include the medieval German nobleman Weirich von Gemmingen (1493-1548) and his grandson Weirich von Gemmingen (1575-1613), also a German nobleman.
Welf m Medieval German
The name is derived from a Geman word meaning "puppet, whelp".... [more]
Welflin m Medieval German
Probably a diminutive of the name Welf.
Wemund m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vímundr.
Wenrich m Medieval German
Derived from the Germanic elements wân meaning "hope, expectation" and ric meaning "ruler, mighty".... [more]
Werenfried m Dutch, Medieval German
Dutch and German form of Warnfried.
Werwald m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German wara "protection, watch" and Old High German walt "power, authority".
Wether m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Veðr.
Wiar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vidar.
Wibilo m Medieval German
A diminutive of Wibo.... [more]
Widewuto m Prussian, Baltic Mythology
Derived from the Old Prussian adjective videvis meaning "aware, informed" as well as "known" combined with an Old Prussian diminutive suffix that is the equivalent of the modern Lithuanian masculine diminutive suffix -utis... [more]
Wighman m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vígmaðr.
Wilcock m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of William. This is the source of the surname Wilcox.
Wildrad m Germanic, Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old Saxon and Old High German wildi meaning "wild, savage" with Old Saxon rād and Old High German rāt meaning "counsel, advice".
Wilesindo m Medieval Spanish, Gothic (Hispanicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Medieval Spanish name of Visigothic origin. ... [more]
Wilk m Medieval Czech
Derived from Polish wilk "wolf".
Wilkin m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Wilken.
Willeic m Medieval English, History (Ecclesiastical)
Benedictine monk, a disciple of St. Swithbert.
Willielmus m Medieval English (Latinized), Anglo-Norman (Latinized)
A medieval latinized form of Willehelm (see William).
Willigis m Medieval German
From Willigisus, the Latinized form of a Germanic name derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and gisal "pledge, hostage"... [more]
Willo m Medieval German
Most likely a diminutive of names beginning with the element Will-.
Willulf m Germanic, Medieval German
Derived from Old High German willo meaning "will" combined with Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf meaning "wolf".
Wimund m Medieval English
Possibly a variant of Wigmund. Wimund was a bishop who became a seafaring warlord adventurer in the 1100s. His story was passed down by 12th-century English historian William of Newburgh in his Historia rerum anglicarum.
Winebald m Germanic, Medieval Polish
Variant form of Winibald. This name was borne by multiple Catholic saints.
Winewald m Medieval English (?), History (Ecclesiastical)
Perhaps a misspelling of Winebald. Saint Winewald (died c. 731), also known as Winebald, was the second abbot of Beverley monastery in England, succeeding Saint Berchtun... [more]
Winnow m Medieval Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Winnoc or Winwaloe. Breton saint. Honored by several churches in Cornwall, England, probably the area of his missionary labors as part of the great evangelizing efforts of the era.
Winter m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vetr.
Winwaloe m Medieval Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Cornish form of Guénolé. Saint Winwaloe is a famous bearer.
Wirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
The first element of this name is usually derived from Old High German wîg meaning "warrior" or "war, battle", but there are also certainly cases where it is derived from Old High German wîh meaning "holy"... [more]
Wirnt m Medieval German
A shortened form of Wernhard.... [more]
Witołt m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Witold.
Witoslav m Medieval Czech
Derived from Slavic wit, vit "to rule" and slava "glory, fame".
Witowd m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Witold.
Witzke m Medieval German
Probably a diminutive of Wido.
Wizzo m Medieval Czech
It was initially given to children of high priests in the time of medieval Czech. The name was a representation of power and free spirit.
Wizzo m Medieval Czech
Your first name Wizzo has created a most expressive nature, idealistic and inspirational, driven with a strong inner urge to be of service in some way that would uplift humanity as a whole.... [more]
Włościbor m Medieval Polish
Derived from włości "rule" and bor "battle".
Wluiet m Medieval English
Middle English form of Wulfgeat.
Wojslav m Medieval Czech
Derived from Slavic voj "war" and slava "glory, fame".
Wok m Medieval Czech
A medieval Czech name meaning "wolf" (see also Vuk).
Wolfbern m Medieval German
Old High German wolf "wolf" and bero "bear".
Wortwin m Medieval German
Derived from Old High German wort "word" and wini "friend".
Wszebąd m Medieval Polish
From the elements wsze ("everything", "everyone", "always", and bąd ("to be", "to exist, "to live").
Wszemir m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Wulsin m Medieval English, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a Benedictine bishop and monk also called Ultius. A disciple of St. Dunstan, he was named by the saint to serve as superior over the restored community of Westminster, England, circa 960, and eventually became abbot in 980... [more]
Wymark f & m Medieval English
Anglicized form of the Old Breton name Wiuhomarch, which is made up of the elements wiu "worthy, noble" and march "horse".
Wynand m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Wijnand, Frisian variant of Winand and South African form of Winand.... [more]
Wynwallow m Medieval Cornish (?)
Cornish form of Breton Gwenole. St Wynwallow's Church, the parish church of Landewednack in Cornwall, England, is dedicated to Saint Gwenole or Winwaloe... [more]
Xacob m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Xacobe.
Xácome m Medieval Galician
Galician form of James.
Xes m Galician, Medieval Galician
Variant of Xenxo. It was revived in the 2010's.
Xil m Medieval Galician
Galician form of Giles.
Yafis m Medieval Turkic
Form of Japheth used in several old Turkic languages.
Yashru m & f Medieval Turkic
1."mystery" in ancient turkic... [more]
Yder m Arthurian Cycle, French, Anglo-Norman
French form of Edern. Used in some Arthurian romances, in both Old French and Anglo-Norman. This is also the common name of the character in modern French.
Yekutiel m Biblical Hebrew, Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Older form of Jekuthiel, though some sources offer additional possible meanings of "God will nourish" or "doubtful". This was one of the ten names Moses was called throughout his life.
Yesugei m Medieval Mongolian
Means "like nine", deriving from the Mongolian element yesun ("nine"). Name borne by the father of Genghis Khan.
Yesün m Medieval Mongolian
Meaning comes from number nine yesun in Mongolian, which is considered especially lucky and represents abundance.... [more]
Ymaut m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Possibly derived from Livonian im "miracle" and and "gift".
Yowann m Medieval Cornish
Medieval Cornish variant of Jowan.
Yryan m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Yrian.
Ysaak m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Isaac.
Ysaque m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Isaac.
Ythier m Medieval French
Medieval French variant of a Germanic name in which the second element is heri meaning "army, warrior"; the first element may be related to id "work, labour" or idhja "negotiate"... [more]
Yurde m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (European, Modern, Rare)
Old Spanish variant of George. It has got some uses as a revived name in Cantabria, Spain, in the 2010's.
Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.
Yvrou m Old Norman
Medieval Norman variant of Evroult.
Zacharia m & f Medieval Italian
Italian form of Zachary, also feminine.
Zachrie m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Zachary.
Zalema m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Catalan adaption of Salimah.
Zane m Venetian (Archaic), Ligurian, Medieval Italian
Venetian and Ligurian form of John.
Zavida m Medieval Serbian, Serbian (Archaic)
Derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". ... [more]
Zawissius m Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zawisza. This name was recorded several times in Brno.
Zbrosław m Medieval Polish
Means "he, who is famous thanks to fighting", from the elements zbro ("to fight") and sław ("fame")
Zbywoj m Medieval Polish
From the elements zby, meaning "to renounce, to get rid of" and woj, meaning "fighter, soldier".
Zeisolf m Medieval German
Formed from the High German name elements ZEIZ "tender" and WOLF "wolf".
Zemislav m Medieval Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from Slavic siem/ziem "family, land" and sława/slava "glory, fame".
Zewi m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Rare)
German transcription of Zvi. It was recorded in medieval German-speaking countries but became very rare in modern times.
Zhenjin m Medieval Mongolian
This name means "true gold" in Chinese. Zhenjin (1243 – January 5, 1286) was the second son of Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan dynasty. He was designated as the Crown Prince by Kublai Khan in 1273, and became the head of the Central Secretariat... [more]
Zifar m Literature, Medieval Spanish
Meaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.
Zilar m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque zilar "silver".
Ziti m Medieval Basque
Basque form of Cid (see Ceti).
Ziyadat Allah m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "Allah increases" from the Arabic زيادة (ziyadat) and combined with الله (Allah)
Žiznobude m Medieval Russian
An Old Novgorodian name.
Zorzi m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian, Sardinian
Medieval Italian variant of Giorgi and Sardinian and Venetian form of George.
Zybert m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Siegbert.
Zymprian m Medieval German
Late medieval German form of Symphorian, possibly via its rare variant spelling Zymphorian.... [more]
Zyprian m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian), which is still in use today, albeit barely so. The name is more common as a patronymic surname.... [more]