Medieval English Submitted Names

These names were used by medieval English peoples.
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Sephare f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Zipporah.
Sewenna f Medieval English
Latinized form of Sæwynn.
Sibley f Medieval English
Medieval vernacular form of Sibylla (see Sibyl).
Sigrith f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Sigríðr.
Silkin f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Sibyl, via its short form Sill.
Simkin m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of Simon 1.
Sinoth m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Sigenoth.
Sireda f Medieval English
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Sigreda and a feminine form of Sired, the medieval English form of Old English Sigeræd.
Sitha f Medieval English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a borrowing of Síða or a truncated form of Ositha.
Skialdfrith f Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
From the hypothetical Anglo-Scandinavian name *Skjaldfríðr, derived from the Old Norse elements skjǫldr meaning "shield" (genitive skjaldar) and fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved".
Somerhild f Medieval English (Hypothetical)
Hypothetical Anglo-Scandinavian name, derived from the Old Norse elements sumar "summer" and hildr "battle".... [more]
Splendora f Medieval English, Italian
Medieval English name (found in a Curia Regis Roll item dated 1213), derived from Latin splendor meaning "brilliance, brightness, lustre, distinction". (It was listed in 'A Dictionary of English Surnames' by Dr Reaney, who noted: 'In the Middle Ages there was a fashion for fanciful feminine names, few of which have survived, or given rise to surnames.') This is also the name a small town in the U.S. state of Texas.
Spragge m Medieval English
Meaning "lively."
Stanburg f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English element stan meaning "stone" and burg meaning "fortress". Could also be related to the Old Norse name Stæinborg.
Stanilde f Medieval English, Central African (Rare), English (Rare)
Means "Stone battle". It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon elements stan meaning "Stone", and hild meaning "Battle".
Swale f Medieval English
Possibly derived from the Old Norse name Svala.
Sweeting f Medieval English
From Old English swet "sweet".
Sweetlove f Medieval English
From old English swet "sweet" and lufu "love".
Swetelove f Medieval English
Variation of Swetlufu used in the Medieval English times.
Swetlufu f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English elements swete meaning "sweet" and lufu meaning "love".
Tedrick m Medieval English
Original medieval form of Dedrick.
Theberga f Medieval English
Variation of Þeodbeorge used in the Medieval English times.
Theda f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Þéode.
Thedilda f Medieval English
Medieval English contracted form of Theodechilda.
Thomasse f Medieval English, Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Thomas. One French bearer was Thomasse Bernard Debussy (d. 1671), an ancestress of composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918).
Thomesia f Medieval English
Feminine form of Thomas.
Þórgifu f Medieval English
Possibly a combination of the name Þór (Thor in English) and the Old English element giefu meaning "gift".
Thorgyth f Medieval English
Means "Thor's battle", possibly derived from the Norse god Þór (Thor in English) and the Old English element guð meaning "battle".... [more]
Thorild f Medieval English, Scandinavian (Rare)
Medieval English and modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Þórhildr.
Thorlogh f Medieval English
Presumably a Medieval English form of the Old Norse and modern Icelandic name Þórlaug. Alternatively, it might be an anglicisation of Thorløgh, which itself is the Old Swedish form of þórlaug.
Thorn m English (Rare), Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Thorn.
Thuriva f Medieval English
Variation of Þórgifu used in the Medieval English times.
Tib f & m Medieval English
Short form of Theobalda/Theobald and Tabitha. (See also Tibbot).
Tibbot m & f Medieval English
Diminutive of Theobald and Theobalda.
Tiberuce m Medieval English
A character in The Second Nun's Tale. His name was Tiburce before he was christened by Pope Urban I.
Tibota f Medieval English
Feminine diminutive of Theobald.
Tiffan f Medieval English
Variant Medieval English form of Theophania.
Tilla f German, Romansh, Medieval English, Hungarian, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Medieval English, Dutch and German short form of Mechtilda or Mathilda as well as a German short form of Ottilie and Ottilia, Romansh short form of Matilda, Ottilia, Domitilla, Bertilla and Cecilia and Hungarian short form of Matild, Otília and Klotild.... [more]
Tille f German (East Prussian), Medieval English
East Prussian German form of Tilla as well as a medieval English variant of Tilla.
Tollett m Medieval English
Diminutive of Toll.
Tomkin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Thomas.
Tomlin m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of Thomas via its short form Tom 1.
Tovild f Medieval English
From the hypothetical Old Norse name *Tófa‐Hildr meaning "Hildr the daughter of Tófi" (see Hildr, Tófi).
Turorne f & m Medieval English
Form of Þórormr or Þórarinn, or possibly Þórarna, found in Domesday Book.
Tutflæd f Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Old English þēod "people, nation" (see þeudō) or from the masculine personal name Tuda or Tudda, combined with flæd, possibly meaning "beauty"... [more]
Tyffyn f Medieval English
Medieval variant of Tiffany.
Unica f Medieval Latin, Medieval English
Directly taken from Latin unica "unique, sole, singular".
Ursley f Medieval English
English vernacular form of Ursula (recorded in the 16th century).
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.
Ury m Medieval English, Medieval German
Medieval English and medieval German form of Uriah.
Volkiva f Medieval English
Derived from Old English folc meaning "people, nation" and gifu meaning "gift".
Wakerild f Medieval English
Middle English form of the Old English name *Wacerhild, derived from wacor meaning "watchful, vigilant" (cognate with Old High German wakkar) and hild meaning "battle".
Wantliana f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Gwenllian.
Warina f Medieval English
Feminine form of Warin.
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]
Weorðgifu f Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English weorþ "worth, deserving, honoured, esteemed" and giefu "present, gift".
Werthiva f Medieval English
An anglicization of Weorðgifu.
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".
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).
Wimarca f Medieval English
Medieval English adaption of the Old Breton unisex name Wiuhomarch.
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.
Winegarde f Medieval French, Medieval English, Medieval German
Derived from Old High German wini meaning "friend" and Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart meaning "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
Winegilde f Medieval French, Medieval English, Medieval German
Derived from Old High German wini meaning "friend" and Proto-Germanic *geldą meaning "reward, gift, money".
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]
Wlanchild f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English element wlanc meaning "pride" and Old Norse element hildr meaning "battle".
Wluiet m Medieval English
Middle English form of Wulfgeat.
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]
Wyborough f Medieval English
Middle English form of the Old English name Wigburg.
Wylmott f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Willelma.
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".
Ysopa f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hyssop. In medieval England this spelling appears in Latin documents.
Ysoria f Medieval English (Rare), Obscure
Obscure medieval English name of uncertain etymology, though it may be related to the Latin name Isaura, which originated as an ethnic byname and derives from the place name Isauria.
Zachrie m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Zachary.
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