Ancient Germanic (Frankish) Submitted Names

These names were used by the Franks, a Germanic people who settled in France and the Low Countries.

gender

usage

Select filters then press SEARCH below

+Gender

any masculine feminine unisex

-Usage, language or place

Usage
Language
Place

+Letters

Initial
Pattern	[?]
the letters in the pattern are compared to the letters in the name * is a wildcard that matches zero or more letters example: oo matches names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that matches exactly one letter example: __z matches names which have two letters and then z

+Meaning and description

Meaning	[?]
the meaning is anything from the name's write-up that is surrounded by "double quotes" separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign
Description	[?]
	ignore name meanings
the description is the meaning and history write-up for the name separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" matches names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus matches Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus ignore name meanings: keywords from the name meanings are ignored

+Length

+Sound and syllables

Pronunciation	[?]
	case sensitive
see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: lee matches names which end with the sound lee* _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter in the pronunciation example: __z matches names which have two letters and then a z (s) matches exactly one syllable in the pronunciation example: (s)(s)ra matches names which have two syllables and then the sound rah (c) matches a consonant (k) matches a consonant or consonant cluster (v) matches a vowel (p) matches a plosive or stop consonant (f) matches a fricative consonant (n) matches a nasal consonant case sensitive: check this if you wish distinguish between unstressed lowercase sounds and stressed uppercase sounds
Syllables	[?]
syllables can only be counted in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results

+Popularity

List
Year
Rank

+Famous namesake

Category

+Name day

Country
Month
Day

+Options

Sort
Display

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Acfred m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
A Frankish name of unknown meaning.... [more]

Adald m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
From Old Frankish ad, perhaps a reduction of Old High German adal "noble" and Old High German walt "power, authority".

Adaldus m Medieval Latin, Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Latinized form of Adald

Agilberta f Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Feminine form of Agilbert.

Alcuin m Anglo-Saxon (?), Ancient Germanic (Frankish, ?)
Old French name of Germanic origin, derived from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple" and win "friend" (compare Alawin)... [more]

Alpaïde f History (Gallicized), Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Gallicized)
French form of Alpaidis. This name belonged to the mother of Charles Martel, the 8th-century Frankish military and political leader.

Ansgarde f Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and gard "enclosure". This name was borne by Ansgarde of Burgundy, a French queen of Aquitaine who lived during the 9th century.

Audovera f Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
From the Germanic elements aud- "war, battle" and vér- "warrior, fighter". This was the name of a wife of Chilperic I.

Audovère f Medieval French, Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
French form of Audovera.

Baudelius m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Latinized form of a possibly Germanic name. Saint Baudelius was a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Orleans.

Bertrude f Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Variant of Bertrud. This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish queen consort.

Boso m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Germanic given name of uncertain meaning. Some sources state that it is a short form of Germanic given names that contain the element boto meaning "bid, offer" (such as Bodegisel - also compare Bode), whilst others state that it is a short form of Germanic given names that contain the element burg meaning "protection", such as Burghard (see Burchard)... [more]

Chariulf m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Frankish form of Hariulf. Also compare the similar-looking names Garulf and Gerulf, which can easily get confused with this name and vice versa.... [more]

Dhuoda f Ancient Germanic (Frankish, ?), Medieval Basque (?), History
Etymology unknown.

Fardinanth m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Reconstructed Frankish form of Ferdinand.

Gangulphus m Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Latinized)
Latinized form of Gangulf. This was the name of an 8th-century Frankish saint.

Grifo m Ancient Germanic (Frankish), Medieval Italian, History
Derived from the noun grifo, which means "griffin" in both Italian and Old High German. In turn, it is derived from the Latin noun gryphus, which itself is ultimately derived from the Greek noun γρύψ (gryps) --- see Griffin.... [more]

Gundelindis f Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Gundelind. This was borne by a niece of Saint Odilia.

Hildigard f Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Reconstructed Frankish form of Hildegard.

Hildirik m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Reconstructed Frankish form of Hilderic.

Hlodowig m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Reconstructed Frankish form of Louis.

Hlodwig m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Variant of Chlodwig.

Leodegarius m Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Latinized)
Latinized form of Leudagar. This was borne by a 7th-century martyr and bishop of Autun, also known as Léger.

Lintrude f German (Rare), Medieval French (?), Ancient Germanic (Frankish, ?)
Saint Lintrude (or Lindru) has a feast day on September 22 in France.

Marcovefa f Ancient Germanic (Frankish), History
Recorded as the name of a concubine (lower-status wife) of Charibert I, Frankish king of Neustria. Her sister Merofleda (another concubine of Charibert) bears a clearly Germanic name, supporting identification of the first element with Frankish marka "border"... [more]

Mariwig m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Reconstructed Frankish form of Merovech.

Monegundis f Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Latinized)
Latinized form of Monegund. This was the name of a 6th-century Frankish saint.

Nanthilde f Ancient Germanic (Frankish), Medieval French
Variant of Nanthild. This name was borne by a 7th-century queen consort of the Franks.

Narduin m Ancient Germanic (Frankish), Medieval French, Medieval, Swiss (Archaic)
An Old Frankish creation from names deriving from Gothic narjan, Old German nerian "to rescue, protect, nourish", Old High German nara "nourishment" + Old High German wini "friend".

Nardwin m Ancient Germanic (Frankish), Medieval German
Variant of Narduin.

Ragenfrid m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)

Remaclus m Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Latinized)
This name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century Frankish saint Remaclus, who was born in Aquitaine (located in what is nowadays the southwest of France). His name is a corruption of Remagilus or Rimagilus, which are both latinizations of his original Germanic name, which must have been either Ramigil, Remigil or Rimigil.... [more]

Richomer m Ancient Germanic (Frankish)

Saroilde f Old High German, Medieval French, Ancient Germanic (Frankish), Medieval
Proto-Germanic sarwō '(war) "equipment" + Old Frankish wildis, a development from names with a prototheme ending in -u and deuterotheme Old High German hiltja "battle".

Sigrada f Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Possibly a feminine form of Sigerad. This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint, the mother of Saint Leodegarius and Saint Warinus.

Théoda f Ancient Germanic (Frankish)
Diminutive or variant of Théodrade. Théodrade, wife of Chrodbert II (c. 678), is occasionally referred to as Théoda.

Théodrade f Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Gallicized)
This is a French form of Theuderada via the Latinized form Theodorada or Theoderada.... [more]

Vaefar m Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Archaic)
Alemannic

Valdetrudis f Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Latinized variant of Waldedrudis. Saint Waltrude (known as Valdetrudis in Spanish and Latin) was a 7th-century Frankish noblewoman and nun.

Waldalenus m Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Latinized)
Possibly a Latinized form of Waldhelm. This was borne by Waldalenus, Duke of Upper Burgundy, a Frankish magnate who lived in the late 6th century and early 7th century... [more]

Wastrada f Ancient Germanic (Frankish, ?), Medieval German (?), History
Widow and model Christian matron who became a Catholic saint. The mother of St. Gregory of Utrecht, in her later years she became member of a religious community, although it is uncertain whether she actually became a nun.

Widradus m Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Benedictine abbot of Flavigny, France, also called Ware.

Willigod m Ancient Germanic (Frankish), History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a Benedictine abbot who is now a Catholic saint.

Wisigardis f Ancient Germanic (Frankish, Latinized)
Latinized form of Wisigard.

Wulfram m Ancient Germanic (Frankish), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Wolfram. This name was borne by St. Wulfram of Fontenelle.

Wulmar m Ancient Germanic (Frankish), History (Ecclesiastical)
A Benedictine abbott born near Boulogne, Picardy, France, he was actually married but was separated from his wife and entered the Benedictines as a lay brother at Haumont, in Hainault. He was eventually ordained and was the founder of the rnonastery of Samer near Boulogne, which he served as abbot... [more]

Apply this search to the main name collection