Anglo-Norman Submitted Names

Anglo-Norman names were used by medieval Anglo-Normans in England.

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

Acard m Anglo-Norman
Variant of Achard.

Adelelm m Anglo-Norman
Medieval name recorded in Domesday Book (1086), probably from the continental Germanic name Adalhelm. (The Old English cognate Æðelhelm or Æthelhelm had become reduced to Æthelm by circa 940, making it a less likely source.)

Aildag m Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
Possibly from Adaldag or its Old English cognate Ætheldæg.

Ailionóra f Irish (Rare), Medieval Irish, Anglo-Norman
Irish form of Eleanor (probably via Latin Alienora). This name occurs in medieval Irish annals, belonging to two Anglo-Norman noblewomen living in Ireland... [more]

Ailred m Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman
Variant of Ælred.

Airard m Medieval French, Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Germanic elements heri "army" and hard "brave, hardy" (compare Erhard).

Aitard m Anglo-Norman, Medieval French
The first element of this name may be Old High German eit meaning "fire; brilliant". The second element is Old Saxon hard "strong, hard" (Old High German hart).

Aiulf m Lombardic, Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
A Germanic name formed from the name elements agin "edge (of a sword)" and wolf "wolf" (see Aginulf).... [more]

Albold m Anglo-Norman
Possibly derived from an Old High German cognate of Old English Ælfweald and Old Norse Alfvaldr, in which the first element is Old High German alb "elf".

Aldusa f Medieval English, Anglo-Norman (?)
Latinized form (strictly feminine) of Aldus. It was recorded in Yorkshire in 1219.

Alson f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), Anglo-Norman
Anglicized form of Allsún, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.

Alulf m Anglo-Norman
Probably a Norman name derived from Adalwolf (see Adolf).

Alvery m Anglo-Norman (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
Norman French form of Alverad

Alweis f Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
Variant of Alvice. This spelling occurs in Domesday Book.

Anketill m Anglo-Norman
A Norman form of Ásketill.

Annotta f Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Anne 1 (compare Annot).

Ansculf m Old Norman, Anglo-Norman, Medieval English
Derived from the Old High German elements asc meaning "ash tree; spear" and wolf meaning "wolf", or possibly a variant form of the Old English name Æscwulf; the first element was altered due to the influence of Old High German ansi meaning "god, deity"... [more]

Ansgot m Anglo-Norman, Old Norman
Derived from the Old High German elements ansi "god, deity" and got "god, deity", or possibly a Norman form of Old Norse Ásgautr (compare Old Swedish Asgot) in which the second element is the tribal name gautr.

Ansketil m Anglo-Norman
Norman form of Ásketill, altered due to the influence of Old High German ansi "god, deity".

Anstace f Medieval Irish, Anglo-Norman
Variant of Anstice recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.

Ascelina f Medieval French, Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Ascelin. This was the name of a 12th-century French saint, a Cistercian mystic.

Aschetil m Old Norman, Anglo-Norman
Norman form of Ásketill.

Ascilia f Anglo-Norman (?)

Bagot m Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Bago, a Germanic name derived from Old High German baga "dispute".

Benzelin m Anglo-Norman
Variant of Bencelin, a diminutive of Bando.

Berner m Medieval English, Old Norman, Anglo-Norman
Variant of Bernier.

Bigot m Old Norman, Anglo-Norman

Boselin m Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Boso.

Clarenbald m Medieval English, Anglo-Norman (?)
Cognate of Clarembaut.

Dachelin m Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
Probably a Romanic diminutive of Germanic names such as Dagobert that begin with the element tac meaning "day".

Druward m Anglo-Norman
Possibly from Old French Droart, Drouart which is probably from the hypothetical Germanic name *Droghard, itself composed of the element drog of uncertain meaning (see Drogo) combined with hard "hard, firm, brave, strong".

Ellenor f English, Medieval Irish, Anglo-Norman
Variant of Eleanor. This name was, among others, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.

Ellice f English, Anglo-Norman, Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Eilíse and Eilís. This name was recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families... [more]

Erchenbald m Anglo-Norman
Variant of Ercanbald.

Ertald m Anglo-Norman
Variant of Artald.

Evelin f Medieval Irish, Anglo-Norman
Early Anglicization of Aibhilín. This name was recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.

Filimor m Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Germanic elements filu "much, very" and meri "famous".

Frethesenta f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English
Old French form of Frithesuind, the Germanic cognate of Friðuswiþ.

Fulcard m Anglo-Norman, Medieval English
Derived from the Germanic name Folchard.

Fulcwald m Anglo-Norman, Medieval English
From an Old German name that was composed of the elements folk "people" and wald "power, authority".

Galfrid m Anglo-Norman, Manx (Archaic)
Anglo-Norman variant of Geoffrey which was also used on the Isle of Man.

Gillie f Anglo-Norman, Medieval Irish
Feminine form of Giles and Gilles (and thus a cognate of Egidia) which was recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.

Gower m Welsh, Anglo-Norman
Gower means "pure" from Welsh origin.

Gunnor f Old Norman, Anglo-Norman
Old Norman form of Gunnvǫr. This was borne by a wife of Richard I of Normandy.

Hildiard f Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman French form of Hildegard.

Ismay f English (British), Dutch, Anglo-Norman, Medieval Irish
Variant of Isemay, an Anglo-Norman name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was also recorded in medieval Ireland on women born into Anglo-Norman families.

Ivetta f Medieval English, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Italian
Diminutive of Iva 3.

Jovin m German, German (Swiss), Anglo-Norman, Medieval French
Probably derived from the Latin name Jovinus.

Lecelina f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English, Medieval French
Originally a diminutive of Laetitia. This was borne by the second wife of Geoffrey de Mandeville I, one of the great magnates of early Norman England.

Linot f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Line, a short form of any name ending in line or lina, such as Adeline, Emmeline, Lecelina or Cateline.

Mâode f Norman, Anglo-Norman
Norman and Anglo-Norman form of Maude.

Margerie f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English, Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Margery and Marjorie.

Mariot f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English, Medieval French, Medieval Scottish, Manx (Archaic), Cornish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Maria.

Mauger m Medieval French, Anglo-Norman
Norman French form of Madalgar.

Maysant f Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
Medieval English form of Maissent which was an Old French form of a Germanic name, either Mathaswintha or *Magisind, *Megisend (derived from *mageną "power" and *swinþs "strong" or *sinþ- "journey").

Néal m Anglo-Norman
Variant of Néel.

Néel m Norman, Anglo-Norman
Norman and Anglo-Norman form of Njáll.

Orielda f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English
Derived from the Germanic Aurildis, from the Germanic elements aus meaning "fire" and hild meaning "battle", it is a variant of the later form Orieldis... [more]

Ortlinia f Medieval Irish, Anglo-Norman (?)

Osbern m Medieval Scandinavian, Anglo-Norman, Old Norman
Norman cognate of Ásbjǫrn and Osbeorn.

Ottiwell m Anglo-Norman, English (British, Rare)
From Otuel, which was a diminutive of the Norman names Otoïs, meaning literally "wealth-wide" or "wealth-wood" (from the Germanic elements aud "wealth, fortune" and wid "wide" or witu "wood"), and Otewi, meaning literally "wealth-war" (in which the second element is wig "war")... [more]

Pagan m Anglo-Norman, Medieval English
From Latin paganus meaning "rustic, rural" and later "heathen", which was often given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults whose religious zeal was lacking. An Anglo-Norman bearer was Sir Pain or Pagan fitzJohn (died 1137), one of the English king Henry I's "new men"... [more]

Payn m Anglo-Norman, Medieval English
A form of Pagan.

Primeveire f Anglo-Norman (Archaic)
Means "primrose"in French. and It was commonly used in the Middle Ages although now it is practically obsolete.

Richer m Norman, Anglo-Norman

Richera f Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Richer.

Richold m Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Germanic elements rih meaning "power" and walt meaning "rule".

Richolda f Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Richold.

Ricolda f Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Richold.

Roese f Anglo-Norman
Variant of Rohese.

Roesia f Anglo-Norman
Variant of Rohesia.

Serlo m Old Norman, Anglo-Norman
Norman form of Sǫrli.

Sigga f Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Anglo-Norman
Short form of names beginning with the element Sig-, such as Sigrid or Signe.

Sigge f Anglo-Norman
Variant of Sigga.

Stigand m Anglo-Norman
Form of Stígandr which occurs in Domesday Book.

Thorold m English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare), Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman form of Þórvaldr via Norman Théroulde.

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.

Walkelin m Anglo-Norman
There are a number of famous bearers of this name.

Walweyn m Anglo-Norman, Arthurian Romance
Anglo-Norman French form of Gualguainus (see Gawain).

Willielmus m Medieval English (Latinized), Anglo-Norman (Latinized)
A medieval latinized form of Willehelm (see William).

Yder m Arthurian Romance, Old French, 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.

Yvetta f English, Czech, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
English Latinate form of Yvette, Czech variant of Iveta and Anglo-Norman and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Ivetta.

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