These
names were used in medieval times.
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Abbo m Medieval German, Medieval LatinDerived from Proto-Germanic
*abô, "husband, man" or a diminutive of names beginning with Old High German
alb "elf", such as
Alberich. This is the name of a 10th century French saint.
Acleberta f Medieval FrenchProto-Germanic
agio "blade" lengthened to Old French
agil + Old High German
beraht, Old Saxon
berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic
berhtaz.
Acledulf m MedievalProto-Germanic *agio 'blade' lengthened to Old French agil and then retaining the -d from its use in compounds such as Agledeus and Agledrudis + Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf 'wolf'.
Adalald m Old High German, Frisian (Archaic), Old Saxon, Medieval, Medieval German, German (Austrian, Archaic)Old High German
adal "noble" + Old High German
alt, Old Saxon, Old Frisian
ald "old" or Old Saxon
wald, Old High German
walt "power, authority".
Adelin f & m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Medieval French, Romanian, Lengadocian, Gascon, NiçardScandinavian feminine variant of
Adelina, Romanian, Languedocian, Niçard and Gascon masculine form of
Adelina and medieval French masculine form of
Adeline.
Adjutor m Medieval FrenchMeans "helper" in Latin. Adjutor is the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, as well as of Vernon, France.
Adriaen m Medieval DutchMedieval Dutch form of
Adriaan. A well-known bearer of this name was Adriaen van der Donck (c. 1618–1655), a pivotal figure in the establishment of the middle colonies of colonial America, and the ultimate significance of Manhattan as a place of commerce.
Ælli m Medieval EnglishSparse records tell of a King Ida of Bernicia and a King Ælli or
Ælle of Deira in the middle of the 6th century.
Aellic m Medieval EnglishCombination of Anglo-Saxon elements
ael meaning "hall, temple" and
lic with the contested meaning of "like" or "body."
Aelod m Medieval English, WelshFrom
Aelauð, which was a combination of Anglo-Saxon elements
ael meaning "hall, temple" and
Auð meaning "wealth, fortune."
Æscman m Medieval EnglishName using the Germanic elements
Æsc meaning "ash" and
man meaning "man" probably originally a byname from
æscman ‘seaman’ or ‘pirate’, i.e. one who sailed in an ash-wood boat.
Afan m Welsh, Medieval WelshThe name of a river in South Wales, usually Anglicized as
Avon or Avan, presumably derived from Celtic *
abon- "river" (making it a cognate of
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Agenilde f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old French
agin, and thus ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*agio "blade", and Old High German
hiltja "battle".
Aglaeca f Medieval EnglishDerived from Old English
āglāc "distress, torment, misery", now a poetic term meaning "fierce combatant".
Aico m MedievalA diminutive of any of various names whose prototheme is a derivative of Proto-Germanic *aiganą 'to own, to possess'.
Aio m Medieval Basque, Medieval SpanishPossibly originated from the name of the Roman deity
Aius. Documented for the first time in Roman era inscriptions in San Vicente de Alcántara (Badajoz), and in the 12th century in Iruña/Pamplona.
Aita m Medieval BasqueDerived from Basque
aita "father". It appears in this spelling as a given name in the 10th-11th centuries.
Aitard m Anglo-Norman, Medieval FrenchThe 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).
Aithche f Medieval Irish"The name of a holy virgin, patroness of Cill Aithche in the barony of Kenry, Co. Limerick, where her feast-day (Jan. 15) was formerly kept as a holiday and a station held."
Aizo m Medieval BasqueOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Basque
aitz "rock, stone".
Alaba f Medieval BasqueMeans "daughter" in Medieval Basque. It was documented from the 12th century onwards.
Alagia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Archaic)Contracted form of
Adelagia. The Genoese noblewoman Alàgia dei Fieschi, who Dante praises in his 'Purgatorio' (c.1318), was a niece of Pope Adrian V and the wife of Dante's friend Moroello III Malaspina.
Alanette f Medieval BretonLate medieval Gallicized Breton feminine form of
Alan by way of combining it with the French feminine diminutive suffix
-ette.
Alanteus m MedievalAn elongation of Proto-Germanic *allaz 'all; every; whole' + Old High German deo 'servant'.