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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Medieval Baltic; and a substring is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Alo m Estonian (Modern), Livonian, Medieval BalticLivonian name of uncertain origin and meaning, mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia. In modern-day Estonia, this name is used as a short form of
Aleksander and associated with Estonian
alustus “beginning".
Dailida f Medieval BalticRecorded in the Latgale region of modern-day Latvia in the late Middle Ages. The origin and meaning of this name are uncertain; theories include, however, a derivation from Latvian
daile "beauty" or
daiļš "beautiful, beauteous" (compare
Daila) and a derivation from Lithuanian
dailidė "carpenter".
Daugaviete f Medieval BalticPossibly a direct adoption of Latvian
daugaviete "(woman) from the Daugava (the biggest river in Latvia)".
Grīva f Medieval BalticDerived from Latvian
grīva "estuary". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.
Jaune f Medieval Baltic, Estonian (Rare)Recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. However, a derivation from Latvian
jauns "young; new" has been suggested as well as an adoption of the Old Prussian given name
Jawne... [
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Kenna f Medieval BalticMedieval Lithuanian feminine name, found in genealogies of the royal Gediminid family of Lithuania.
Liepiņa f Medieval BalticDerived from Latvian
liepa "linden tree, lime tree". This name was recorded in medieval Latvia.
Pačia f Medieval BalticRecorded in Lithuania in the 16th-century on a Muslim Tatar woman, most likely a diminutive form of
Fatima.
Paimis m Livonian, Medieval BalticOf uncertain origin and meaning. One theory connects this name to Finnish and Estonian
paimen "shepherd". However, since there are no other Livonian names with this root recorded, some modern-day academics doubt this derivation... [
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Stirna f Medieval BalticOf uncertain origin and meaning, although a direct derivation from Latvian
stirna "roe deer" has been suggested. This name was recorded in medieval Latvia.
Talibald m Medieval BalticEstonian form of
Tālivaldis. He was a Latgalian elder, the ruler of Tālava, whose support for Albert of Riga and the German crusaders brought about his death at the hands of the native Baltic peoples.
Valata f Livonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare)Of extremely uncertain origin and meaning. One group of modern-day academics link this name to Estonian
vallatus "naughtiness; recklessness", while others adamantly doubt this derivation.
Valke m Livonian, Medieval BalticOf 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"... [
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Vēlava f Medieval BalticRecorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages, this name is of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a direct derivation from
vēlava, itself a Latvian dialectal word describing an accessory mark at the end of the mast of a fishing boat, a derivation from Lithuanian
vėliava "flag, banner" and a derivation from Latvian
vēls "late".
Vīksna f Medieval BalticDirectly taken from Latvian
vīksna "elm tree". This name was recorded in medieval Latvia.