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Halkin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Harry, derived from Hal combined with the diminutive suffix -kin.
Hallet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Henry.
Hamelot m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hamon and Hamond.
Hamonet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hamon and Hamond.
Havelok m Literature, Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Havelok. This name is also the source of the English surname Havelock.
Hawkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Henry.
Helewis f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.
Helewise f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.
Henna f Medieval English
Feminization of Henn, a medieval diminutive of Henry.
Hew m English, Medieval English
Diminutive of Matthew as well as a medieval diminutive of Hugh.
Hewet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh. See also Huguette.
Hich m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Richard (compare Hicke). In England, this name was common in the 13th century, particularly in Cheshire.
Hicke m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Richard. The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the velar Norman R was pronounced by the English (compare Dick 1).... [more]
Hickin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Isaac.
Higg m Medieval English
Diminutive of Isaac.
Higgin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Isaac.
Higgot m Medieval English
Diminutive of Isaac.
Hildith f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Hildgyð.
Hitch m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Richard.
Hodge m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Roger. The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the velar Norman R was pronounced by the English.... [more]
Huggin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.
Hughe m Old Danish, Medieval Dutch, Medieval English
Old Danish form of Hugi and medieval Dutch variant of Hugo.
Hugonet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.
Hugyn m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.
Hutchin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Hugh.
Hyssop f Medieval English (Rare)
Derived from Latin hyssopus "hyssop" (Middle English ysope). This rare name was not used outside of England.
Ibbot f Manx, Medieval English
Manx diminutive of Isabel.
Idemay f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English *Idmæg.
Imagination m & f English (Puritan), Medieval English
Referring to the puritan fear of the imagination and its ability to have free reign beyond scripture.
Imedia f Medieval English
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Ingifrith f Medieval English (Anglicized, Archaic)
Medieval English form of the Old Norse name Ingifríðr.
Ingreda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Ingrid.
Ingrith f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Ingríðr.... [more]
Iselota f Medieval English
Most likely a diminutive of Isolda (compare Iseldis).
Isemay f Medieval English
Perhaps from a hypothetic Germanic name like *Ismegi or *Ismagi, *Ismagin, which would mean "iron strength" from isan, itself from îsarn "iron" (see Isanbrand; however, the first element could also be îs "ice") combined with magan "strength, might"... [more]
Ismary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Medieval English, English (Archaic)
Spanish variant of Ismaria as well as a Medieval English vernacular form and Early Modern English variant of Ismeria.
Ismena f Medieval English
Of obscure origin and meaning.
Ismeria f Medieval English, Medieval German, Spanish
Quasi-Marian name connected to the devotion of Notre Dame de Liesse in Picardy. According to the legend, Ismeria ("the Black Madonna") was a Moorish girl who converted to Christianity and released the crusaders captivated by her father because of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.... [more]
Isota f Medieval English
Diminutive of Isolde.
Isott f Medieval English
Diminutive of Isolde.
Isoude f Medieval English, Arthurian Cycle
Medieval English vernacular form of Isolde. It appears in this form in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends Le Morte d'Arthur.
Jackett m Medieval English
Diminutive of Jack.
Jakemina f Medieval English
Medieval English borrowing of Jacquemine.
Jaketta f Medieval English
Medieval English borrowing of Jacquette.
Jannetin m & f Medieval English
Diminutive of Jannet.
Jenkin m Medieval English, Welsh
Middle English diminutive of John.
Jennet f English (Archaic), Medieval English, Medieval Scottish, Scottish (Archaic)
Variant of Janet found in medieval documents from England, Scotland and Ireland.
Jocea f Medieval English
Feminine form of Joceus, the Latinized form of medieval French Josse.
Joff m Medieval English, English (Rare)
Medieval English variant of Goff. From the 20th century onwards, Joff has also been used as a short form of Joffre, which happens to be etymologically related.
Johncock m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of John, formed using the Middle English diminutive suffix cok.
Joia f Medieval English, Medieval French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old French joie "joy", ultimately from Late Latin gaudia and Classical Latin gaudium. As a Jewish name, Joia was occasionally used as a translation of Simcha.
Joice m & f Medieval English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Joyce. As a Brazilian Portuguese name, it is predominantly feminine.
Joicia f Medieval English
Latinization of Joyce.
Judkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Judd, itself a diminutive of Jordan.
Katerine f Medieval English, Medieval Welsh, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Baltic, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Medieval English and medieval Welsh variant of Katerina, medieval Latvian variant of Katarīna, medieval Dutch form of Katherine and a Scandinavian spelling of French Catherine.
Kid m Medieval English
Medieval variant of Kit.
Kynsey m Medieval English
Medieval form of Cynesige.
Layamon m History, Medieval English
Medieval form of the Old Norse Lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer", derived from lǫg "law" and maðr "man". This was the name of an early 13th-century English poet and chronicler known for authoring 'Brut', the first English-language work to feature King Arthur.
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.
Lefman m Medieval English
Medieval form of Leofman.
Leoline m & f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Medieval Anglicization of Llywelyn which has been documented from the 13th century onwards. (Cf. Leolin.) It was borne by Welsh politician Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625-1685)... [more]
Leva f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Leofe.
Levith f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Leofgyð.
Lewena f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Leofwynn.
Lewes m & f Medieval English
Early Modern English form of Louis or sometimes Louisa. Also compare Lewis. A known bearer was Sir Lewes Lewknor (c.1560-1627), an English courtier, writer, soldier and member of Parliament, in whose case Lewes was his mother's maiden name.
Lia f Medieval English (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
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.
Livith f Medieval English
Younger form of Leofgyð.
Loudey f Medieval English, Cornish
Medieval form of Leofdæg. Although in most of England it died out after the Middle Ages, this name survived in Cornwall, especially in the form Lowdie.
Loveday f & m English (African), English (British, Rare), Cornish (Rare), Medieval English, Literature
Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably... [more]
Luccock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Luke.
Mabilia f Medieval French, Medieval English, Gascon
Latinized form of Mabile, recorded in 15th-century French-speaking Switzerland.
Mabott f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mabel.
Malina f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mary (compare Malle).
Malkin f Medieval English, Pet
Medieval diminutive of Mary (via its diminutive Malle) or Matilda (via its medieval English form Mald or Malde; also see Maud)... [more]
Malkyn f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Mault (see Maud) or Malle.
Marget f Scots, Medieval English, Manx (Archaic), Old Swedish
Scots and Medieval English variant of Margaret, Manx dialect form of Margaid, and Old Swedish variant of Marghit.
Mat f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mathew and Mathea.
Mathew f Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Mathea, which was traditionally given to girls born on Saint Matthew's Day (21 September in the West) prior to the English Reformation.
Mathild f Medieval Flemish, Medieval English, Banat Swabian
Variant of Mathilde and Matilda as well as a Banatswabian variant influenced by Hungarian Matild.
Maudlin f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Medieval English vernacular form of Magdalene via the French Madeleine.... [more]
Maycock m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of Matthew, being a diminutive of May, itself a short form of Mayhewe (Old French Mahieu) which was an Anglo-French form of Matthew.
Maykina f Medieval English
Feminization of Maykinus, itself a diminutive of Matthew. Essentially a female diminutive of Matthew.
Maykinus m Medieval English
Latinized form of the Middle English name Maykin, which was a diminutive of Matthew (formed of May - itself a short form of Mayhewe (Old French Mahieu) which in turn was an Anglo-French form of Matthew - and the diminutive suffix -kin).
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").
Melior f Medieval English (Rare)
Older form of Meliora, thought to come from Latin melior "better". Melior occurs as both family name and given name in Christian inscriptions of the Roman Empire... [more]
Merilda f Medieval English
Medieval English form of *Mærhild.
Merwenn f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
From the Old English name Mærwynn which was derived from mær meaning "famous" and wynn "joy". This was the name of a 10th-century saint, the first abbess of Rumsey convent in Hampshire, England after its 967 restoration under King Edward the Peaceful, and the spiritual teacher of Saint Elfleda.
Milda f Medieval English, Hungarian (Rare), Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with the element Mild-. In Scandinavia it may also be a variant of Milla.
Mildegod f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle English milde "gentle" and god "god".
Mildoina f Medieval English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a medieval English form of Old English *Mildwynn.
Mileon m Medieval Jewish, Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Most likely a variant of Milon. It was occasionally used by medieval English Jews as a translation of Meir.
Millisainte f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Millicent.
Mirielda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Muriel.
Mykal m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Michael (apparently).
Nab m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Abel. It used to be a medieval custom to drop syllables before a first name therefore “mine Abel” led to “Nab”.
Odierne f Medieval French, Medieval English
Old French form of Audigerna. This form survived as a variant of the usual Medieval French form Hodierna... [more]
Orba f Medieval English
Late Medieval English variant of Orpah.
Original m Medieval English
Variant of Origenes used in the 17th century.
Orm m Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Ormr, which itself was derived from Old Norse ormr "snake, serpent".... [more]
Oseva f Medieval English
Younger form of Osgifu.
Ositha f Medieval English
Medieval English Latinized form of Old English Osgyth (compare Osyth).
Osyth f Medieval English
Medieval form of the Old English name Ósgýð, derived from the elements ós "god" and gyð "war" (perhaps meaning "divine war"). Saint Osyth was a martyr of the 7th century, an Anglian princess who founded a monastery at the village Chich in Essex, which was renamed St Osyth... [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]
Palcock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Paul.
Parkin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Peter. The change from er to ar is a characteristic phonetic development in Old French and Middle English.
Parnell f & m Medieval English, English (Modern)
Variant of Parnel. Nowadays, it is used as a masculine name derived from the surname Parnell, of the same origin.
Pascha f Medieval English, Medieval Latin
From Latin pascha meaning "Easter, (feast of) Passover", itself from Ancient Greek πάσχα (pascha). This was traditionally given to girls born around Easter time.
Pascoe m Medieval English, Cornish
Medieval English diminutive of Pascal and Cornish variant of Pasco.
Pash m & f Medieval English
An old baptismal name given for children born on Easter in reference to the latin pascal. See also Paschal.
Pashkin m & f Medieval English
Diminutive of Pash.
Pask m Medieval English, Breton
Derived from the Middle English word Pask meaning "Easter".... [more]
Paskin m & f Medieval English
Diminutive of Pask.
Pasky m Medieval English
Diminutive of Pascal.
Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French Pavie "woman from Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [more]
Paynot m Medieval English
Diminutive of Payn.
Perkin m Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Peter. (The surname Perkins is derived from this medieval diminutive.) A known bearer was Perkin Warbeck (ca... [more]
Phillip m & f Medieval English
Variant of Philip (masculine) as well as a vernacular form of Philipa (feminine) used in medieval times.
Pidcock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Peter. See also Peacock.
Posthuma f Medieval English (?), English (Archaic)
Feminization of Posthumus. (Cf. Postuma.) This was used as a second or third name to indicate the child's father had died before her birth, e.g. Gulielma Maria Posthuma Springett (1644-1694), the wife of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.
Posthumus m Medieval English
Used as a second or third name to indicate the child of a deceased parent. ex. Thomas Posthumus son of Thomas. ... [more]
Pymme f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Euphemia, which was popular in England in the Middle Ages.
Quena f Medieval English, English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old English cwén "woman", this name was originally a diminutive of names containing said element.... [more]
Quendrida f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of Cynethryth and Cwenthryth (see Cwenþryð).
Queneva f Medieval English
Middle English form of Cwengifu.
Quenilda f Medieval English
Medieval form of Cwenhild, documented in 1332.
Ragenild f Medieval English
Medieval English variant Ragnhildr
Rametta f Medieval English
Medieval English borrowing of Old French Ramette.
Ravenilda f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Rauenilde or Ravenild, the medieval English forms of Hrafnhildr.
Redigon f Medieval English, Medieval Cornish, Cornish (Archaic)
A medieval English vernacular form of Radegund, the name of a 6th-century Frankish queen and saint. In England, a number of churches were dedicated to Saint Radegund in the medieval period.
Reyna f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Spanish
Medieval English variant of Regina (influenced by Old French reine, meaning "queen"), Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Reine and Judeo-Spanish variant of Reina 2... [more]
Richemay f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Rícmæg.
Richenza f Polish, Medieval English, American (Rare), Medieval German, Medieval Jewish
Polish and medieval English and medieval German form of Rikissa. It was also adopted by the Jewish German communities in 1096 and used thereafter.
Rikilda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Richild.
Roysia f Medieval English
A spelling variant of Rohesia (see also Royse)
Sabelina f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Medieval English and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Sabina as well as a Judeo-Anglo-Norman feminine form of Sabelin... [more]
Saieva f Medieval English
Medieval form of Sægiefu.
Sandercock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Sander, a short form of Alexander.
Sayeva f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Sægiefu.
Scolace f Medieval English
English vernacular form of Scholastica. In England it was used as a Christian name from the late 12th century until the Protestant Reformation.
Sedania f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sedany, itself a variant of Sidony.
Sedemai f Medieval English
Variant of Sedemaiden, the medieval English form of Old English *Sidumægden or *Seodumægden.
Seely m & f Medieval English
Medieval nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seely "happy, fortunate" (from Old English sæl "happiness, good fortune"). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages... [more]
Seigiv f Medieval English
Medieval form of Sægiefu. It was mentioned by the 12th-century historian Reginald of Durham as belonging to a 7th-century Christian woman from Hawick who, with Rosfrith, had worshipped at the lost chapel of St Cuthbert in the Slitrig valley.
Sely f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old English sælig "happy, blessed". (As a Jewish name it can be considered a Judeo-Anglo-Norman Contage of the Yiddish name (1)Zelda).
Sense m & f Medieval English
Medieval transliteration of Senchia or Sancho.
Sewenna f Medieval English
Latinized form of Sæwynn.
Sibba f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Sybil
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.
Tedrick m Medieval English
Original medieval form of Dedrick.
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).
Thorild f Medieval English, Scandinavian (Rare)
Medieval English and modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Þórhildr.
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.
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.
Ursley f Medieval English
English vernacular form of Ursula (recorded in the 16th century).
Warina f Medieval English
Feminine form of Warin.
Water m Medieval English
Middle English variant of Walter.
Wilcock m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of William. This is the source of the surname Wilcox.
Wimarca f Medieval English
Medieval English adaption of the Old Breton unisex name Wiuhomarch.
Wluiet m Medieval English
Middle English form of Wulfgeat.
Wylmott f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Willelma.
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.
Zacheus m Medieval English, Medieval German, Swedish (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Swedish and medieval English form of Zacchaeus, as well as a German variant of Zachäus.