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AbbomMedieval German, Medieval Latin Derived 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.
AildagmMedieval English, Medieval German Combination of unknown German element ail and contested German element dag possibly meaning "brightness" or "day."
Brösekem & fMedieval German Medieval German diminutive of both Ambros and Ambrosia. The diminutive suffix -ke suggests that it was probably of Low German origin.
EmichmMedieval German Medieval German contracted form of Emmerich. Known bearers of this name include count Emich IV of Leiningen (c. 1215-1279), bishop Emich I of Worms (born long before 1294, died in 1299) and count Emich I of Nassau-Hadamar (born before 1289, died in 1334).
EmnildafMedieval Slavic, Medieval German, Medieval Polish The name is apparently of Germanic origin. The first part of the name is a little difficult to explain, it can go back to the name element irmin "whole, universal" or to a name element aman related to amal "work, labour"... [more]
EnolfmMedieval German The name Enolf is composed from the Germanic name elements AGIN "edge (of a sword)" and WOLF "wolf".
ErckenmMedieval Dutch, Medieval German Medieval Dutch and medieval (Low) German diminutive of Arnold. It is a diminutive because it contains the medieval diminutive suffix -ken, of which the modern equivalent is -ke in Dutch (though -je is even more modern and commonplace) and -chen in German.
FrankbertmMedieval German Derived from Old High German name “Frankobert”, composed of two elements: *frankô meaning “javelin, free-man, sincere or truthful” but also the name of the tribe called the Franks plus the element beraht meaning “light, bright, shining”.
FredegismMedieval German Derived from Old English friþ, Old High German fridu and Old Saxon frithu "peace" and Proto-Germanic *gaisa and *gaiza "arrow".
FrederunafMedieval German Medieval German form of Friderun. This name was borne by the German-born first wife of king Charles III of France (10th century AD).
GalienafMedieval German, Medieval English Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, tries to connect this name to Latin Gallus, Galla "inhabitant of Gallia".
HannomMedieval German, German (Rare) A short form of German names containing the name element han. The name element is explained as "cock" (modern German Hahn) or as "Singer".
HasalafMedieval German Probably a hypochoristic form of names containing the name element hadu "battle, combat". In Old High German, the word hasala means "hazel", but I don't think that this is the etymology of the name.
HazechafMedieval German A diminutive form of names with the secondary German name element HAZ derived from the Germanic name element HAD "battle, combat".... [more]
HezelomMedieval German, Medieval French A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Old Saxon hētha, Old High German heida and Gothic haiþi meaning "heath". Hezelo, as well as Hezel, can also be a Middle High German diminutive of either Herman or Henry.
HuochingmMedieval German Förstemann derives this name from the stem hôc that he relates to the Old Norse word hoekingr "sword, that cuts off the extremities".... [more]
HusafMedieval German The origin of this name is unknown. The name resembles the German word Haus (dialectal: Hus) "house".
IsmeriafMedieval 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]
KasperlmMedieval German, Folklore, Theatre Diminutive of Kasper. This name fell out of use a long time ago, possibly due to close association with the famous character from German puppet theatre. In this day and age, the name only survives as a patronymic surname.
Küngoldf & mMedieval German Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be a combination of ancient Germanic kuni meaning "clan, family" with medieval German gold or golt meaning "gold".
KunhausfMedieval German Formed from the name elements KUN "kin" and HAUS (with unclear meaning, see Husa).
MeinbertmMedieval, Old High German, Medieval German Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic berhtaz.