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ENGLISH NAMES
FAIRE NAMES FOR ENGLISH FOLK Late Sixteenth Century English Surnames ELIZABETHAN NAMES A list of what parents were really naming their children back then LIST OF COMMON ELIZABETHAN NAMES Names are listed with the typical version first and variations thereof in italics afterwards 16TH CENTURY GLOUCESTERSHIRE NAMES Names found in five marriage registers from Cam, Charlton Kings, Minchinhampton, Oldbury-on-Hill, and Quedgeley in Gloucestershire in the late 16th century BRITISH, SCOTTISH, IRISH, WELSH GODS & GODDESSES Only a few, but excellent! NAMES FOR BRITISH BULLDOGS This makes it easier! GIVEN NAMES FROM BRITTANY From parish register entries from the town of Croissic in south-eastern Brittany from the years 1384 to ca. 1600 SURNAMES IN 15TH CENTURY YORK Alphabetical, based on information from the 15th century financial accounts from the masters of Ouse Bridge and Foss Bridge RARE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH NAMES List of male and female unusual names from various sources MEDIEVAL ENGLISH RULERS NAMES Names of English Rulers - Norman, Plantagenet, Tudor, Stewart, Commonwealth, Restoration, Hanover, Saxe-Coburg, Windsor KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND Brief list of names KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND All of the names, and some of the people around them "MISPLACED" MEDIEVAL NAMES A list of some medieval bynames in Reaney & Wilson's Dictionary of English Surnames. Mostly 13th and 14th century, but some earlier and later. ENGLISH PLACE NAMES USED AS FIRST NAMES Black Americans are particularly likely to adapt an interesting or pleasant sounding placename, but as far back as Victorian times placenames were used to commemorate important events such as battles (eg Alma) which happened there. Biblical placenames are also used. ENGLISH PLACE NAMES English place names quite often have very varied origins. The Romans, Danes, Anglo-Saxons, Norse, Normans and the Celts have all named places in England. BRITISH MONARCHS & THEIR SPOUSES NAMES For those seeking royal-type names. MONARCHS OF ENGLAND Detailed information on all the kings and queens, both mythical and fictional, that ever sat on the British throne FIRST NAMES FROM OLD ENGLISH Not a large list, but some anyway THE VERY BRITISH NAME GENERATOR Insert your name, and we'll tinker with it until you drink seven cups of tea a day and hanker for a really nice brolly. Spiffing. MEDIEVAL NAMES OF NORMAN/GERMANIC ORIGIN The Frankish names of early medieval France became popular with the Normans who brought them to England in the invasion of 1066. NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS A list of members of the unelected upper house of Parliament in the UK
IRISH NAMES

IRISH NAMES FOR PETS Names based on colour, personality, endearment. IRISH NAMES FOR DOGS Our own page of interesting Celtic names, with meanings RANDOM IRISH NAME GENERATOR This is excellent...and fun! IRISH NAMES FOR BABIES Simply great! Guarantee you'll find something here. IRISH BOYS NAMES No fancy web design - just 924 names! IRISH GIRLS NAMES No fancy web design - just 565 names! BABY NAMES OF IRELAND Information, meanings and pronunciation IRISH FIRST NAMES OF THE 21ST CENTURY A list of Irish, Gaelic, and Celtic first names in contemporary usage. Includes historical meanings and alternate spellings MEN'S NAMES IN EARLY MEDIEVAL IRELAND 100 Most Popular men's names IRISH NAMES The etymology and history of first names NAMES OF IRELAND Ireland today not only uses her native names from Gaeilge but adopted foreign names transmuted into pseudo-Gaeilge names (Gaelicizations) and anglicized versions of Gaeilge names NAMES OF FAMOUS IRISH PEOPLE An extensive list of famous Irish people from all walks of life TRADITIONAL IRISH NAMES Irish & Celtic. IRISH NAMES Get the Irish version of your surname or Christian name IRISH NAMES & ORIGINS A good selection of unusual names MEANINGS OF IRISH PLACE NAMES Many of the place names in Ireland are anglicised versions of the way the original Irish (Gaelic) name was spoken. IRISH PLACE AND PERSONAL NAMES Index and Pronunciation of Place and Personal Names PLACENAMES IN IRELAND A great alphabetical list of all place names including their meanings IRISH SAINT NAMES Hundreds of names here IRISH BOAT NAMES Names of fishing trawlers in Ireland HIGH KINGS OF IRELAND Long list of names here! YOUR NAME IN IRISH Here you can get the Irish version of your surname and Christian name IRISH NAMES RELATING TO CELTIC MYTHS AND LEGENDS Great names for male or females! IRISH NAMES Heaps of lovely names! IRISH FAMILY MOTTOS Example: Atkins: "honour et virtus" Honour and virtue. Excellent list! NAMES OF TOWNS OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Enormous alphabetical list of exciting names OLD IRISH-GAELIC SURNAMES Long list of names, with translation from Gaelic to English MALE GAELIC NAMES Many of the Irish names are equivalents of the English by tradition and convention, not by any linguistic connection. FEMALE GAELIC NAMES List of some unusual names IRISH SURNAMES Complete with a description of Coat of Arms IRISH HOUSE NAMES Need a name for your house? Here are the names of a bunch of houses in Ireland IRISH SURNAMES Complete with a description of Coat of Arms TRADITIONAL IRISH NAMES A list for those wishing to populate the earth once again with the namesakes of the chieftains and beauties of old IRISH SLANG WORDS Funny! EVERYDAY ENGLISH AND SLANG IN IRELAND Welcome to the original, deadliest Irish Slang site TOP 100 IRISH BOYS NAMES The 100 most popular male Irish names, 1999, with descriptions TOP 100 IRISH GIRLS NAMES The 100 most popular female Irish names, 1999, with descriptions IRISH NAMES AND NICKNAMES Great names here on this site. Thorough and detailed
SCOTTISH NAMES
SCOTTISH NAMES Male and Female and meanings. SCOTTISH NAMES Alphabetical list of Scottish names associated with clans and families SCOTTISH NAMES FROM THE 13TH & 14TH CENTURIES Given names in order of the frequency of text. 13TH & 14TH CENTURY SCOTTISH SURNAMES List of interesting names SCOTTISH NAMES Gaelic, Anglicised, Surnames & First Names CLAN SEPT NAMES Just excellent for those Scottish breeds. SCOTTISH BABY NAMES Thousands of names with origins & meanings MOST POPULAR NAMES IN SCOTLAND Lists of the top 100 boys' and girls' names SCOTTISH LAST NAMES A dictionary of ethnic origin and meaning of last names. SCOTTISH SURNAMES USED AS GIVEN NAMES Extensive, comprehensive list of male and female first names SCOTTISH SURNAMES Scottish surnames divide themselves into two classes, Highland, and Lowland. Huge alphabetical list SCOTTISH SURNAMES Find out where your Scottish surname originated from, or choose a name! SCOTTISH FORENAMES Over a 100 forenames or first names which are found in Scotland today. SCOTTISH GAELIC GIVEN NAMES FOR MEN List of some unusual names here SCOTTISH GAELIC GIVEN NAMES FOR WOMEN List of names from the early days! CELTIC/GAELIC NAMES Great list of Celtic/Gaelic names, male & female, with their meaning. NAMES IN SCOTTISH GAELIC Growing list of names in English with their translation into Gaelic FAMOUS SCOTS Names and biographies of a growing selection of Scots who have had an influence on the world - ranging from saints in the 6th century to Billy Connolly in the 20th. There are over 120 famous Scots in this index, in alphabetical order. GREAT SCOTS! Scotland has given rise to many more famous people, notable in the arts, literature, the sciences and as inventors, philosophers, architects and so on than would be expected for a country of such modest size and population. NAMES OF FAMOUS SCOTS Scotland, part of the United Kingdom, seems to have more than its fair share of famous and influential men and women for its size and population. This is a list of some of the best known CASTLES IN SCOTLAND The sometimes turbulent history of Scotland has left a legacy of castles and fortified houses in many parts of the country - particularly in the Scottish Borders and the Highlands. Inevitably, many have been reduced to ruins but what is perhaps surprising is that so many of them still survive as tourist attractions or even as hotels or family homes. List of some 500 names of castles KINGS AND QUEENS OF SCOTLAND Long list of some great names here! KINGS OF SCOTS A wonderful list of names! KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND All of the names, and some of the people around them GAELIC NAMES FOR COLORS Actually for Scottish Highland cattle SURNAMES OF GAELIC ORIGIN Great ideas come to mind here! FIRST NAMES IN ENGLISH & GAELIC Male & female - very pretty names GAELIC NAMES OF PLANTS This list is arranged alphabetically by the common (English) names of plants, and gives the scientific (Latin) name and the Gaelic name of each with the meanings. PLACE NAMES IN ARGYLL Some of the better-known places in the area along with their meanings SCOTTISH PLACE NAMES Do you know your Bealach from your Buidhe? Does trying to pronounce Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhaigain twist your tongue? Fear not, you're not the only one! HIGHLANDER "K" NAMES For every Highlander fic writer- a list of about 550 K names for K'Immies, with meanings NAMES FROM THE SHETLAND ISLES Names found in court records from the Shetlands between 1602 and 1604 SCOTTISH NAME GENERATOR Create your very own special name! CELTIC FEMALE NAMES OF SCOTLAND With meanings & pronunciation CELTIC MALE NAMES OF SCOTLAND With meanings & pronunciation SCOTTISH SLANG Welcome to the finest collection of Scottish slang you've ever seen (or heard.)
CORNISH NAMES

CORNISH NAMES These names were used in southwest England in the region around Cornwall. CORNISH SURNAMES Names starting with these old Celtic Cornish words are common in Cornwall CORNISH SURNAMES Huge list of surnames from the magical land of Cornwall CORNISH NAMES Many of these names are forms of Welsh or Breton saints' names or those of characters from Arthurian legend and are only rarely used. NAMES FOR THE CORNISH Some Cornish First Names CORNISH PLACE NAMES Alphabetical, in English & Cornish & meanings
WELSH NAMES
WELSH NAMES Male and female names, with meanings. WELSH NAMES The root of Welsh Place Names. WELSH NAMES FROM 1327 With adaptations and English versions WELSH MYTHOLOGY NAMES Unusual names for those Welsh breeds! NAMES OF FAMOUS WELSH PEOPLE Wales, one of the countries of the United Kingdom, has contributed famous names to all walks of life. This has some of the best-known. WELSH SURNAMES Also a large list of male & female names SURNAMES OF WELSH ORIGIN Good ideas for Kennel Names WELSH PLACE NAMES The village of Llanfairpwllgwyngychgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch says it all. NAMES OF TOWNS IN WALES Long list of all the town names THE MEANINGS OF WELSH PLACE NAMES Welsh place-names are very descriptive as the language has not changed significantly for centuries. Some of these names will make excellent house names!
CELTIC NAMES
CELTIC NAMES Our own page of interesting Celtic names, with meanings CELTIC FEMALE NAMES Simple List of female names CELTIC MALE NAMES Simple List of male names CELTIC PAGAN GODS & GODDESSES A small list of names CELTIC NAMES For babies, but many suit our pets. SURNAMES OF CELTIC ORIGIN The ethnic origin and meaning of last names NAMES OF CELTIC MYTHOLOGICAL BEINGS A list of names of beings, places or events in Celtic mythology PRONUNCIATION OF CELTIC NAMES At least we will now pronounce them correctly! :O) FIRST NAMES FROM CELTIC LANGUAGES Great list of names, with meanings MEDIEVAL NAMES OF CELTIC ORIGIN The Normans took some names from their Breton neighbours in Northern France but most Celtic survivals in Medieval England were the names of Christian saints or borne by people living near the Scottish or Welsh borders FIRST NAMES FROM CELTIC LANGUAGES A good selection of lovely names CORNISH SURNAMES Names starting with these old Celtic Cornish words are common in Cornwall CORNISH (AND OTHER CELTIC) NAMES From the 10th Century CELTIC GODS & GODDESSES Our own excellent list, with complete detailed descriptions
PLACE NAMES
LONDON PLACE NAMES Listing the major places in London. Excellent ideas for a kennel prefix! ENGLISH BOROUGH NAMES A list of 613 English places that existed before 1650. These are modern spellings; the article suggests sources that may give medieval spellings. NORTH EAST ENGLAND PLACE NAMES A wonderful list of strong names with meanings ENGLISH PLACE NAMES English place names quite often have very varied origins. The Romans, Danes, Anglo-Saxons, Norse, Normans and the Celts have all named places in England. ENGLISH COUNTY NAMES Traditional and modern English county names NAMES OF ENGLISH COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES Formerly known as the British Commonwealth, this is a voluntary association, without any charter or constitution, of states and countries that were once part of the British Empire. ENGLISH PLACE NAMES USED AS FIRST NAMES Black Americans are particularly likely to adapt an interesting or pleasant sounding placename, but as far back as Victorian times placenames were used to commemorate important events such as battles (eg Alma) which happened there. Biblical placenames are also used. CORNISH PLACE NAMES Alphabetical, in English & Cornish & meanings MEANINGS OF IRISH PLACE NAMES Many of the place names in Ireland are anglicised versions of the way the original Irish (Gaelic) name was spoken. IRISH HOUSE NAMES Need a name for your house? Here are the names of a bunch of houses in Ireland. NAMES OF HAUNTED CASTLES A listing of some of the castles that are reportedly haunted in Great Britain SCOTTISH PLACE NAMES Do you know your Bealach from your Buidhe? Does trying to pronounce Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhaigain twist your tongue? Fear not, you're not the only one! WELSH PLACE NAMES The village of Llanfairpwllgwyngychgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch says it all. LIST OF ANGLO-SAXON PLACE NAMES A table of locations with British place names, their origins and their meanings.
RELATED NAMES
GAELIC & CELTIC NAMES Check our on-line page of names - you might find just what you're looking for! SURNAME ADAPTATIONS English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh and Foreign surnames used as first names WEST INDIES/CARIBBEAN NAMES The central stock of names is essentially that of England in the Commonwealth countries but surname adaptations and new formations are particularly common - it seems to be important to give a child an original or striking name rather than following fashion or convention. NAMES OF COUNTRY RULERS Contains lists of heads of state and heads of government of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. MANX PERSONAL NAMES A list of given names, masculine and feminine, in the Early 16th Century MANX CHRISTIAN NAMES Lists of masculine and feminine names, with etymologies and some historical information. MANX FAMILY NAMES Manx Family Names, based on A. W. Moore, Manx Names. Many of the entries contain dated citations. BRETON NAMES A large alphabetical list of names LIST OF EUROPEAN CITIES WITH ALTERNATE NAMES All known alternative names for all major European cities. It also includes some smaller towns that are important because of their location or history DICTIONARY OF FLEMISH FIRST NAMES With Translation in Latin and French NAMES OF ANGLO-SAXON RULERS In Northumbria, Deira, Bernicia, Essex, Mercia, Wessex, East Anglia, Kent, England ANGLO-SAXON MONOTHEMATIC NAMES Many of these originated as bynames or nicknames and were not always complimentary. Huge list of male names and a few female names. NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE FROBISHER VOYAGES An analysis of 583 names of men who participated in these explorations of the New World 1576-1578. It includes lists of given names and surnames NAMES IN CHESHAM List includes one example of each given name spelling and most surname spellings found between 1538 and 1600/1 inclusive OLD NAMES OF OCCUPATIONS Boniface - Keeper of an Inn........many more ARTHURIAN NAMES & PLACES Not many here, but interesting non-the-less. ARTHURIAN LEGEND NAMES Male and female names, with meanings. ANGLO-SAXON RELIGIOUS NAMES Gods, Goddesses and Descendants of Woden ANGLO-SAXON RULERS An absolutely magnificent list! VICTORIAN ERA NAMES A compilation drawn from old census and vital statistic records, circa 1840's-1890's SHAKESPEAREAN NAMES Names particularly associated with the plays of William Shakespeare NAMES FROM SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS The Bard's had more influence on naming than you think! SHAKESPEAREAN NAMES Great selection, and includes the names of the plays CHAUCERIAN NAMES Names from the Canterbury Tales LIST OF EARLDOMS IN THE PEERAGE OF GREAT BRITAIN Huge list of all Earldoms extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS A list of members of the unelected upper house of Parliament in the UK SURNAMES - WITH COATS OF ARMS A long list of names with links to the coat of arms LONDON SLANG PAGE Deals with slang usage in and around London. DICTIONARY OF BRITISH SLANG Vast collection of universal slang used in Britain, with a focus on the northwest of England, in particular Manchester. UNITED KINGDOM ENGLISH FOR THE AMERICAN NOVICE "English" to "American" Dictionary A COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG DICTIONARY Has examples of usage that are included for each word

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