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MEDIEVAL NAMES OF SAXON ORIGIN
Large list, male & female names
MEN'S NAMES IN EARLY MEDIEVAL IRELAND
100 most common masculine given names from the pre-Norman period
NAMES OF ANCIENT IRELAND (HIBERNIA)
List of male & female names from the Early Medieval Period: 400 - 1200 A.D.
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100 MOST POPULAR MEN'S NAMES IN EARLY MEDIEVAL IRELAND
A great list with many other choices
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
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
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.
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH SURNAMES
A huge list of Medieval surnames
RARE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH NAMES
Large list, male & female names
MEDIEVAL NAMES OF GREEK ORIGIN
Some of the early Christian saints were of Greek origin and their names, and those from Greek history and mythology, were sometimes used in Medieval England.
"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.
NORWEGIAN
MEDIEVAL NAMES
Extensive.
MEDIEVAL NAMES OF NORSE ORIGIN
The Viking invasions brought many names of Scandinavian origin to England but few survived in general use after the Conquest.
MEDIEVAL NAMES OF LATIN ORIGIN
Early Christian saints and leaders were often of Roman origin or had Latin names and some names from Roman history were also used.
FRANKISH MEDIEVAL NAMES
Masculine & Feminine Names from the Merovingian Line
FLEMISH NAMES FROM BRUGES
Each name is divided into a given name, a byname, and a linking article or preposition
JAPANESE FORMAL MASCULINE GIVEN NAMES
List of fabulous names from Medieval Japan
KHAZARIAN NAMES
The Khazars generally gave themselves Turkic and Hebrew given-names, but some of them used Slavic given-names, and some of the Turkic names may be originally of Persian or another origin. List of male & female names
MEDIEVAL TAMIL NAMES
A collection of male & female names in the Tamil language from southern India during the Chola period, approximately 850-1300 AD
MANX NAMES IN THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY
Names used on the Isle of Man in the pre-modern period
MANX NAMES
A list of given names, masculine and feminine, in the Early 16th Century
LEONESE
AND CASTILIAN GIVEN NAMES
A list of the men's & women's given names of the lords temporal or
spiritual in the courts of Leon and Castile from approximately 1050 to
1200
EARLY CROATIAN GIVEN NAMES
Masculine & feminine names, Slavic, Christian & foreign.
FAIRE NAMES FOR ENGLISH FOLK
Late Sixteenth Century English Names - lists of common men's and women's given names, a list of more than 1000 surnames, and discussion of patterns of name construction.
FEMININE
ENGLISH GIVEN NAMES
This dictionary, by P. H. Reaney, contains thousands of dated names. All
the pre-1600 feminine names names are presented here indexed by period:
before 1250, 1250 to 1450, and after 1450.
FOURTEENTH CENTURY VENETIAN PERSONAL NAMES
Lists of men's and women's given names, variants and diminutives
MASCULINE NAMES FROM THIRTEENTH CENTURY PISA
An excellent analysis of more than 4000 masculine names that appear in an alliance signed in 1228
HUNGARIAN PERSONAL NAMES OF THE 16TH CENTURY
Alphabetically organised. Extensive.
HUNGARIAN FEMININE NAMES
Most given names in medieval and Renaissance Hungary are variants of Christian names common throughout Europe, though there are also names of Latin, German, and Slavic origin.
HUNGARIAN FEMININE NAMES
List of women's names recorded prior to 1600
RULERS FROM MOLDAVIA TILL 1859
Medieval Romanian names list
MEDIEVAL LATVIAN GIVEN NAMES
Both feminine and masculine names are listed, first by year, then gender, and then alphabetically.
MOLDAVIAN NAMES
Names from the Royal Lines of Moldavia and Wallachia from c.1351 to 1859
MASCULINE OGHAM NAMES
Nominative, Genitive & Old Irish Form of names
EARLY PORTUGUESE NAMES
The names come from a few of the earliest documents written in Portuguese, which date to around 1200. Feminine & Masculine.
PORTUGUESE
NAMES FROM THE 16TH CENTURY
Intensive & complete
VISIGOTHIC
AND OSTROGOTHIC NAMES (SPAIN)
The Visigoths and Ostrogoths were two Gothic or Germanic kingdoms that
rose after the sack of Rome in 410 A.D. List of male & female names.
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SPANISH NAMES FROM THE LATE 15TH CENTURY
This list reflects both traditional names that had been used for centuries and new names that were beginning to come into use.
16TH CENTURY SPANISH NAMES
Lists of masculine & feminine names and bynames
MEDIEVAL SPANISH NAMES
Long lists of names from the Monastery of Sahagun
ANDALUSIAN
NAMES: ARABS IN SPAIN
Lists of masculine and feminine given names and bynames from 8th to 12th
century Andalusia records.
15th
CENTURY DUTCH NAMES
Feminine & Masculine. great!
DUTCH
WOMEN'S' NAMES BEFORE 1100
List of women's names recorded prior to 1100 in the Low Countries (which are today Belgium and the Netherlands)
CORNISH (AND OTHER CELTIC) NAMES
From the 10th Century
WELSH NAMES
FROM 1327
With adaptations and English versions
MEDIEVAL GERMAN GIVEN NAMES FROM SILESIA
A very long list of names from the 14th and 15th centuries
OLD GERMAN NAMES
These names are often in Latin form as that is how they were recorded by medieval authors.
GERMAN GIVEN NAMES 1200-1250
Lists of names found before 1200 and in the period 1200-1250
BASQUE FEMININE NAMES
A list of Basque feminine given names and bynames found in various medieval sources
10TH CENTURY FRISIAN MASCULINE NAMES
A list of 10th century medieval Frisian names recorded in Latin documents
NAMES FROM THE GENIZA OF CAIRO
Names of over 200 Jewish women's names from the Middle Ages, preserved in the Geniza documents
PERIOD ARABIC NAMES
Names lists consist of period (pre-1600 A.D.) Arabic names and name elements, having been selected from names of people who lived during that time.
LIST OF ICELANDIC RULERS
Names of Rulers of Iceland from 1262 to 1944
NAMES FROM FINNISH HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
Includes given names found in Finnish historical documents from the 17th through 19th centuries and their modern Finnish and Swedish equivalents
ANCIENT
SCANDINAVIAN NAMES
As used by the peoples of ancient Scandinavia.
SWEDISH FEMININE GIVEN NAMES
List of over 900 late-period Swedish feminine given names
16TH
CENTURY TURKISH TITLES AND BYNAMES
Interesting idea with explanations
SIXTEENTH-CENTURY TURKISH NAMES
Complete names, with important information about the bearers
TURKISH
NAMES
Ottoman Turkish names found in sixteenth century court records
ANCIENT PERSIAN NAMES
Names from famous people that lived in the former Persia and/or were part of the great Persian Empire (usually the Kings or their relatives)
ANCIENT PERSIAN NAMES
List of male names. VERY SLOW TO LOAD!
101 NAMES OF AHURAMAZDA (Zoroastrian)
From the Khordeh Avesta and their meanings
MEDIEVAL NAMES OF LATIN ORIGIN
Early Christian saints and leaders were often of Roman origin or had Latin names and some names from Roman history were also used.
LOCATIVE BYNAMES IN MEDIEVAL RUSSIA
Bynames based upon the names of towns, villages, monasteries, castles, and other such proper nouns, and also bynames which are constructed from the names of generic locations
OLD FRENCH NAMES
These names were used in the areas of France which had been influenced by the Germanic languages unlike the pure Romance language of Langue d'Oc. Many of the names brought to England by the Norman conquest were from this area.
ANCIENT NAMES
OF FRANCE
Masculine & Feminine Names from the Merovingian Line c.400-c.600 AD
LATE PERIOD FEMININE NAMES FROM THE SOUTH OF FRANCE
List of forenames, bynames & nicknames
GOTHIC NAMES
Extensive list of male & female names & rulers. These were polyethnic bands of mounted warriors from Northern Europe, known by name to the Romans, who settled near the Black Sea in the C2nd AD.
FRANKISH NAMES
This group of Germanic peoples were thought to have originated in Pomerania on the Black Sea. During the period of migration by the Germanic tribes, they settled on the Rhine by the C3rd and spread into the Roman Empire by the C4th. The Salian (western) Franks conquered Roman Gaul during the C4-5th
ROMANY/GIPSY NAMES
The people known as Gypsies or Egyptians in Britain, variously Tzigane, Zigeuner etc in Europe, left the Indian subcontinent approximately 2000 years ago. Male, female & surnames
NAMES OF FAMOUS BARBARIANS
Wonderful list of the historical European Iron-Age barbarians
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
ANCIENT INDIAN NAMES
Mostly male names here. VERY SLOW TO LOAD!
INDIAN MYTHOLOGY NAMES
Indian Mythology offers many names for the Sun. Some of these names are also used in Indian Baby names
NAMES OF STARS FROM THE PERIOD OF VEDAS
Astronomical identity of 27/28 stars named 5000 years ago by people in India
HINDU BABY NAMES BASED ON LORD VISHNU
Some names of Vishnu from Hindu mythology
HINDU BABY NAMES BASED ON LORD SHIVA
Some names of Shiva from Hindu mythology
CANAANITE AND UGARITIC NAMES
Male & female names & Deities from the Ancient Middle East. VERY
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NAMES OF MONSTERS, MYTHICAL CREATURES AND FABULOUS BEASTS
List of names and descriptions of sundry creatures.
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COMMON CZECH NAMES OF THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES
The following names were used by 60% or more of Czech's recorded in the 15th and 16th centuries
PERIOD ARABIC NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES
Huge list - scroll down
NAMES OF THE BULGARIAN KHANS
List of names recorded from about 681 to 767
LEONESE AND CASTILIAN GIVEN NAMES
List of names from 1050-1200
NAMES OF WOMEN FROM ANTIQUITY
The names and biographies of famous women from ancient/classical history.
MAJOR FIGURES IN ANCIENT/CLASSICAL HISTORY
Names of Major Figures in Ancient and Classical History
NAMES OF NUMIDIA AND MAURETANIA
Numidia and Mauretania were originally Berber kingdoms to the west of Carthage. The people were made up of nomadic mountain pastoralists and settled farmers along the coast.
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FIRST NAMES FROM SANSKRIT
Great list of names, with meanings
JEWISH NAMES IN THE WORLD OF MEDIEVAL ISLAM
A list of Names of Medieval Jewish Merchants
MEDIEVAL MONSTERS
Long list of medieval & ancient monsters
NORSE MONSTERS
Short list of names of mythical creatures and monsters found in Norse and Germanic myths
ANCIENT HITTITE NAMES
The Hittites ruled what will later be called Syria. The Assyrians knew the area as "Hatti". The Egyptians called them the "Kheta". They were a mighty power from c 1700 - 1190 BC.
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BABYLONIAN AND AKKADIAN NAMES
The Akkadians lived in northern Babylonia and spoke a Semitic language. Their main city was Akkad or Akkade (Sumerian Akkede or
Agade). VERY SLOW TO LOAD!
ANCIENT ASSYRIAN NAMES
The Assyrian empire centered on Ashur, Nineveh, and Arbela and lay to the north of Babylonia. The Assyrians were a dominant power from c2000 B.C. to 612 B.C.
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OLD KINGDOM NAMES
Good list of ancient names of Egypt
ANCIENT CHINESE NAMES
A list of super names to choose from. VERY SLOW TO LOAD!
ANCIENT
ARMENIAN/URARTIAN NAMES
In Assyrian times, the region of Armenia was called "Urartu". A handful of names.
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PHOENICIAN NAMES
The Phoenicians were descendants of the Canaanites. They lived north of Canaan in a narrow strip of land by the Mediterranean Sea. Female, male,
Punic & deities. VERY SLOW TO LOAD!
SUMERIAN NAMES
Sumerian-speakers were living in southern Mesopotamia by 3000 B.C. The Bible speaks of Noah's descendants moving into the plains of Shinar, which is another name for Sumer. Male, female & deities.
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AZTEC/NAHUATL NAMES
At one time, everyone spoke Nahuatl in the Valley of Mexico except for the Otomi. Good selection of names here.
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HISTORICAL NAMES
A huge database!
LIST OF ANCIENT GREEKS
Includes ethnic Greeks and Greek language speakers from Greece and the Mediterranean world up to about 200 AD
GREEK HEROES AND
HEROINES
Greek heroes, from Achilles through Theseus; this list also includes
legendary heroes such as Ajax, Ariadne, and Bellerophon
HERAKLES AND THE RULERS OF GREECE
Names of the Kings Heracles fought
GREEK HEROIC LEGENDS
Vast alphabetical list of names of heroes, heroines, and mythical creatures from Greek legend that make up the rich collection of stories, adventures, and epics
LIST OF ROMAN EMPERORS
Detailed list of names including dates of their reign
NAMES OF ROMAN EMPERORS
A list of Roman Emperors with the dates they controlled the Roman Empire
NAMES OF ROMAN
EMPERORS
An Online Encyclopaedia of Roman Emperors
NAMES OF ANCIENT ROMANS
List includes citizens of Ancient Rome remembered in history for some reason
NAMES OF THE ROMAN LEGIONS
Alphabetical and chronological catalogue of the imperial legions
RARE NAMES FROM ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
A list of rare names from Greek Mythology and Roman Mythology
ANCIENT ROMAN NAMES
The names listed here were used in ancient Rome
ANCIENT ROMAN FEMALE NAMES
Great list of names. VERY SLOW TO LOAD!
LATE ROMAN NAMES
The names listed here were used in early Christian Rome
GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGICAL GODS
Includes the Greek name, Roman /Latin name and description
MALE NAMES OF UPPER CLASS ROMANS IN THE 6TH AND 7TH CENTURIES
Common Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire During the 6th and 7th Centuries
FEMALE NAMES OF UPPER CLASS ROMANS IN THE 6TH AND 7TH CENTURIES
Common Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire During the 6th and 7th Centuries
PERSONAL NAMES OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ARISTOCRACY
Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire during the Later Byzantine Era
COMMON NAMES OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ARISTOCRACY
Long list of names from the Roman Empire during the 6th and 7th Centuries
WOMEN'S NAMES FROM PRE-1600 INDIA
The women mentioned are, in general, either members of ruling families or associated with the temple where the inscriptions were located
EARLY CROATIAN GIVEN NAMES
A list of Croatian given names (first names) collected from the text of a history of Croatia
LIST OF BYZANTINE EMPERORS
This is a detailed list of all the names recorded
BYZANTINE NAMES
Byzantium, the city on the Bosphorus was founded as a colony by the Greek city of Megara around 660 BC, at an important strategic site at the entrance to the Black Sea. It became part of the Roman empire
DICTIONARY
OF PERIOD RUSSIAN NAMES
Meanings and background information for over 15 000 names dating back to medieval times.
Most of the towns listed here are dated to be post-10th century
ORIGIN & MEANINGS OF DOUKHOBOR SURNAMES
Like other Russian surnames, they are derived from four basic sources: First names; trades and
occupations; nicknames; and from places of residence
MOLOKAN SURNAMES ORIGINS & MEANINGS
In some cases they can indicate the name of an early ancestor, their trade or occupation, ethnic or
geographic origin, or a descriptive nickname.
EVERYTHING ABOUT ITALIAN NAMES
Huge list of Ancient and Modern Italian Names
PLACE NAMES OF ITALY IN 1554
Place names transcribed from a 16th century map.
ITALIAN NAMES FROM
FLORENCE, 1427
List of names taken from a tax census of the city of Florence in 1427. Includes the top 10 names.
EARLY
ITALIAN NAMES
Common Italian Names in the Early 14th Century
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE WOMEN'S NAMES
A list of Italian feminine names from Florence in the 14th and 15th centuries
MEDIEVAL ITALIAN NAMES
The wide range of names in use during medieval and Renaissance times has declined but some of these may still be found
LOMBARDIC NAMES
The Lombards or Langobards were one of the Germanic groups who settled in Italy after the fall of Rome. They invaded in 568 and established their own kingdom in the north with a
capital at Monza
CORNISH (AND OTHER CELTIC) NAMES
From the 10th Century
WELSH NAMES
FROM 1327
With adaptations and English versions
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
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
NAMES OF ANGLO-SAXON RULERS
In Northumbria, Deira, Bernicia, Essex, Mercia, Wessex, East Anglia, Kent, England
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
FIRST NAMES FROM OLD ENGLISH
Not a large list, but some anyway
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH RULERS NAMES
Names of English Rulers - Norman, Plantagenet, Tudor, Stewart, Commonwealth, Restoration, Hanover,
Saxe-Coburg, Windsor
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.
NAMES IN CHESHAM
List includes one example of each given name spelling and most surname spellings found between 1538 and 1600/1 inclusive
SURNAMES IN DURHAM AND NORTHUMBERLAND
Lists over 5,000 surnames recorded in Durham and Northumberland between 1521 and 1615
CHAMORU NAMES FROM EARLY 18TH CENTURY GUAM
Names from two early census records taken on Guam, in 1728 and 1759,
telling the story of the horror and despair of a people brutalized by war, disease and slavery.
COMPOSERS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY
Huge alphabetical list of names
WOMEN'S NAMES OF THE PHARAOHS OF EGYPT
Names of the "other half"
EGYPTIAN MALE NAMES
Egypt is home to one of the earliest known civilizations of the world. Great list of strong names.
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EGYPTIAN NAMES
Since Egyptian hieroglyphs did not use vowels, there are many spelling variations.
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OLD KINGDOM EGYPTIAN
FEMALE NAMES
Also included are a few predynastic names that are clearly indicated
OLD KINGDOM EGYPTIAN MALE NAMES
List of names with meanings & origin
PHOENICIAN NAMES
The cities of Phoenicia were dominated by the Egyptians, Amorites, the
Hyksos, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans at various times in their long history.
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NAMES OF PREHISTORIC GODDESSES
A long list with descriptions
GLOSSARY OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TERMS AND NAMES
Long list of names or words from Ancient Egypt, with descriptions
MONGOL WOMEN'S NAMES
A short list of women's names culled from secondary sources ranging from the 12th to the 17th century.
MONGOL NAMES IN 13TH CENTURY LATIN
A list of Mongol given names as recorded in a 13th century Latin
document.
NORWEGIAN MEDIEVAL NAMES
Basic list of male and female names
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