blackelectric's Personal Name List

Late medieval Gallicized Breton feminine form of Alan by way of combining it with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.

Scots form and medieval English variant of Alexander. 'King Alisaunder' or 'Kyng Alisaunder', dating from the end of the 13th century or the early 14th century, is a Middle English romance or romantic epic telling the story of Alexander the Great's career from his youth, through his successful campaigns against the Persian king Darius and other adversaries, his discovery of the wonders of the East, and his untimely death.

Medieval English form of Agnes.

Derived from Provençal astruc "lucky", ultimately from Greek aster "star" and thus having the extended meaning of "born under a good star".
It was generally given as an amuletic name and sometimes used as a translation of Hebrew Mazel Tov and/or Gad.

Medieval French form of Alfried, which is a short form of Adalfried and thus not to be confused with Alfred. Also compare Godefroy and Geoffroy.

This name is sometimes listed as a medieval French form of the Germanic name Ansfried, but that should technically be incorrect, as names starting with Ans- typically do not become Au- in medieval French. Only names that start with Al- do, such as Albert (which becomes Aubert) and Albin (which becomes Aubin). Also compare Avery.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory condsiders this name a diminutive of Beila.

Cognate of Bellaflor.

Variant of Bernwulf, from Germanic bero "bear" and wulf "wolf."

Gascon form of Blanchefleur.

Variant of Bonamy. This name was occasionally used by medieval English Jews as a translation or secular name of Benjamin due to its phonetic similarity.

Derived from Breton bran "raven; crow".

Italian and Spanish feminine form of Castor. Known bearers include the Blessed Castora Gabrielli (died 1391), an Italian widow and Franciscan tertiary (i.e. member of the Third Order of Saint Francis), and Castora ('Castorina') Fe Francisco de Diego (1928-2019), a Spanish sculptor.

Variant of Constance.

Derived from Old Breton con (a cognate of Middle Welsh kyn) "(war)hound, elevated one" and Old Breton uual "valor".

Probably derived from Cosmo by adding the at that time popular name ending -aele (e.g., from the name Raffaele).

Medieval variant of Crispin.

Medieval English vernacular form of Dulcibella. It was taken from the affectionate French phrase douce et belle meaning "sweet and beautiful".

Norman name, possibly derived from Gothic dragan meaning "to carry, to pull" or Old Saxon drog meaning "ghost, illusion". Alternatively, it could be related to the Slavic element dorgŭ meaning "precious, dear". The Normans introduced this name to England.

From Estrild, a medieval form of the Old English name Eastorhild that survived in England only until the 12th century (according to the 1984 'Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'). In Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th-century Arthurian tales, Estrildis was a German princess who became the wife or mistress of King Locrine of Britain and the mother of Sabrina. The king's scorned wife Gwendolen raised an army against him, defeated him battle, and drowned both Estrildis and Sabrina in the river Severn.

Norman form of Ebrulf.

Variant form of Florian, which was probably influenced by the related name Florent. Alternatively, this name may have been derived from a contraction of the French adjective florissant meaning "flourishing".

In French literature, Floriant is the name of the titular character of the 13th-century Arthurian novel Floriant et Florete, the author of which remains unknown.

Possibly derived from Latin virtus "virtue" via Old Irish firt. Saint Fursey was an early medieval Irish monk and visionary whose "celebrated visions had considerable influence on dream literature of the later Middle Ages", including Dante's 'Divine Comedy'.

The daughter of a pagan chieftain in 4th century Ireland. She converted to Christianity when she was aged about 12 and dedicated her life to Christ. When she reached the age to marry, her father wanted her to wed one of the noblest and wealthiest chiefs in Ireland. She ran away, but was brought back and imprisoned. She escaped through a miracle, took a ship to France, and landed on the coast of Gaul-Belgium where the Roman Emperor Valentinian I protected the Christians. She settled deep in the forest of Thiérache in Dorunum (now La Capelle), where she spent her days in prayer, meditation, and penance.
Her father sent soldiers to find her and bring her back, alive or dead. They followed her traces and eventually found her in the forest. They tried to persuade her to return to her country where a lavish wedding awaited her. Unable to convince her, they cut off her head, hid her mutilated body under a heap of dirt, and then returned to Ireland. After several years a chapel was erected over her grave, which became the nucleus of the town of La Capelle. The relics were thought to have miraculous properties and were moved several times in the years that followed, with different portions held in different places.

Diminutive of Hamo. This was the name of a son of Shakespeare who died in childhood. His death may have provided the inspiration for his father's play Hamlet.

Variant of Isott. In Cornwall this name survived well into the 1700s.

Diminutive of Iva 3.

Derived from Norman jour "day", ultimately from Latin diurnum (tempus) (from the neuter of the adjective diurnus "of the day") via Old French jor, jorn.

Diminutive of Juana.

Middle English form of Cyneburg.

Medieval form of Cynesige.

Medieval Latinized form of Vladislav.

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). In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem 'Christabel' (1797-1801) this name belongs to Christabel's father, Sir Leoline, Baron of Langdale Hall.

Due to similar-looking names like Leontine and Caroline, it has also been used as a feminine name from at least the mid-1800s onwards.

Masculine form of Maddalena.

Medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century.

Medieval English vernacular form of Magdalene via the French Madeleine.

The English word maudlin in its meaning "sentimental; emotional; weeping" is actually derived from this name as Mary Magdalene was often portrayed as weeping.

Derivative of Anastasio.

An old baptismal name given for children born on Easter in reference to the latin pascal. See also Paschal.

Diminutive of Pash.

Medieval French form of Raginfrid, which is the Germanic cognate of the ancient Scandinavian name Ragnfríðr (see Randi 2). Also compare Rainier and Godefroy.

The name of two medieval German minstrels. It can be analysed as a dithematic name with the name elements hruom "fame" and lant "land".

The name is sometimes interpreted as Räum das Land "Leave the land" alluding to touring lifestyle of a minstrel.

Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and gosti "guest".

Diminutive of Thomas.

Diminutive of Bartholomew.

English vernacular form of Ursula (recorded in the 16th century).

Derived from Romanian ursul "the bear" (compare Urs).

From an English surname that was originally derived from a diminutive of the given name William.

Medieval diminutive of William.

Derived from Old High German willo "will" and bero "bear".

Diminutive of William.

Medieval diminutive and feminine form of William.

Derived from Proto-Germanic *westrą "west" and Old High German hiltja "battle".

Possibly a variant of Isolde.

Medieval diminutive of Yves.

Formed from the High German name elements ZEIZ "tender" and WOLF "wolf".