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HelpSome medieval English girls' names (A-C)...
Inspired by puck's post below... these are from this article: http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/
Basically, the book is a dictionary of English surnames, which references mentions of particular names. The author of this article went through and pulled out all of the feminine names and wrote an article about them. I have a copy of the original book and it's rather long so it was an impressive effort!
I've copied the names from the middle section - 1250 to 1450. Any you would use/ really like etc?
Abbatissa
Abelota
Adelena
Adelina
Aelic'
Agace
Agacia
Agacie
Agas
Agase
Agatha
Agnes
Agote
Agote
Ailfled
Alba
Albray
Albreda
Aldet
Aldietha
Aldith
Alditha
Aldiytha
Aldreda
Aldus
Alduse
Aldyet
Aldyt
Aleusa
Alfild
Alfleda
Alianor
Alianora
Alice
Alicia
Alienora
Aline
Alis
Alisceon
Alise
Alison
Alisone
Aliua
Aliva
Alma
Alsneta
Alson
Aluinnia
Alveva
Alyna
Alyson
Amabel
Amabil
Amabilia
Amabilla
Amable
Amelot
Amelyn
Ameria
Amflis
Amflisa
Amflisia
Amia
Amiable
Amic'
Amica
Amice
Amicia
Amira
Amis
Amiscia
Amisia
Amya
Amycia
Anabel
Anabella
Anabilia
Anabilla
Anabille
Anabul
Anastas
Angnet'
Anilla
Ankharet
Annabel
Anne
Annes
Annestas
Annor
Annora
Annote
Annys
Anot
Anote
Antigone
Argentina
Athelyna
Aubray
Audrey
Auelin'
Auelina
Auelyna
Auic'
Auice
Auicia
Aunflis
Avelina
Avelyn
Avice
Avin'
Avina
Ayleth
Aylild
Aylyld
Babel
Babeth
Baldeth
Baldethiva
Baldith
Barbata
Barbota
Basilia
Basilie
Basill'
Beatrice
Beatricia
Beatrix
Becok
Begilda
Bele
Belisencia
Bella
Belle
Belot
Bete
Beton
Betrice
Betryse
Betune
Beyhild
Blissot
Bonajoia
Botild
Botilda
Brangwayn
Brangwayna
Brangwyne
Braya
Burghwenna
Caesaria
Cassander
Cassandra
Casse
Catel
Caterina
Cattle
Cecely
Cecelya
Cecili
Cecilia
Cecilie
Cecille
Cecillia
Cecily
Cedany
Christian
Christiana
Christina
Cicily
Cisse
Cissota
Clara
Clarae
Clarcia
Clare
Clarice
Claricia
Clariscia
Claritia
Clarugge
Clemencia
Clementia
Colina
Constance
Constancia
Cristiana
Cristiane
Cristina
Cristine
Crystina
Cus
Cuss
Cust
Custa
Custanc'
Custance
Custancia
Custans
http://wonderingchristine.blogspot.co.uk/
Basically, the book is a dictionary of English surnames, which references mentions of particular names. The author of this article went through and pulled out all of the feminine names and wrote an article about them. I have a copy of the original book and it's rather long so it was an impressive effort!
I've copied the names from the middle section - 1250 to 1450. Any you would use/ really like etc?
Abbatissa
Abelota
Adelena
Adelina
Aelic'
Agace
Agacia
Agacie
Agas
Agase
Agatha
Agnes
Agote
Agote
Ailfled
Alba
Albray
Albreda
Aldet
Aldietha
Aldith
Alditha
Aldiytha
Aldreda
Aldus
Alduse
Aldyet
Aldyt
Aleusa
Alfild
Alfleda
Alianor
Alianora
Alice
Alicia
Alienora
Aline
Alis
Alisceon
Alise
Alison
Alisone
Aliua
Aliva
Alma
Alsneta
Alson
Aluinnia
Alveva
Alyna
Alyson
Amabel
Amabil
Amabilia
Amabilla
Amable
Amelot
Amelyn
Ameria
Amflis
Amflisa
Amflisia
Amia
Amiable
Amic'
Amica
Amice
Amicia
Amira
Amis
Amiscia
Amisia
Amya
Amycia
Anabel
Anabella
Anabilia
Anabilla
Anabille
Anabul
Anastas
Angnet'
Anilla
Ankharet
Annabel
Anne
Annes
Annestas
Annor
Annora
Annote
Annys
Anot
Anote
Antigone
Argentina
Athelyna
Aubray
Audrey
Auelin'
Auelina
Auelyna
Auic'
Auice
Auicia
Aunflis
Avelina
Avelyn
Avice
Avin'
Avina
Ayleth
Aylild
Aylyld
Babel
Babeth
Baldeth
Baldethiva
Baldith
Barbata
Barbota
Basilia
Basilie
Basill'
Beatrice
Beatricia
Beatrix
Becok
Begilda
Bele
Belisencia
Bella
Belle
Belot
Bete
Beton
Betrice
Betryse
Betune
Beyhild
Blissot
Bonajoia
Botild
Botilda
Brangwayn
Brangwayna
Brangwyne
Braya
Burghwenna
Caesaria
Cassander
Cassandra
Casse
Catel
Caterina
Cattle
Cecely
Cecelya
Cecili
Cecilia
Cecilie
Cecille
Cecillia
Cecily
Cedany
Christian
Christiana
Christina
Cicily
Cisse
Cissota
Clara
Clarae
Clarcia
Clare
Clarice
Claricia
Clariscia
Claritia
Clarugge
Clemencia
Clementia
Colina
Constance
Constancia
Cristiana
Cristiane
Cristina
Cristine
Crystina
Cus
Cuss
Cust
Custa
Custanc'
Custance
Custancia
Custans
http://wonderingchristine.blogspot.co.uk/
This message was edited 8/13/2014, 10:15 AM
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S-Gabriel's is such a neat website, I've gotten sucked in for hours reading some of those pages.
I like:
Adelina
Agatha
Agnes
Alba
Aldith
Alianor
Alianora
Alice
Alienora
Aline
Alison
Alma
Amabel
Anabel
Anabella
Ankharet
Annabel
Anne
Annora
Antigone
Audrey
Avelina
Basilia
Beatrice
Beatricia
Beatrix
Cassandra
Caterina
Cecilia
Cecilie
Cecille
Cecily
Christiana
Christina
Cicily
Clara
Clarae
Clementia
Constance
Cristiana
Cristiane
Cristina
Cristine
I like:
Adelina
Agatha
Agnes
Alba
Aldith
Alianor
Alianora
Alice
Alienora
Aline
Alison
Alma
Amabel
Anabel
Anabella
Ankharet
Annabel
Anne
Annora
Antigone
Audrey
Avelina
Basilia
Beatrice
Beatricia
Beatrix
Cassandra
Caterina
Cecilia
Cecilie
Cecille
Cecily
Christiana
Christina
Cicily
Clara
Clarae
Clementia
Constance
Cristiana
Cristiane
Cristina
Cristine
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It is great, isn't it. Keep an eye out for the articles by Aryanhwy merch Catmael - she's one of my close friends :)
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Sort of OT but...
Aryanhwy merch Catmael is basically the most fabulous name I've ever seen.
Aryanhwy merch Catmael is basically the most fabulous name I've ever seen.
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Cattle? o_O
I like/love*/am intrigued by:
Alba
Alianor --If this didn't look so much like "alien" I'd love it and Alianora.
Alianora
Alice*
Aline (prefer Alina)
Alison
Aliva (Though it occurs to me that this might be ah-LY-vah, not ah-LEE-vah, like the archaic pronunciations of Maria and Sophia. I don't like ah-LY-va at all.)
Amabel
Amira* (I'm really surprised to see this in use on medieval English women!)
Annabel*
Anne
Annora
Audrey*
Auelina (not sure how to pronounce this but it looks interesting)
Caterina (much prefer Katarina* or Katerina*)
Cecily
Christiana
Clara*
I like/love*/am intrigued by:
Alba
Alianor --If this didn't look so much like "alien" I'd love it and Alianora.
Alianora
Alice*
Aline (prefer Alina)
Alison
Aliva (Though it occurs to me that this might be ah-LY-vah, not ah-LEE-vah, like the archaic pronunciations of Maria and Sophia. I don't like ah-LY-va at all.)
Amabel
Amira* (I'm really surprised to see this in use on medieval English women!)
Annabel*
Anne
Annora
Audrey*
Auelina (not sure how to pronounce this but it looks interesting)
Caterina (much prefer Katarina* or Katerina*)
Cecily
Christiana
Clara*
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When you see a u stuck in the middle of other vowels in this time period, it's generally pronounced as a v. So Auelina is essentially Avelina.
:)
:)
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Huh, I had no idea! Thanks. :)
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OMGZ, this looks awesome. So, I like:
Agatha
Agnes
Aldith
Alianor
Aline (not ay-leen or eye-leen like Eileen, or anything like Alina, but ah-leen is kind of pretty. Simple and milkmaid-ishly hickish, but pretty. It might make a nice unusual filler middle name)
Aliva
Alma, NMS but cute. After the cartoon, I just picture this naive, chubby-cheeked, plump little E. European kid. It's just cute.
Amelot - kind of cool. Weird and clunky, but cool. Said like AH-meh-lot, it's fun to say and kind of exotic.
Amira - pretty.
Anastas - on a girl?! Edgy... medieval style!
Ankharet - god that's cool. It's not pretty or modern day useable, but damn that's awesome. It would make one hell of a character name.
Antigone - love.
Babel is just kind of really, really, really cool. I mean, that could make a come-back as a trendy throw-back name. It's just hipster but awesome.
Baldethiva, depending on how you say it, could be cool. Don't hate me.
Basilia is kind of ok.
Beatrix and Beatrice are obvs awesome.
Cassander is awesome as a boy name, not so great as a girl's one. I like Cassandra, though.
I like Cecilia, Cecilie, Cecily... yup
Clara is cute, as always
Clemencia and Clementia are pretty okay. I think I prefer the latter, more accepted-nowadays spelling.
Constance and Constancia are both pretty cute in a fuddy, dusty way too.
So yeah, I love this kind of name. It's clunky, dusty and silly, exactly my cup of tea!
Agatha
Agnes
Aldith
Alianor
Aline (not ay-leen or eye-leen like Eileen, or anything like Alina, but ah-leen is kind of pretty. Simple and milkmaid-ishly hickish, but pretty. It might make a nice unusual filler middle name)
Aliva
Alma, NMS but cute. After the cartoon, I just picture this naive, chubby-cheeked, plump little E. European kid. It's just cute.
Amelot - kind of cool. Weird and clunky, but cool. Said like AH-meh-lot, it's fun to say and kind of exotic.
Amira - pretty.
Anastas - on a girl?! Edgy... medieval style!
Ankharet - god that's cool. It's not pretty or modern day useable, but damn that's awesome. It would make one hell of a character name.
Antigone - love.
Babel is just kind of really, really, really cool. I mean, that could make a come-back as a trendy throw-back name. It's just hipster but awesome.
Baldethiva, depending on how you say it, could be cool. Don't hate me.
Basilia is kind of ok.
Beatrix and Beatrice are obvs awesome.
Cassander is awesome as a boy name, not so great as a girl's one. I like Cassandra, though.
I like Cecilia, Cecilie, Cecily... yup
Clara is cute, as always
Clemencia and Clementia are pretty okay. I think I prefer the latter, more accepted-nowadays spelling.
Constance and Constancia are both pretty cute in a fuddy, dusty way too.
So yeah, I love this kind of name. It's clunky, dusty and silly, exactly my cup of tea!
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Reaney & Wilson is a fabulous resource. The names vary from the batty to the wonderful. I'm tempted to develop a second SCA persona just to use the surname Midewynter / Mydewinter lol.
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I don't know much about the SCA... do people often have a second persona?
I've thought about joining the SCA a few times over the years, but I've heard really mixed opinions. Maybe I should do a little research...
Midewynter would be an excellent surname. Okay, I even like it as a first name :P
I've thought about joining the SCA a few times over the years, but I've heard really mixed opinions. Maybe I should do a little research...
Midewynter would be an excellent surname. Okay, I even like it as a first name :P
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The SCA is awesome. It's not a hardcore re-enactment group (of the "you must be dressed precisely for the second Tuesday in August, 1437, right down to the skin") variety. The emphasis is on individual authenticity, so people tend to pick a place and time period for which they want to wear the costumes, choose a name to go with that time period, and go on from there. My persona (whose first name is Amphelise, naturally) is early 1300s, south of England. Second personas come in where people want to costume for a wildly different time/place or, more often, when they want to cross-dress :D If I chose to have a persona other than Amphelise, it'd be for that reason - someone to be if I wear male garb.
People in the SCA tend to be friendly, warm & welcoming, and treat the whole worldwide organisation like one extended family.
If you look at my signature below, the 'History' picture is from an SCA event last year :D If you're genuinely interested, this is a good place to start: http://welcome.sca.org/
/SCA evangelism :D
People in the SCA tend to be friendly, warm & welcoming, and treat the whole worldwide organisation like one extended family.
If you look at my signature below, the 'History' picture is from an SCA event last year :D If you're genuinely interested, this is a good place to start: http://welcome.sca.org/
/SCA evangelism :D
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So many naaames! Ok. I can do this.
I very much like (* = would inflict upon a living human)
Aldith*
Alianor
Alianora
Alienora
Alis*
Alise
Amira*** - The perfect princess name. How is it possible that I forget about Amira sometimes??
Amya
Amycia
Anabel*
Anabella*
Ankharet - This looks positively Egyptian! be still my heart
Annabel*
Annora*
Annys*
Antigone* - love, love, love
Ayleth*
Aylild
Babel - goes by Babe or Babs? I sense a great career ahead of our Miss Babel
Beatrice
Beatrix
Bella
Belle*
Belot
Betrice
Blissot
Cassander
Cassandra*
Cecilie
Cecily*
Cedany - this one's fun! Is it a corruption of Sidonie I wonder?
Christiana
Christina
Cicily
Clara
Clare
Clarice**
Constance
Constancia
Cristiana*
Cristiane
Crystina
I very much like (* = would inflict upon a living human)
Aldith*
Alianor
Alianora
Alienora
Alis*
Alise
Amira*** - The perfect princess name. How is it possible that I forget about Amira sometimes??
Amya
Amycia
Anabel*
Anabella*
Ankharet - This looks positively Egyptian! be still my heart
Annabel*
Annora*
Annys*
Antigone* - love, love, love
Ayleth*
Aylild
Babel - goes by Babe or Babs? I sense a great career ahead of our Miss Babel
Beatrice
Beatrix
Bella
Belle*
Belot
Betrice
Blissot
Cassander
Cassandra*
Cecilie
Cecily*
Cedany - this one's fun! Is it a corruption of Sidonie I wonder?
Christiana
Christina
Cicily
Clara
Clare
Clarice**
Constance
Constancia
Cristiana*
Cristiane
Crystina
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double post, ignore!
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This message was edited 8/13/2014, 1:27 PM
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Nice list! I like:
Adelena
Adelina
Alianor
Alianora
Alienora (I don't like the "alien", though...)
Aline
Alma
Amabel
Amelot (wish it didn't make me sing Spamalot... ;)
Annora
Antigone
Beatricia
Brangwyne
Cecilia
Cecilie
Christina (prefer Christine ;)
Clarae
Claricia (was the name of a Medieval female painter)
Constance
Cristine
Adelena
Adelina
Alianor
Alianora
Alienora (I don't like the "alien", though...)
Aline
Alma
Amabel
Amelot (wish it didn't make me sing Spamalot... ;)
Annora
Antigone
Beatricia
Brangwyne
Cecilia
Cecilie
Christina (prefer Christine ;)
Clarae
Claricia (was the name of a Medieval female painter)
Constance
Cristine
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I love Amelot... if I hadn't been so stuck on Amphelise I might have used it as my SCA name instead.
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The ones I like are mostly the ones still in use - guess that follows.;)
But also Anest / Annesta, which is still in use in Wales, and Annys / Annis, which would probs be too teasable for modern use. Cedany is nice. Cattle made me giggle, but Catel pronounced like Katell is pretty. I like all the Amflisa variants too, and most names with -ota endings.
But also Anest / Annesta, which is still in use in Wales, and Annys / Annis, which would probs be too teasable for modern use. Cedany is nice. Cattle made me giggle, but Catel pronounced like Katell is pretty. I like all the Amflisa variants too, and most names with -ota endings.
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I'm rather fond of Amflisa and variants too... :D
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