This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Medieval.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Mathew f Medieval EnglishMedieval English vernacular form of
Mathea, which was traditionally given to girls born on Saint Matthew's Day (21 September in the West) prior to the English Reformation.
Mayor f Medieval SpanishFrom Spanish
mayor meaning "major, greatest". This name was often given after the title of the Virgin
Mary Santa María la Mayor "Saint Mary Major" (as opposed to other saints named Mary such as Mary
Magdalene and Mary of
Bethany).
Maywen f Medieval EnglishOld English name of uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from the name Mægwynn, which is comprised of two elements:
mæg and
wynn. The first element
mæg may be from the Old English
mægden meaning "maiden" or "kinsman" (compare
Isemay,
Rícmæg and
Sedemai) or from the Germanic element
magan meaning "mighty, strong"... [
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Meance f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)Of unknown origin and meaning. From the early 1600s onwards, when every given name "had to" be associated with a Catholic saint, up to its disappearance as a given name, Meance was used as a quasi-equivalent of
Emérance.... [
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Mécia f Medieval PortugueseMedieval Portuguese feminine form of the Gallo-Roman masculine name
Mincius. Mécia Lopes de Haro (c.1215–1270), sometimes
Méncia, was married to King Sancho II of Portugal.
Medguistl f Medieval CornishOld Cornish name, in which the second element is Welsh
gwystl "hostage" (Cornish cognate
gostel). The first element may be Welsh
medd "mead" (Cornish
medh) or Welsh
medd "power, authority".
Melior f Medieval English (Rare)Older form of
Meliora, thought to come from Latin
melior "better". Melior occurs as both family name and given name in Christian inscriptions of the Roman Empire... [
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Mencía f Spanish, Medieval Spanish, GalicianSpanish and Galician name of unclear origin, maybe from Basque
mendi "mountain". It was born by many noble women in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and revived in the 2000's.
Menleva f Medieval EnglishProbably from *
Meinliofa, an anglicized form of Old German
Megenlioba or
Meginliuba, derived from the Germanic elements
magan "power, strength" and
leuba "dear, beloved".
Merberta f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
māri "famous" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*mērijaz) and Old High German
beraht "bright" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*berhtaz).
Merewenne f Medieval Cornish, Celtic MythologyMerewenne is listed in the 12th-century Hartland list as one of the daughters of
Brychan. While she is sometimes considered identical with
Morwenna of Morwenstowe, another daughter of Brychan, Merewenne and the variants Marwyne and Merwenna appear in medieval records referring to the patron-saint of Marhamchurch near Bude (a church dating back to 1086 which is situated in north-east Cornwall).
Merwenn f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval EnglishFrom the Old English name
Mærwynn which was derived from
mær meaning "famous" and
wynn "joy". This was the name of a 10th-century saint, the first abbess of Rumsey convent in Hampshire, England after its 967 restoration under King Edward the Peaceful, and the spiritual teacher of Saint
Elfleda.
Mica f Medieval RomanianEither a contracted form of
Marica or a derivation from Romanian
mică, the feminine form of the adjective
mic "small, little".
Milovana f Medieval SlavicDerived from the elements "mil-" (dear, beloved) and "-ovana" (a suffix implying care or nurturing).
Mirabel f French (African), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Italian, Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Old French
mirable "wonderful; admirable", ultimately from Latin
mirabilis "wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing" (compare
Mirabelle).
Mirola f Medieval SlavicMirola is a Slavic feminine name, derived from "mir" meaning "peace" or "world," It likely means "peaceful"
Möge f Medieval MongolianOf uncertain etymology, name borne by a wife of Genghis Khan, and later of his son
Ögedei following Genghis's death.
Monenna f Medieval IrishSaint Monenna lived in the fifth century. She was born into a noble family in County Louth, Ireland. She is often associated with the region around the town of Killeavy in present-day Northern Ireland.
Morella f Literature, Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Rare)Used by Edgar Allan Poe for the title character of his Gothic short story
Morella (1835), in which case he may have invented it by adding a diminutive suffix to Latin
mors "death". Alternatively, it may be derived from the name of the ancient Spanish city, the Italian name for the poisonous weed black nightshade (species Solanum nigrum), or from the Italian surname
Morello, all of them ultimately deriving from Greek μαῦρος
(mauros) meaning "black"... [
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Naerys f Literature, Medieval WelshCreated by George R.R. Martin for the character Naerys Targaryen, a historical figure, it is presumably of Valyrian origin but is most likely inspired by the Welsh elaboration of ner "lord, chief" thus changing the meaning to "lady, noblewoman."
Najarra f Medieval BasqueToponym of medieval origin, linked to repopulation of the lands of Segovia in the 11th century, that describes a gentle descent in a sector of the Guadarrama mountains in the area called the “Espaldar of the Najarra" (massif and peak) in Madrid province, Spain.
Nezhka f Medieval RussianDerived form the Russian
нежная (nezhnaya) meaning "tender". Found in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters.
Nosherwan m & f Medieval Arabic (Arabized)The name Nosherwan is of Persian origin and has a rich history and meaning. It is derived from two Persian elements, "Nosh" meaning "pleasant" or "delightful" and "erwan" meaning "soul" or "essence." Therefore, the name Nosherwan can be understood to mean "pleasant soul" or "delightful essence."
Ognissanti m & f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)Means "All Saints’ Day" in Italian, from
ogni "every, each" and
santi "saints", given as a devotional name to children born on the first day of November.