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.
Gutheil f Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval JewishMedieval Yiddish diminutive of
Gute, created by combining
Gut "good" with the Old High German element
heil meaning "healthy, whole". it was common for medieval Jews to use elements as diminutive suffixes
Gweirca f Medieval WelshOf uncertain origin and meaning; some sources assume that the name might actually have been
Gwerica.... [
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Gweirful f Medieval WelshOld Welsh name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from the Welsh elements
gwair "turn, bend, circle" (older form
gweir) and
mul "modest, shy".
Gwenllwyfo f Medieval WelshFrom Welsh
gwen (the feminine form of gwyn) meaning "white, fair, blessed" and
llwyf meaning "elm".
Hadelinde f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hadu meaning "battle" and Proto-Germanic
*linþaz meaning "gentle, sweet, mild".
Haimengarde f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
heim, Old Frankish
*haim meaning "home" and Old Saxon
gard, Old High German
gart meaning "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
Hasala f Medieval GermanProbably a hypochoristic form of names containing the name element
hadu "battle, combat". In Old High German, the word
hasala means "hazel", but I don't think that this is the etymology of the name.
Hazecha f Medieval GermanA diminutive form of names with the secondary German name element
HAZ derived from the Germanic name element
HAD "battle, combat".... [
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Hebbla f Old SwedishOld Swedish name of unknown origin. Found in Östergötland in Sweden and in Finland.
Helissent f Medieval FrenchProbably from an Old French form of the Germanic name
Alahsind, which is composed of the elements
alah "temple" and
sinþs "path" (compare
Elisenda).
Hellicha f Medieval DutchHellicha of Wittelsbach was Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1189 to 1198, married to Duke Conrad II.
Hendina f Medieval EnglishMeaning uncertain. According to heraldry.sca.org, the name was derived from the Old English word
(ge)hende meaning "courteous, handsome". But in Wiktionary, it is said that the word
gehende means "close, near, nearby".
Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval ScandinavianSwedish and Norwegian form of
Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).
Hextilda f Medieval Scottish (Latinized)Latinized form of an Old English name, the deuterotheme of which is
hild "battle, war" (cf.
Hilda,
Hildr). The prototheme is disputed, but may be Old English
hīehst,
hēhst "highest, greatest, most illustrious".... [
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Hildegude f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hiltja meaning "battle" and Old High German
guot, Old Frisian, Old Saxon
gōd meaning "good".
Hildelinde f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hiltja meaning "battle" and Proto-Germanic
*linþaz meaning "gentle, sweet, mild".
Hildenibia f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hiltja meaning "battle" and Gothic
niujis, Old High German
niuwi,
niwi meaning "new".
Hildois f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hiltja meaning "battle" and Old Saxon
widu,
wido, Old High German
witu meaning "wood".
Holmgun f Old SwedishOld Swedish combination of
holmr "small island" and
gunnr "battle, fight".
Horabona f Medieval ItalianDerived from Latin
hora meaning "hour; time, season" and Latin
bona meaning "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".
Huldegarde f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hold meaning "friendly, comely, graceful" and Old Saxon
gard, Old High German
gart meaning "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
Hunydd f Medieval WelshOld Welsh name of uncertain derivation, possibly from Welsh
hun "sleep" or
huan "sun". It was the name of a sweetheart of the 12th-century poet and soldier Hywel ap Owain.
Husa f Medieval GermanThe origin of this name is unknown. The name resembles the German word
Haus (dialectal:
Hus) "house".
Husewyf f Medieval EnglishPossibly derived from Middle English element
huse, which is from
housen meaning "house" and
wyf meaning "woman, wife, female spouse". This name could literally mean "housewife".
Ibaqa f Medieval MongolianEtymology uncertain, name borne by a Kerait princess that became a wife of Genghis Khan. He divorced her after two years of marriage, and she remarried to the general Jürchedei.
Idelinde f Medieval FrenchOld Frankish id, of uncertain origin but perhaps related to Old Icelandic ið 'work, business, occupation, per Morlet + Proto-Germanic *linþaz 'gentle, sweet, mild'.
Idmæg f Medieval EnglishMeaning partially unknown. The particle
maeg is possibly derived from the Old English word meaning "power, might". This name is the ancestor of the name
Idemay.
Igarthic f Medieval RussianThe history of Igarthic is an old legend of Russian devastation and inhumane usage of phallic objects
Iltutmish m & f Medieval TurkicMeans "maintainer of the kingdom" in Turkic, from
el or
il meaning "realm" and
tut- meaning "to grasp, hold".
Ingalrada f Medieval FrenchAn elongation of Old Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name
Ing or
Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon
rād, Old High German
rāt "counsel, advice".
Ingalsinde f Medieval FrenchAn elongation of Old Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name
Ing or
Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon
swīth, Gothic
swinþs from Proto-Germanic
swinþaz "strong".
Ingaltrude f Germanic, Medieval FrenchAn elongation of Old Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name
Ing or
Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Proto-Germanic
þrūþ "strength" or Proto-Germanic
trut "maiden".
Ingarde f Medieval FrenchOld Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name
Ing or
Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon
gard, Old High German
gart "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
Ingeri f Old SwedishA character in the 1960 movie The Virgin Spring, played by Gunnel Lindblom.
Isemay f Medieval EnglishPerhaps from a hypothetic Germanic name like *
Ismegi or *
Ismagi, *
Ismagin, which would mean "iron strength" from
isan, itself from
îsarn "iron" (see
Isanbrand; however, the first element could also be
îs "ice") combined with
magan "strength, might"... [
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Ismeria f Medieval English, Medieval German, SpanishQuasi-Marian name connected to the devotion of
Notre Dame de Liesse in Picardy. According to the legend,
Ismeria ("the Black Madonna") was a Moorish girl who converted to Christianity and released the crusaders captivated by her father because of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.... [
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