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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is History.
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Winnow m Medieval Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Winnoc or Winwaloe. Breton saint. Honored by several churches in Cornwall, England, probably the area of his missionary labors as part of the great evangelizing efforts of the era.
Winthir m History (Ecclesiastical)
Blessed Winthir was probably a traveling preacher who Christianized the Upper Bavarian region west of the river Isar in the 8th or 12th century. He is venerated in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, Germany... [more]
Winwaloc m History (?)
Variant of Winwaloe, an English form of Breton Gwenole.
Winwaloe m Medieval Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Cornish form of Guénolé. Saint Winwaloe is a famous bearer.
Wiomad m History (Ecclesiastical)
Abbot and bishop, also listed as Wiomagus and Weomadus. He served as abbot of Mettlach and bishop of Trier, Germany, from about 750.
Wiro m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. According to one Dutch source, the name might possibly be related to the Old English verb werian meaning "to defend, to protect". Also compare Old English wer meaning "man, husband" as well as "hero, warrior".... [more]
Wistan m History
Variant of Wystan. The 9th-century Anglo-Saxon martyr Wigstan is also known as Saint Wistan.
Witiges m Germanic, History
Variant form of Witugis. Witiges was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths in Italy.
Witteric m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Witeric. Witteric was a 7th-century king of the Visigoths in Hispania.
Wizlaw m Polabian, History
Polabian cognate of Wiesław. This name was borne by several Princes of Rügen.
Won-beom m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Cheoljong (1831-1864), twenty-fifth king of Joseon.
Wonnow m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant or corruption of Winwaloe, in the case of St Wonnow's Church, the parish church of Wonastow in South East Wales, which is dedicated to Saint Wonnow or Winwaloe, a 6th-century saint in Brittany.
Woolos m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
English corruption of Gwynllyw via the Latinized form Gundleus.
Wudi m History
Wudi is known as the most successful Han ruler in China.
Wulfhade m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Old English wulf "wolf", with the second element possibly being hād "nature, character" (from haiduz) or heaþu "war, battle" (from haþuz)... [more]
Wulfoald m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Wulfald. Wulfoald was a mayor of the palace of Austrasia in the 7th century AD.
Wulfran m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Wulfram via Latinized form Wulframnus.
Wulmar m Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical)
A Benedictine abbott born near Boulogne, Picardy, France, he was actually married but was separated from his wife and entered the Benedictines as a lay brother at Haumont, in Hainault. He was eventually ordained and was the founder of the rnonastery of Samer near Boulogne, which he served as abbot... [more]
Wulsin m Medieval English, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a Benedictine bishop and monk also called Ultius. A disciple of St. Dunstan, he was named by the saint to serve as superior over the restored community of Westminster, England, circa 960, and eventually became abbot in 980... [more]
Wynkyn m History (Rare), Literature
Wynkyn de Worde (originally Jan van Wynkyn) was William Caxton's journeyman, after whose death he became the first printer to set up his shop in Fleet Street, "which was for centuries perhaps the world's most famous centre of printing." It was used in the popular children's poem Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch Lullaby) (1889).
Xanthippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Xanthippos via its latinized form Xanthippus.
Xanthius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Xanthios. This is the name of a minor character from Greek mythology as well as of a 3rd-century saint who was one of the 33 martyrs of Melitene.
Xenofont m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catalan and Romanian form of Xenophon.
Xuanzang m History
From Chinese 玄 (xuán) meaning "black, deep, profound, mysterious" and 奘 (zàng) meaning "fat, stout, great, huge". Xuanzang (c. 602–664) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator who traveled to India in the seventh century and described the interaction between Chinese Buddhism and Indian Buddhism during the early Tang dynasty.
Yashovarman m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit यशस् (yáśas) "glory, fame, renown" and वर्मन् (varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a medieval Indian ruler of Kannauj who founded the Varman dynasty of Northern India.
Yeok m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Jungjong (1488-1544), king of Joseon from 1506-1544.
Yeon m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Seonjo (1552-1608), fourteenth king of Joseon.
Yeshak m History (Ecclesiastical), Coptic
Form of Isaac borne by a Coptic martyr saint.
Yoshitsune m History
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" and 経 (tsune) meaning "elapse, pass through". Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159–1188), or simply Minamoto Yoshitsune, was a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods.
Yrchard m Scottish, History
Borne by a 7th-century Scottish saint who was a disciple of Saint Ternan and a bishop to the Picts.
Yrieix m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Gallicized form of Latin Aredius via Occitan Iriès. This was the name of a 6th-century Catholic saint born at Limoges, France, also known as Saint Aredius, who served for a time in the court of the Franks and then founded the monastery of Atane in Limousin... [more]
Yu m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Sejo (1417-1468), seventh king of Joseon.
Yung m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Yeonsan (1476-1506), king of Joseon from 1494-1506 and one of the worst tyrants in Korean history.
Ywi m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Perhaps from the Old English elements íw "yew tree" (see īwaz) and wig "war". Ywi (or Iwig) was an Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the English county of Wiltshire in the Middle Ages, where his relics were enshrined (at the county town, Wilton, near Salisbury)... [more]
Zaifeng m Chinese, History
This was the name of Zaifeng, Prince Chun (1883-1851), younger brother of Zaitian and father of Puyi.
Zaitian m Chinese, History
This was the personal name of the Guangxu Emperor (1871-1908), the second-to-last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Zama m History (Ecclesiastical)
The first recorded bishop of Bologna, Italy. He was ordained by Pope St. Dionysius and entrusted with the founding of this illustrious see.
Zambdas m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic saint. Bishop of Jerusalem. He was martyred during the persecutions under Emperor Diocletian. Zambdas is also listed as Bazas, and he is associated in tradition with the Theban Legion.
Za-michael m History (Ecclesiastical)
One of the nine saints to come to Abyssinia with Adimata (known as Yemata), Aragawi, Pantaleon, Garima, Likanos, Saham (known as Sehma), and Afae (known as Afe).
Zan m Italian, History
Diminutive form of Zanni. Zan Ganassa was the stage name of an early actor-manager of commedia dell'arte, whose company was one of the first to tour outside Italy... [more]
Zanufius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic Saint. A Kemetian abbot, stationed near Achmin.
Zebinus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic Saint. He was a Syrian hermit.
Zenobius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Zenobios. Saint Zenobius was a 5th-century bishop of Florence and one of the city's patron saints.
Zepherin m History (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ceferino. In the English-speaking world, the Venerable Ceferino Namuncurá (1886-1905) is sometimes known as Zepherin.
ZerJacob m History (Ecclesiastical)
Famously borne by St. ZerJacob, missionary of Ethiopia.
Zetian f & m Chinese, History
Means "to the day" in Mandarin Chinese. This is the posthumous name of Wu Zhao, the sole female ruler of the Chinese Empire.
Zoellus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Apparently a corruption of Zoilus, borne by a 3rd-century Saint Zoellus, who was martyred in Lystra, Lycaonia (Asia Minor) under the Roman emperor Numerian.
Zwentibold m German (Rare, Archaic), History
An Old German rendering of Svatopluk. Zwentibold was the name of a 9th-century Carolingian king of Lotharingia. It may also be interpreted as a variant of Swindebald.
Zymen m History
In the case of the Barbary corsair Zymen Danseker (c.1579-c.1611), it is an anglicized form of the Dutch name Siemen.
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