This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Medieval German.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Cancor m Medieval GermanProbably related to Old High German
kanker "spider" with the transferred meaning "weaver".
Chunizo m Medieval GermanDerived from from Old High German
kuoni "bold", "brave", "experienced", or possibly
chunni "race", "people".
Ebelin m Medieval GermanDerived from a name with the name element
ebur "boar". Borne by an abbot of Eberbach Monastery (1263–1271).
Emich m Medieval GermanMedieval German contracted form of
Emmerich. Known bearers of this name include count Emich IV of Leiningen (c. 1215-1279), bishop Emich I of Worms (born long before 1294, died in 1299) and count Emich I of Nassau-Hadamar (born before 1289, died in 1334).
Enolf m Medieval GermanThe name Enolf is composed from the Germanic name elements
AGIN "edge (of a sword)" and
WOLF "wolf".
Ercken m Medieval Dutch, Medieval GermanMedieval Dutch and medieval (Low) German diminutive of
Arnold. It is a diminutive because it contains the medieval diminutive suffix
-ken, of which the modern equivalent is
-ke in Dutch (though
-je is even more modern and commonplace) and
-chen in German.
Esico m Medieval GermanEsico of Ballenstedt was the progenitor of the
house of Ascania, a German nobility family ruling the pricipality of Anhalt.
Frankbert m Medieval GermanDerived from Old High German name “Frankobert”, composed of two elements:
*frankô meaning “javelin, free-man, sincere or truthful” but also the name of the tribe called the Franks plus the element
beraht meaning “light, bright, shining”.
Fredegis m Medieval GermanDerived from Old English
friþ, Old High German
fridu and Old Saxon
frithu "peace" and Proto-Germanic
*gaisa and
*gaiza "arrow".
Hanno m Medieval German, German (Rare)A short form of German names containing the name element
han. The name element is explained as "cock" (modern German
Hahn) or as "Singer".
Hezelo m Medieval German, Medieval FrenchA hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Old Saxon
hētha, Old High German
heida and Gothic
haiþi meaning "heath". Hezelo, as well as
Hezel, can also be a Middle High German diminutive of either
Herman or
Henry.
Huoching m Medieval GermanFörstemann derives this name from the stem
hôc that he relates to the Old Norse word
hoekingr "sword, that cuts off the extremities".... [
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Imfrid m Medieval GermanA hypocoristic of Old High German
ermen, Old Saxon
irmin "strong" and Old High German
fridu, Old Saxon
frithu "peace".
Kasperl m Medieval German, Folklore, TheatreDiminutive of
Kasper. This name fell out of use a long time ago, possibly due to close association with the famous character from German puppet theatre. In this day and age, the name only survives as a patronymic surname.
Küngold f & m Medieval GermanMeaning uncertain. This name might possibly be a combination of ancient Germanic
kuni meaning "clan, family" with medieval German
gold or
golt meaning "gold".
Madern m Medieval GermanMadern Gerthener (1360/1370 – 1430) was a German stonemason and late Gothic architect.
Meingod m Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French, Medieval German, Medieval Polish, German (Austrian, Archaic)Old High German
megin,
magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German, Old Dutch
got, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English
god "god, deity".
Nymandus m Medieval GermanRecorded in 1350 in Silesia and in the Rhineland region of what is today Germany, this name is basically a Latinization of the German word
niemand "nobody". ... [
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Odelrad m Medieval GermanDerived from Old High German
uodal "heritage, homestead" combined with
rāt "counsel, advice".
Ostertag m Medieval GermanApparently from the Proto-Germanic elements
*austrą "east" (Old High German
*ōst, Modern German
Ost or
Osten) and
*dagaz "day" (Old High German
tag, Modern German
Tag).... [
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Petermann m Medieval GermanMedieval German pet form of
Peter, as the Germanic element
man has been used as a suffix for pet forms of both masculine and feminine names since the 7th century AD.
Ruthard m Medieval German, German (Rare)Medieval German form of
Rothard, which is still in use in Germany today (albeit barely so). Known bearers of this name include the medieval German archbishop Ruthard of Mainz (born before 1089, died in 1109) and the German social pedagogue Ruthard Stachowske (b... [
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Udalrich m Medieval GermanUdalrich or Uodalrich is a German personal name derived from Old High German word elements uodal ("allodium") and richi ("mighty", "ruler"). The modern form of the name is Ulrich.
Volburg m Medieval GermanDerived from Old High German
folk meaning "people, nation" and
burg meaning "castle, city".
Weirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)Variant form of
Wirich. Known bearers of this name include the medieval German nobleman Weirich von Gemmingen (1493-1548) and his grandson Weirich von Gemmingen (1575-1613), also a German nobleman.
Wirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)The first element of this name is usually derived from Old High German
wîg meaning "warrior" or "war, battle", but there are also certainly cases where it is derived from Old High German
wîh meaning "holy"... [
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