This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Medieval.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Godwi m Medieval EnglishDerived from Old English
god meaning "god, deity" and Old English
wig meaning "war, battle".
Godwold m Medieval EnglishDerived from Old High German, Old Dutch
got and Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English
god meaning "god, deity" with Old English
weald, Old Saxon
wald, Old High German
walt meaning "power, authority".
Gonet m Medieval Occitan, Occitan, Medieval FrenchThe name Gonet is of uncertain origin, though its documented historical usage is firmly rooted in the Occitan-speaking regions during the medieval and early modern periods. It is recorded in Briançon, a town within the Escartons Republic in the Dauphiné Alps, where Gonet Peiron (in French: Gonnet Peyron) served as the first consul of Briançon during the 1462-63 election... [
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Gościmir m Medieval PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
gość "guest", which is ultimately derived from Slavic
gost "guest". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace"... [
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Gospatric m Medieval ScottishMeans "servant of Saint Patrick", derived from a Cumbric element meaning "servant" (cognate with Old Breton
uuas,
guas "servant" and Middle Welsh
gwas "servant, vassal") combined with the name of the saint
Patrick... [
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Gostibor m Medieval RussianFrom old Russian
гость (
gost') meaning "guest foreigner" combined with
бороти (
boroti) meaning "fight"
Goti m Old Norse, Old Danish, IcelandicFrom Old Norse
goti meaning "Gotlander." Gotland is an island in the Baltic sea about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden.
Gourmaelon m Medieval Breton, HistoryAccording to the Celtic linguist Joseph Loth, this name would mean "the one with the brown eyebrows" or "the prince, the chief". This was the name of the Count of Cornouaille and
de facto ruler of Brittany from 907 – c. 914.
Govaert m Medieval DutchShort form of
Godevaert. A known bearer of this name was the Flemish astronomer Govaert Wendelen (1580-1667), who is known as Godefroy Wendelin in English.
Govert m Medieval Dutch, DutchMedieval Dutch variant form of
Govaert. This name has never truly gone out of fashion and is still in use to this day. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch painter Govert Flinck (1615-1660) and the Dutch astronomer Govert Schilling (b... [
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Gowan m & f Scottish, Medieval EnglishFrom a Scots name for the daisy and other golden or white field flowers, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse
gollinn "golden". Robert Burns' poem "To a Mountain Daisy" (1786) was originally titled "The Gowan"... [
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Grifo m Frankish, Medieval Italian, HistoryDerived from the noun
grifo, which means "griffin" in both Italian and Old High German. In turn, it is derived from the Latin noun
gryphus, which itself is ultimately derived from the Greek noun γρύψ
(gryps) --- see
Griffin.... [
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Grifone m Medieval ItalianDerived from
grifone, which is one of the Italian words for a griffin (the other one being
grifo - see
Grifo), the legendary creature from Greek mythology... [
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Grozav m Medieval RomanianDerived from Romanian
grozav "terrific, awesome, great" but also "terrible, aweful, dreadful".
Gurvand m Medieval BretonDerived from Old Breton
gour, itself an intesifying prefix, and Old Breton
c'hoant / huant "desire; aspiration, ambition". Gurvand was a claimant to the Duchy of Brittany and complicit in the conspiracy which assassinated King Salomon I in 874.
Gwenwynwyn m Medieval WelshFamous bearer is Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog, the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.
Haimbert m Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
heim, Old Frankish
*haim meaning "home" and Old High German
beraht, Old Saxon
berht meaning "bright" from Proto-Germanic
*berhtaz.
Halewijn m Medieval DutchName of the titular character in of the well-known Dutch medieval ballad "Heer Halewijn zong een liedekijn"/"The Song of Lord Halewijn".
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".