This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Medieval; and the edit status is usages AND description are verified.
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Bay m Medieval RussianDerived from the archaic Russian verb баять
(bayat) meaning "to speak, to tell", which is ultimately derived from Church Slavonic
bajati meaning "to speak, to talk, to tell, to narrate".
Beauvis m Medieval FrenchDerived from Middle French
beau (via Old French
biau, bel) "beautiful, fair; handsome, comely" and Old French
viz or
vit "sight, visage".
Belfante m Medieval ItalianDerived from Italian
bel fante meaning "fair child", which consists of the Italian adjective
bello meaning "fair, beautiful" and the Italian noun
fante, a medieval variant of the (now dated and rare) Italian noun
infante meaning "infant, child"... [
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Beltso m Medieval BasqueOf uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory, however, connects this name to Basque
beltxo, a diminutive of
beltz / baltz "black".
Bergamo m Medieval ItalianDerived from Latin
Bergomum, ultimately from Proto-Germanic
bergaz "mountain". This is the name of an Italian city which was also used as a personal name.
Berke m & f Turkish, Medieval MongolianFrom Turkish
berk and Mongolian бэрх
(berkh) both meaning "strong, firm" or "difficult, hard", derived from Old Turkic
bérk. This was the name of a ruler of the Mongol Golden Horde from 1257-1266... [
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Biordo m Medieval ItalianMeaning uncertain. The best known bearer of this name was the Italian military leader Biordo Michelotti (1352-1398).
Bogodar m Medieval PolishComposed of the members
Bog ("God") and
dar ("gift, present"). The name is considered to be equivalent in meaning to the name
Adeodatus, and thus Bogodar celebrates its name-day on the days of St Adeodatus' memorial.
Bohemond m History, MedievalFrom Italian
Buamundo, which is of uncertain meaning. According to the Norman historian Orderic Vitalis it was derived from Latin
Buamundus, the name of a mythical Gigas (giant), originally given as a nickname to the crusader prince Bohemond I (christened Mark; c. 1058-1111) by his father because he was extremely large at birth.
Bonagiunta m & f Medieval Italian, LiteratureDerived from the Italian adjective
buono meaning "good" as well as "fair" combined with
giunta, the feminine past participle of the Italian verb
giungere meaning "to arrive". As such, the name is basically a reference to the safe arrival of a newborn.... [
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Bonamico m Medieval ItalianDerived from the Italian adjective
bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun
amico meaning "friend".
Boncompagno m Medieval ItalianDerived from the Italian adjective
bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun
compagno meaning "companion, friend".
Bondit m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval JewishOf debated origin and meaning. Some modern-day scholars consider this name a variant of
Bendit, while others connect this name to Catalan
bon (compare
Bono) and
dit, the past participle of Catalan
dir "to say", and thus giving this name the meaning of "well said".
Bonenfaunt m Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from and Old French
bon "good (virtuous, having positive qualities)" and Anglo-Norman
enfaunt "child". This name was also used as a secular form of
Benjamin.
Bonincontro m Medieval ItalianDerived from the Italian adjective
bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun
incontro meaning "encounter, meeting".
Bonjour m Judeo-FrenchDerived from Old French
bon "good (not of poor quality)" and French
jour "day".
Bóti m Medieval English, Old NorseOriginally a byname meaning "man from Bute" in parts of Scandinavia, it later became a diminutive of names containing the name element
bot "remedy, help".
Braccio m Medieval ItalianShort form of
Fortebraccio, a nickname that was also used as a given name in medieval Italy. Nowadays it solely exists as both a descriptive and a patronymic surname.... [
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Bracsław m Medieval PolishFrom
brat "brother, kinsman" and
sław "fame". According to linguist Stanisław Rospond, the German capital
Berlin is derived from this name.
Brancaleone m Medieval ItalianThe meaning of this medieval Italian given name is either "a lion's paw" or "he who captures the lion". In the case of the former meaning, the name is derived from Italian
branca meaning "paw, claw" combined with Italian
leone meaning "lion"... [
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Brandaen m Medieval Dutch, LiteratureMedieval Dutch form of
Brendan via its medieval Latin form
Brandanus. The use of this name started in honor of the Irish monastic saint Brendan the Navigator (died circa 577 AD), who was quite popular in the Low Countries throughout the Middle Ages.... [
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Brandon m Medieval FrenchMedieval French form of
Brando. At the same time, it was also a diminutive of Germanic names that contain the element
brant meaning "sword", as
-on is a French diminutive suffix.... [
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Breccán m Medieval IrishDerived from Irish
brecc "freckled, speckled" combined with a diminutive suffix, making it a cognate of
Brychan. This was a common name in early Ireland, borne by at least 13 saints.
Brun m Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish, SwedishThe Old English masculine name Brun is identical with the adjective
brun meaning ‘brown’ (OE
brūn). It appears to have become established as an independent forename only in the later tenth century, its earliest recorded bearers living c. 970... [
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Brun m Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Middle French
brun "brown (the color)" (ultimately from Old French brun “polished, shiny, brown”), and denoting a man with brown hair.
Bruynsten m Medieval DutchMedieval Dutch form of
Brunstein. This is not to be confused with the medieval Dutch word
bruynsten (which is
bruinsten in modern Dutch) meaning "(the) brownest".
Bucur m Medieval Romanian, Romanian MythologyDerived from either Romanian
bucur, an archaic form of the adjective
bucuros "joyful",
a bucura "to become joyful" or
bucurie "joy". This name was borne by Bucur, the legendary Romanian shepherd who is said to have founded Bucharest (
Bucureşti in Romanian), giving it his name.
Buonamico m Medieval ItalianVariant of
Bonamico. The Italian painter Buonamico Buffalmacco (c. 1290-1340) was the basis of a trickster character in Giovanni Boccaccio's
Decameron (1350).
Buonfiglio m Medieval ItalianMeans "good child" in Italian, derived from Italian
buono meaning "good, fair" combined with Italian
figlio meaning "child, son".... [
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Cadok m Medieval Cornish, HistoryAccording to William of Worcester, writing in the fifteenth century, Cadoc of Cornwall was a survivor of the Cornish royal line at the time of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 and was appointed as the first Earl of Cornwall by William the Conqueror... [
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Cancor m Medieval GermanProbably related to Old High German
kanker "spider" with the transferred meaning "weaver".
Castruccio m Medieval ItalianDerived from medieval Italian
castro meaning "castle" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix
-uccio.
Cataldo m Medieval Italian, SicilianOf debated origin and meaning. Some scholars argue that Cataldo might be an Italian adoption and adaption of Irish
Cathal and
Cathlarm via a corruption into
Cathald by way of association with the Germanic element
-ald "old"... [
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Cerf m Medieval French, Medieval JewishMeans "stag (a large buck or male deer)" in French. Cerf sometimes appears in historical documents concerned with the Jews of Alsace and early modern France; it was a local translation of the Yiddish
Hirsh, meaning "deer", the Hebrew equivalent of which is
Zvi.
Cherubino m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), TheatreDerived from Latin
cherubin meaning "cherubs, cherubim", which refers to a class of angels known as the
cherubim. The term ultimately comes from Hebrew, but it has been theorized that the Jews borrowed the word from Akkadian
kuribu meaning "to bless" or from Assyrian ܟܪܘܒܐ
(karabu) meaning "great, mighty".... [
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Child-of-God m & f Medieval EnglishEnglish translation of Latin
Creatura Christi (see
Creature), a name typically given to children expected to die during birth or immediately afterwards.
Chociesław m Medieval PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Old Church Slavonic
xotěti or
xŭtěti "to want, to wish, to desire", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
xъtěti "to want, to wish, to desire"... [
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Christwin m Medieval FrenchStandardized form of
Cristoinus, a name found in a medieval Latin record, which was derived from Latin
Christus meaning "Christ" and Old High German
wini "friend".
Cidy m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)Derived from Old Castilian
Çid, itself derived from the dialectal Arabic word سيدي
(sīdī), meaning "my lord; my master" (compare
Ceti).
Cīrulis m Medieval BalticDirectly taken from Latvian
cīrulis "lark, skylark", this name was recorded in medieval Latvia.
Claudin m Medieval FrenchMedieval French diminutive of
Claude. A famous bearer of this name was Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490-1562), a French composer of the Renaissance.
Conomor m Breton Legend, History, Medieval Breton (?)From a Brythonic name, possibly *
Cunomāros, derived from Common Celtic *
kwon- "hound" or *
kuno- "high" and *
māros "great". This was the name of Conomor the Cursed, a 6th-century king of Domnonée (modern-day northern Brittany) notorious for his cruelty, who was ultimately excommunicated at the behest of Saint Samson of Dol... [
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Consolat m Medieval ItalianDerived from Latin
consolatus "consoled, comforted". Augurative names such as this were often given to a child born after the death of another.