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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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Vinçenço m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician form of Vincent.
Vincentio m Medieval Italian, Theatre
Archaic Italian form of Vincentius. This was used in Shakespeare's comedy 'Taming of the Shrew' (1593).
Vinter m & f Old Swedish, Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Vetr meaning "winter" as well as the modern Scandinavian word for "winter" (see Winter).
Vintilă m Medieval Romanian, Romanian
Romanian name of unclear origin, used as both a masculine personal name and a family name. It was most notably borne as a given name by Vintilă Brătianu (1867-1930), Prime Minister of Romania (1927-1928)... [more]
Viol m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Feyel, recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Vitaluccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vitale, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Víðkunnr m Old Norse, Old Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse víðkunnr "famous".
Vituccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vito, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Vivard m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Vivus This name was us sed as a secular form and translation of Chaim.
Vivus m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Latin adjective vīvus "alive, living; bright, lit, burning, kindled; durable, lasting, persistent". This name was also used as a secular form of Chaim.
Volknand m Medieval German
The name is composed from the Germanic name elements folk "people" and nand "daring, brave".
Volodar m Medieval Ukrainian
Old variant of Volodymyr, or could also come from Ukrainian володар (volodar), meaning "ruler, leader". Alternatively could come from Slavic name elements волдѣти (volděti) "to rule, to control" and даръ (darŭ) "gift".
Voron m Medieval Russian
Derived from either Russian ворон (voron) meaning "raven" or Russian ворона (vorona) meaning "crow" (as in, the bird).
Vrederic m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Frederik.
Vrederick m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Frederik.
Waelram m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Walderam.
Waernaer m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Werner.
Walbert m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), Medieval German
Dutch and German short form of Waldebert as well as a Polish borrowing of this name. There are also instances where this name can be a short form of Walabert.
Walcerz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Walter.
Wallon m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton uuallon, cognate of Old Welsh uualaun, uualon "valorous".
Waltram m German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements walt "to rule" and hraban raven.
Wamba m Medieval Spanish, Gothic
From Gothic wamba meaning "belly, paunch". Wamba was a Visigothic king in the 7th century in what is now Portugal and Spain.
Wane m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Current theories link this name to Finnish vanea "strong, powerful, tempered".
Water m Medieval English
Middle English variant of Walter.
Waundrile m Old Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Wandrille.
Weernaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Wernard.
Weigand m Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Wigand. Also compare Wiegand.... [more]
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.
Welf m Medieval German
The name is derived from a Geman word meaning "puppet, whelp".... [more]
Welter m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Medieval German, Limburgish (Rare)
Medieval variant of Walter. In this day and age, most bearers are elderly Limburgians; otherwise the name has fallen out of use, primarily surviving in the patronymic surnames Welter and Welters.
Wenrich m Medieval German
Derived from the Germanic elements wân meaning "hope, expectation" and ric meaning "ruler, mighty".... [more]
Werwald m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German wara "protection, watch" and Old High German walt "power, authority".
Wiar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vidar.
Wibilo m Medieval German
A diminutive of Wibo.... [more]
Widewuto m Prussian, Baltic Mythology
Derived from the Old Prussian adjective videvis meaning "aware, informed" as well as "known" combined with an Old Prussian diminutive suffix that is the equivalent of the modern Lithuanian masculine diminutive suffix -utis... [more]
Wilcock m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of William. This is the source of the surname Wilcox.
Wilk m Medieval Czech
Derived from Polish wilk "wolf".
Willaem m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Willem.
Willam m English, Medieval Dutch
English variant of William and medieval Dutch variant of Willem.
Willo m Medieval German
Most likely a diminutive of names beginning with the element Will-.
Winebald m Germanic, Medieval Polish
Variant form of Winibald. This name was borne by multiple Catholic saints.
Winter m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vetr.
Winwaloe m Medieval Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Cornish form of Guénolé. Saint Winwaloe is a famous bearer.
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"... [more]
Wirnt m Medieval German
A shortened form of Wernhard.... [more]
Wisse m Dutch, West Frisian, Medieval Dutch
Short form of names containing the Germanic elements wîsan, wîso or wîs, such as Wisamar.
Witołt m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Witold.
Witoslav m Medieval Czech
Derived from Slavic wit, vit "to rule" and slava "glory, fame".
Witowd m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Witold.
Witzke m Medieval German
Probably a diminutive of Wido.
Włościbor m Medieval Polish
Derived from włości "rule" and bor "battle".
Wluiet m Medieval English
Middle English form of Wulfgeat.
Wojslav m Medieval Czech
Derived from Slavic voj "war" and slava "glory, fame".
Wok m Medieval Czech
A medieval Czech name meaning "wolf" (see also Vuk).
Wolfbern m Medieval German
Old High German wolf "wolf" and bero "bear".
Wölflein m Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
An archaic diminutive of Wolf
Wortwin m Medieval German
Derived from Old High German wort "word" and wini "friend".
Wszemir m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Wyllem m Medieval Low German, Medieval Baltic
Medieval Low German form of William, found in 15th-century Estonia and 16th-century Latvia.
Wynand m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Wijnand, Frisian variant of Winand and South African form of Winand.... [more]
Xacob m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Xacobe.
Xácome m Medieval Galician
Galician form of James.
Xes m Galician, Medieval Galician
Variant of Xenxo. It was revived in the 2010's.
Xil m Medieval Galician
Galician form of Giles.
Ximen m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Simon 1.
Ximon m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Simon 1.
Yekutiel m Biblical Hebrew, Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Older form of Jekuthiel, though some sources offer additional possible meanings of "God will nourish" or "doubtful". This was one of the ten names Moses was called throughout his life.
Yesugei m Medieval Mongolian
Means "like nine", deriving from the Mongolic root *yisün (or *yersün) meaning "nine", an auspicious number to the Mongols. Name borne by the father of Genghis Khan.
Yesün m Medieval Mongolian
From the Mongolic root *yisün (or *yersün) meaning "nine", a number considered especially lucky and representing abundance.... [more]
Ymaut m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Possibly derived from Livonian im "miracle" and and "gift".
Yñigo m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Íñigo.
Yoselmann m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
an elaboration of Josel combined with the diminutive medieval German suffix mann
Yowann m Medieval Cornish
Medieval Cornish variant of Jowan.
Ysaque m Medieval Galician, Judeo-Spanish
Medieval Galician variant of Isaac, as well as a Judeo-Spanish form.
Yuçafe m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish form of Yosef (see Joseph).
Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.
Yvrou m Old Norman
Medieval Norman variant of Evroult.
Zacheus m Medieval English, Medieval German, Swedish (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Swedish and medieval English form of Zacchaeus, as well as a German variant of Zachäus.
Zalema m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Catalan adaption of Salimah.
Zane m Venetian (Archaic), Ligurian, Medieval Italian
Venetian and Ligurian form of John.
Zavida m Medieval Serbian, Serbian (Archaic)
Derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". ... [more]
Zeisolf m Medieval German
Formed from the High German name elements ZEIZ "tender" and WOLF "wolf".
Zewi m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Rare)
German transcription of Zvi. It was recorded in medieval German-speaking countries but became very rare in modern times.
Zhytomyr m Medieval Ukrainian
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life", and мир (myr), meaning "peace". This was the name of a Kyivan knyaz, whom the city and region Zhytomyr was named after.
Zilar m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque zilar "silver".
Ziti m Medieval Basque
Basque form of Cid (see Ceti).
Ziyadat Allah m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "Allah increases" from the Arabic زيادة (ziyadat) and combined with الله (Allah)
Zorzi m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian, Sardinian
Medieval Italian variant of Giorgi and Sardinian and Venetian form of George.
Zybert m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Siegbert.
Zymprian m Medieval German
Late medieval German form of Symphorian, possibly via its rare variant spelling Zymphorian.... [more]
Zyppolt m Medieval German
Contracted form of Sigwald or Sigbald.
Zyprian m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian), which is still in use today, albeit barely so. The name is more common as a patronymic surname.... [more]