This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Medieval English; and the first letter is A or M or P or S.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval EnglishMedieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French
pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French
Pavie "woman from
Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [
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Pentecoste f Medieval, Medieval EnglishGreek
Πεντηκοστή "the fiftieth
Day", the Greek name of the Feast of Weeks, which in Christian traditions was celebrated as the feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.... [
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Posthumus m Medieval EnglishUsed as a second or third name to indicate the child of a deceased parent. ex. Thomas Posthumus son of Thomas. ... [
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Seabert m Medieval EnglishDerives from the Old English name Sæbeorht from
sæ meaning "sea" and
beorht meaning "bright".
Seely m & f Medieval EnglishMedieval nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English
seely "happy, fortunate" (from Old English
sæl "happiness, good fortune"). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages... [
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Seigiv f Medieval EnglishMedieval form of
Sægiefu. It was mentioned by the 12th-century historian Reginald of Durham as belonging to a 7th-century Christian woman from Hawick who, with
Rosfrith, had worshipped at the lost chapel of St Cuthbert in the Slitrig valley.
Sireda f Medieval EnglishOf debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of
Sigreda and a feminine form of
Sired, the medieval English form of Old English
Sigeræd.
Splendora f Medieval English, ItalianMedieval English name (found in a Curia Regis Roll item dated 1213), derived from Latin
splendor meaning "brilliance, brightness, lustre, distinction". (It was listed in 'A Dictionary of English Surnames' by Dr Reaney, who noted: 'In the Middle Ages there was a fashion for fanciful feminine names, few of which have survived, or given rise to surnames.') This is also the name a small town in the U.S. state of Texas.