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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.
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Pasky m Medieval English
Diminutive of Pascal.
Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval 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... [more]
Paynot m Medieval English
Diminutive of Payn.
Pentecoste f Medieval, Medieval English
Greek 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.... [more]
Perkin m Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Peter. (The surname Perkins is derived from this medieval diminutive.) A known bearer was Perkin Warbeck (ca... [more]
Phillip m & f Medieval English
Variant of Philip (masculine) as well as a vernacular form of Philipa (feminine) used in medieval times.
Philpot m & f Medieval English
Diminutive of Philip and Phillipa.
Pidcock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Peter. See also Peacock.
Posthuma f Medieval English (?), English (Archaic)
Feminization of Posthumus. (Cf. Postuma.) This was used as a second or third name to indicate the child's father had died before her birth, e.g. Gulielma Maria Posthuma Springett (1644-1694), the wife of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.
Posthumus m Medieval English
Used as a second or third name to indicate the child of a deceased parent. ex. Thomas Posthumus son of Thomas. ... [more]
Proxima f Medieval English (Rare)
From Latin proximus "nearest; closest."
Puglith f Obscure, Medieval English (Rare)
An obscure medieval name of unknown meaning. This was recorded in 1541 in Devon, England.
Pymme f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Euphemia, which was popular in England in the Middle Ages.
Sabelina f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Medieval English and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Sabina as well as a Judeo-Anglo-Norman feminine form of Sabelin... [more]
Sachery m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Zachary.
Saelova f Medieval English
Middle English form of Sælufu.
Saieva f Medieval English
Medieval form of Sægiefu.
Samia f Medieval English
Possibly a feminine form of Samson.
Sandercock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Sander, a short form of Alexander.
Saulf m Medieval English
Medieval form of Sæwulf.
Saxleve f Medieval English
Derived from Old English seax "dagger" and leofu "love".
Sayeva f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Sægiefu.
Scolace f Medieval English
English vernacular form of Scholastica. In England it was used as a Christian name from the late 12th century until the Protestant Reformation.
Seabert m Medieval English
Derives from the Old English name Sæbeorht from meaning "sea" and beorht meaning "bright".
Seafowl m Medieval English
Derived from the Old English elements "sea" and fugol "bird".
Seberga f Medieval English, Old Norse (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly derived from Old English elements meaning "sea" and burg meaning "fortress". This name might also be an Anglicization of the Old Norse name Sæbjørg.
Sedania f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sedany, itself a variant of Sidony.
Sedemai f Medieval English
Variant of Sedemaiden, the medieval English form of Old English *Sidumægden or *Seodumægden.
Sedemaiden f Medieval English
Variation of Sidumægden used in the Medieval English times. A shortened version of this name is Sedemai.
Seely m & f Medieval English
Medieval 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... [more]
Segar m Medieval English
Medieval form of Sægar, an Old English name derived from the elements "sea" and gar "spear".
Sehild f Medieval English
Medieval form of Sæhild.
Seigiv f Medieval English
Medieval 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.
Selioma f Medieval English
Etymology uncertain, although it is likely a form of Salome. It is attested in 16th Century England.
Sely f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old English sælig "happy, blessed". (As a Jewish name it can be considered a Judeo-Anglo-Norman Contage of the Yiddish name (1)Zelda).
Semila f Medieval, Medieval English
A rare medieval name of uncertain origin.
Sense m & f Medieval English
Medieval transliteration of Senchia or Sancho.
Sephare f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Zipporah.
Sewenna f Medieval English
Latinized form of Sæwynn.
Sibba f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Sybil
Sibley f Medieval English
Medieval vernacular form of Sibylla (see Sibyl).
Sigrith f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Sigríðr.
Silkin f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Sibyl, via its short form Sill.
Simkin m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of Simon 1.
Sinoth m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Sigenoth.
Sireda f Medieval English
Of 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.
Sitha f Medieval English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a borrowing of Síða or a truncated form of Ositha.
Splendora f Medieval English, Italian
Medieval 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.
Spragge m Medieval English
Meaning "lively."
Stanburg f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English element stan 1 meaning "stone" and burg meaning "fortress"... [more]
Stanilde f Medieval English, Central African (Rare), English (Rare)
Means "Stone battle". It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon elements stan 1 meaning "Stone", and hild meaning "Battle".
Swale f Medieval English, Anglo-Scandinavian (?)
Possibly derived from the Old Norse name Svala.
Sweeting f Medieval English
From Old English swet "sweet".
Sweetlove f Medieval English
From old English swet "sweet" and lufu "love".
Swetelove f Medieval English
Variation of Swetlufu used in the Medieval English times.