These
names were used in medieval times.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Everald m Medieval French, Medieval EnglishDerived from Old High German
ebur "boar" and Old High German
walt "power; authority". This name was borne by Blessed Everald Hanse (died 31 July 1581), an English Roman Catholic martyr.
Evfimija f Medieval UkrainianUkrainian form of
Euphemia. Evfimija Vladimirovna, known as Euphemia of Kiev in English (fl. 1112–died 4 April 1139), was Queen Consort of Hungary by marriage to Coloman, King of Hungary.
Eyba f Old SwedishOlder form of
Ebba 1 as well as a short form of Old High German names beginning with
eylb- (see
agi).
Fachanan m Medieval IrishA saint whose feast is observed liturgically throughout all Ireland. He is patron of the diocese of Ross, where he was probably the first bishop.
Falatrude f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
falco meaning "falcon" and Proto-Germanic
*þrūþ meaning "strength" or Proto-Germanic
*trut meaning "maiden".
Falkes m Anglo-NormanSir Falkes de Bréauté was an Anglo-Norman soldier who earned high office by loyally serving first King John and later King Henry III in the First Barons' War.
Faoiltighearna f Medieval IrishDerived from Irish
faol "wolf" and
tighearna "lady". This was the name of an Irish virgin saint whose feast-day was 17 March.
Farbert m Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
fara meaning "a going, journey, trip" and Old High German
beraht, Old Saxon
berht meaning "bright" from Proto-Germanic
*berhtaz.
Fargrim m Anglo-ScandinavianAnglo-Scandinavian name, from a hypothetical Old Norse name *
Fargrímr which is derived from the present stem of the Old Norse verb
fara "to go, to travel" and Old Norse
gríma "mask, helm".
Farinata m Medieval Italian, LiteratureMeaning uncertain. It might be derived from Italian
farinata meaning "flat baked pancake made from chickpeas", or more likely, from an Italian nickname for a flour miller. In both cases, it is ultimately derived from the Italian word
farina meaning "flour, meal".... [
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Farulf m Germanic, Medieval ScandinavianGermanic name derived from the elements
fara "journey" (possibly via Gothic
faran "to travel"; alternatively it could be from Langobardic
fara "family, line, kind") and
wulf "wolf" (Gothic
vulfs)... [
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Fawila f Medieval PolishPolish form of the Latin
Favilla, borne by an early Christian martyr. The name is recorded in use in Poland in 1306.
Ferrante m Medieval ItalianVariant form of
Ferrando. Some sources state that aside from this particular derivation, (there where instances where) the name Ferrante could also be directly derived from the medieval French given name
Ferrand (also found spelled as
Ferrant), which would then essentially make Ferrante an italianization of a French name... [
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Fíneamhain f Medieval IrishProbably derived from Middle Irish
fínemain which meant "vine" or "vineyard", a derivative of Latin
vindemia (making it a cognate of the English vocabulary word
vintage). This name was recorded in three instances in 14th- and 15th-century Irish annals.
Flaín m Medieval SpanishPossibly from Latin
Flavinus meaning "belonging to the gens
Flavia" or a diminutive of Latin
flavus "yellow, blonde".
Fluri f Medieval EnglishPossibly a variant to Fleur. This name was used in European area during the Middle Ages and Renaissance eras.
Formosa f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Latin
formosa, the feminine form of the adjective
formosus, "beautiful, handsome; aesthetic, well-formed".
Fortebraccio m Medieval ItalianMeans "strong arm" in Italian, as it is derived from Italian
forte meaning "strong" combined with Italian
braccio meaning "arm" (the plural form is
bracci).... [
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Fraisende f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
frāgēn "to ask" and Old Saxon
swīth, ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*swinþaz "strong".
Frankbert m Medieval GermanDerived from Old High German name “Frankobert”, composed of two elements:
*frankô meaning “javelin, free-man, sincere or truthful” but also the name of the tribe called the Franks plus the element
beraht meaning “light, bright, shining”.