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.
Gurvand m Medieval BretonDerived from Old Breton
gour, itself an intesifying prefix, and Old Breton
c'hoant / huant "desire; aspiration, ambition". Gurvand was a claimant to the Duchy of Brittany and complicit in the conspiracy which assassinated King Salomon I in 874.
Gweirca f Medieval WelshOf uncertain origin and meaning; some sources assume that the name might actually have been
Gwerica.... [
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Gweirful f Medieval WelshOld Welsh name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from the Welsh elements
gwair "turn, bend, circle" (older form
gweir) and
mul "modest, shy".
Gwenllwyfo f Medieval WelshFrom Welsh
gwen (the feminine form of gwyn) meaning "white, fair, blessed" and
llwyf meaning "elm".
Gwenwynwyn m Medieval WelshFamous bearer is Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog, the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.
Hadelinde f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hadu meaning "battle" and Proto-Germanic
*linþaz meaning "gentle, sweet, mild".
Haimbert m Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
heim, Old Frankish
*haim meaning "home" and Old High German
beraht, Old Saxon
berht meaning "bright" from Proto-Germanic
*berhtaz.
Haimengarde f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
heim, Old Frankish
*haim meaning "home" and Old Saxon
gard, Old High German
gart meaning "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
Halewijn m Medieval DutchName of the titular character in of the well-known Dutch medieval ballad "Heer Halewijn zong een liedekijn"/"The Song of Lord Halewijn".
Hanno m Medieval German, German (Rare)A short form of German names containing the name element
han. The name element is explained as "cock" (modern German
Hahn) or as "Singer".
Hasala f Medieval GermanProbably a hypochoristic form of names containing the name element
hadu "battle, combat". In Old High German, the word
hasala means "hazel", but I don't think that this is the etymology of the name.
Hazecha f Medieval GermanA diminutive form of names with the secondary German name element
HAZ derived from the Germanic name element
HAD "battle, combat".... [
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Hebbla f Old SwedishOld Swedish name of unknown origin. Found in Östergötland in Sweden and in Finland.