Medieval Submitted Names

These names were used in medieval times.
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Grissel f Medieval English
This is a short form of Griselda.... [more]
Grīva f Medieval Baltic
Derived from Latvian grīva "estuary". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.
Groa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gróa.
Grozav m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian grozav "terrific, awesome, great" but also "terrible, aweful, dreadful".
Gruoch f Medieval Scottish, History
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the wife of King Macbeth of Scotland. She was immortalized as Lady Macbeth in the Shakespeare play Macbeth, though the facts about her are few.
Gryfina f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Agrypina. Gryfina (c. 1248 – between 1305 and 1309) was a Princess of Kraków by her marriage to Leszek II the Black; she later became a nun and abbess.
Grzymek m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish short form of Peregryn.
Gualdo m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian form of Waldo 2. The modern Italian form is Valdo.
Gualduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Gualdo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Gualfredo m Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan form of both Walahfrid and Walfrid (see Waldfrid), as Germanic Wal- is typically transformed into Gual-.
Gualfreduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Gualfredo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Gubbe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gubbi or from Old Swedish gubbe meaning "old man".
Guccia f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Guccio.
Guccio m Medieval Italian
Short form of Arriguccio, Uguccio and other pet forms that end in -guccio.... [more]
Gude f Low German (Archaic), Medieval Baltic
Low German short form of names that contain either the element god- "god" or guth- (Old High German gund) "war; fight".... [more]
Gudela f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Guthela. It was recorded in Frankfurt, Germany in the 1300s.
Gudhfridh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðfríðr.
Gudhir m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðvér.
Gudhlef m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðlæifr.
Gudhlek m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðleikr.
Gudhløgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðlaug.
Gudhmund m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðmundr.
Gudhmundh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant form of Gudhmund.
Gudhniut m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðniútr.
Gudhridh f Anglo-Scandinavian
Variant of Guthrith, a form of Guðríðr which occurs in Domesday Book. Also compare Gytha.
Gudhvi f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðví.
Gudmar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Old Swedish
Modern form of Guðmarr, an Old Norse name derived from the Old Norse name elements goðr "god" and mærr "famous".
Gudve f Norwegian (Archaic), Medieval Scandinavian
Variant of Guðvé or Gudveig recorded in the late Middle Ages.
Gudvie f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Guðví.
Guelfuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Guelfo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Guentigirn m Medieval Cornish
Possibly a Cornish adoption of Kentigern.
Guerchon m Judeo-French
Judeo-French form of Gershon.
Guethencar m Medieval Breton
From Old Breton (g)uethen "warrior, war" and Old Breton car "friend, kinsman".
Guglielmuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Guglielmo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Guia f Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Gui.
Guialma f Medieval Catalan
Catalan cognate of Willelma.
Guiana f English (Modern), Medieval French, Occitan, Medieval Occitan, Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Derived from Guyenne, an occasional Occitan corruption of Aquitaine. Guiana is also sometimes a spelling for the country of Guyana in South America.
Guibaud m Medieval French
French form of Wibald.
Guibourg f Medieval French, French (Rare)
Medieval French form of Wigburg and also of Witburg (via forms like Guitburg).... [more]
Guichåd m Medieval Walloon
Medieval Walloon of Guichard.
Guida f Medieval Italian, Italian
Feminine form of Guido.
Guidoaldo m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Widald. The name might also have been a combination of Guido with Aldo in some cases.
Guidobaldo m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Witbald. There have also been cases where the name is a combination of Guido with Ubaldo.... [more]
Guidotto m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Guido, as -otto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Guiduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Guido, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Guilbaud m Medieval French
French form of Wilbald (see Willibald).
Guilberto m Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Wilbert as well as the medieval Italian form of that name. The modern Italian form is Vilberto.... [more]
Guilelma f Medieval Catalan
Feminine form of Guilelm.
Guillaem m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of the French name Guillaume.
Guillemme m Medieval French
Middle French form of William.
Guillén m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (Modern), Aragonese, Galician (Rare)
Aragonese form of William and Galician variant of Guillerme as well as a medieval Spanish form of Guillermo which was revived in the early 2000s.
Guilliam m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of the French name Guillaume. It remains in use to this day, but it's extremely rare.... [more]
Guillotin m Medieval French
Diminutive of Guille, itself a short form of Guillaume. Also see Guillot.
Guinand m Medieval French
French form of Winand.
Guiniforte m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Guinifort, which is a variant of Gunifort.
Guionne f Medieval Breton
Gallicized feminine form of Guion.
Guiot m Medieval French
Diminutive of Guy 1.
Guiote f Medieval French
Feminine form of Guiot.
Guiral m Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Gérald.
Guíshen m Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Occitan and Gascon form of Guichen.
Guittone m Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Variant of Guidone. A known bearer of this name was the Tuscan poet Guittone d'Arezzo (c. 1235-1294).
Gŭlěbŭ m Medieval Russian
Old East Slavic form of Guðleifr.
Gulija f Medieval Baltic, Tatar (Archaic)
Recorded in 16th-century Lithuania among the Tatar Muslim community, it is likely a Slavicized form of the Tatar Guli.
Gulle m & f Old Swedish
Old Swedish short form of Guðleifr, a masculine variant of Gulla, or a feminine spelling variant of Gulla.
Gumbaud m Germanic, Medieval French, Medieval German
Derived from Old High German gund meaning "war, battle" and Old High German bald meaning "bold".
Gumbert m Germanic, Medieval German, Medieval French, Medieval Italian
Derived from Old High German gund meaning "war, battle" and Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.... [more]
Gumbor f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gunborg.
Gumbrand m Germanic, Old Norse, Medieval Italian
Derived from Old High German gund, Old Norse gunnr, guðr meaning "war, battle" with Old High German, Old Norse brant meaning "fire, brand".
Gumme m Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
From Old Swedish gumme "husband, man". Also a diminutive of names like Gudhmar and Gudmund.
Gunbiørgh f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gunnbiǫrg.
Gunbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gunnbiǫrn.
Gunborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gunnbiǫrg.
Guncerz m Medieval Polish
Polish form of Gunter.
Gundesinde f Medieval French, Medieval Portuguese
Derived from Old High German gund from "war, battle" and Old Saxon swīth, Gothic swinþs from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz meaning "strong".
Gundhard m Old Swedish, Upper German
Old High German name, combination of GUNN "battle, fight" and HARD "hard, strong."
Gundisalvo m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (Latin American, Archaic)
Archaic Spanish form of Gundisalvus (see Gonzalo).
Gundlach m Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the name elements gunda "fight, battle" and leih "play".
Gundo m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Latinized form of Gunde.
Gunhard m Old Swedish, Finnish
Swedish form of Gundhard.
Gunkil m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gunnkæll.
Gunlef m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gunnlæifr.
Gunnild f Old Swedish, Old Danish, Danish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gunnhildr and Danish variant of Gunild.
Gunnketill m Old Norse, Medieval English
Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "war" and ketill "cauldron, helmet".
Gunnor f Old Norman, Anglo-Norman
Old Norman form of Gunnvǫr. This name was borne by a wife of Richard I of Normandy.
Gunnulf m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern form of Gunnulfr.
Gunnur f Icelandic, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Gunnr.
Gunsten m Old Swedish, Old Danish, Swedish (Modern)
Old Swedish, Swedish and Old Danish form of Gunnstæinn.
Gunthrudh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gunnþrúðr.
Gunvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gunnviðr.
Gunware f Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Gunnvǫr (see Gunvor).
Gunwor f Medieval English
Form of Gunware found in the Alecto edition of Domesday Book.
Gurvand m Medieval Breton
Derived 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.
Gute m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish
Variant of either Guti or Goti.
Gute f Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
Derived from German gut "good".
Gütel f Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German (Rare), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Gittel that typically appears in German (gentile, Silesian) sources
Gutel f Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish
An archaic diminutive of Gute (see Gittel)
Guthbiorn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Guðbiǫrn.
Gutheil f Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Yiddish diminutive of Gute, created by combining Gut "good" with the Old High German element heil meaning "healthy, whole". it was common for medieval Jews to use elements as diminutive suffixes
Guthir m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Guðvér.
Guthmund m Old Danish, Anglo-Saxon
Old Danish form of Guðmundr, as well as an Old English name derived from the elements guð "combat, battle, war" and mund "protector, guardian".
Guti m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gautr or Goti.
Gutia f Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque guti "little".
Gutlin f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gute and Guta, recorded in Frankfurt, Germany throughout the 14th century.
Gutmann m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Derived from the Middle High German and Yiddish name elements Gut "Good" and Mann "Man". This name was frequently used as a medieval vernacular form of Tovia
Guyot m Medieval French
Diminutive of Guy 1.
Guyotte f Medieval French
Feminine form of Guyot.
Güyük m Medieval Mongolian
Güyük (c. 1206–1248) was the third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
Gweirca f Medieval Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning; some sources assume that the name might actually have been Gwerica.... [more]
Gweirful f Medieval Welsh
Old Welsh name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from the Welsh elements gwair "turn, bend, circle" (older form gweir) and mul "modest, shy".
Gwenhwyvach f Medieval Welsh
Middle Welsh form of Gwenhwyfach.
Gwenlliana f Medieval Welsh
Medieval Latinization of Gwenllian.
Gwenllwyfo f Medieval Welsh
From Welsh gwen (the feminine form of gwyn) meaning "white, fair, blessed" and llwyf meaning "elm".
Gwenthlian f Medieval Welsh
Either a variant or a semi-Anglicization of Gwenllian.
Gwenwynwyn m Medieval Welsh
Famous bearer is Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog, the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.
Gwerful f Medieval Welsh
Form of Gweirful. This was the name of two Welsh poets in the 15th century.
Gwivarc'h m Medieval Breton
Derived from Breton gwiv "lively, cheerful" and marc'h "horse".
Gwrgenau m Medieval Welsh
From Welsh gwor- "over" (intensifying prefix) and cenau "cub, whelp".
Gyenes m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Dénes.
Gyridh f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gyríðr.
Gyrith f Old Swedish
Younger form of Gyríðr.
Gyrlin f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Girdrud.
Gyrth m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gyrðr.
Gyung f Medieval Hungarian
Recorded in 13th-century Hungary
Hadelinde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hadu meaning "battle" and Proto-Germanic *linþaz meaning "gentle, sweet, mild".
Hadewijch f Medieval Dutch
Variant spelling of Hadewych.
Hæghvald m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hægvaldr.
Hæghvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hægviðr.
Hælghe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Helgi.
Hærmodh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herimot.
Hagbard m Medieval Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Folklore, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Hagbarðr or Hagabert. Hagbard (Hagbarðr) was a legendary Scandinavian sea-king mentioned in several Norse sagas... [more]
Haghne m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hagni.
Häghvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish alternative transcription of Hæghvidh.
Hagin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Haim.
Haïm m Judeo-French
French form of Chaim.
Haimbert m Medieval French
Derived 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 French
Derived from Old High German heim, Old Frankish *haim meaning "home" and Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart meaning "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
Haimhard m Medieval German
From Germanic heim "home" and hard "strong".
Hain m Medieval German, Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Hainrich, which still survives in Limburgish (specifically the dialect of Kerkrade, which is located on the border with Germany).... [more]
Hainrich m Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Heinrich.
Hakun m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hákon.
Halawa f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "sweetness" in Arabic.
Halbertus m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Albertus.
Halbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hallbiǫrn.
Haldan m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Halfdan.
Halden m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Halfdan.
Halewijn m Medieval Dutch
Name of the titular character in of the well-known Dutch medieval ballad "Heer Halewijn zong een liedekijn"/"The Song of Lord Halewijn".
Hälghe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Helgi.
Halhal f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Meaning "agitation".
Halkin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Harry, derived from Hal combined with the diminutive suffix -kin.
Hallbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hallbiǫrn.
Hallet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Henry.
Hals m Old Norse, Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse hals "throat", "neck".
Halwya f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Halvi.
Hamelot m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hamon and Hamond.
Hamet m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish form of Ahmad (compare Amete).
Hammett m Medieval English
Possible relation to Hamon?
Hamonet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hamon and Hamond.
Han m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Jan 1.
Hanechin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman adoption of Hankin.
Hanneman m & f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch pet form of Hanne 1, as the Germanic element man has been used as a suffix for pet forms of both masculine and feminine names since the 7th century AD... [more]
Hannemann m Medieval German
Medieval German cognate of Hanneman.
Hannijn m Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Han 10.
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".
Hanns m German, Medieval Baltic
Variant of Hans retaining the double n of Johannes.
Hanse f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in 13th-century Latvia, it is a feminine form of Hans.
Hansen m Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Hans.
Hanss m Medieval Baltic, Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Hans, as well as the modern Latvian form.
Hanß m German (Archaic), Medieval German
Archaic spelling variant of Hans.
Hanyn m Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian diminutive of John.
Haouys f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Hawys.
Haquet m Judeo-French
Diminutive of Isaac.
Haquin m Judeo-French
Diminutive of Isaac.
Haquinet m Judeo-French
Diminutive of Haquin.
Härborg f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Herborg.
Harek m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hárekr.
Harik m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hárekr.
Härjulf m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæriulfr.
Härlef m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herleifr.
Härlek m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herleikr.
Härlög m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herlaugr.
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