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.
Nevenoe m Medieval Breton, Breton (Rare), HistoryOlder form of
Neven. Nevenoe was the first Duke of Brittany from 846 to his death in 851. He is the Breton pater patriae and to Breton nationalists he is known as
Tad ar Vro "father of the country".
Nezhka f Medieval RussianDerived form the Russian
нежная (nezhnaya) meaning "tender". Found in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters.
Nicol m & f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)Medieval Dutch shorter form or variant of
Nicolaes. It was exclusively a masculine name at the time. The name has since become used on females as well, which happened in the second half of the 20th century (after World War II)... [
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Ninogniew m Medieval PolishMeaning "one whose anger is new", from the elements
nino ("young" or "new"), and
gniew ("anger").
Nivo m Medieval, GermanicHypocoristic of names beginning with Old High German word
niwi meaning "new".
Nosimir m Medieval SlavicThe first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic
nositi "to carry, to bear, to bring, to wear". Compare modern Czech
nosit "to wear, to carry, to bring" and modern Polish
nosić "to carry, to bear, to wear"... [
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Nosislav m Medieval SlavicThe first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic
nositi "to carry, to bear, to bring, to wear". Compare modern Czech
nosit "to wear, to carry, to bring" and modern Polish
nosić "to carry, to bear, to wear"... [
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Nudimir m Medieval SlavicThe first element of this name is possibly derived from Old Church Slavonic
nuditi "to plague, to intimidate, to force", which is closely related to Old Russian
nǫditi "to compel". Also compare modern Serbo-Croatian
nuditi "to offer, to bid"... [
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Nymandus m Medieval GermanRecorded in 1350 in Silesia and in the Rhineland region of what is today Germany, this name is basically a Latinization of the German word
niemand "nobody". ... [
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Obbe m Frisian, Old Swedish, SwedishFrisian short form of Germanic names containing the first element
AUD and a last element beginning with
-b... or an Old Swedish and Swedish form of
Ubbi.
Odart m Medieval, Germanic, Old Saxon, Medieval Italian, Medieval Scottish, Medieval French, Estonian (Archaic)Old High German
ōt, Old Saxon
ōd "wealth, riches" + Old Saxon
hard, Old High German
hart "strong, hard".
Odelrad m Medieval GermanDerived from Old High German
uodal "heritage, homestead" combined with
rāt "counsel, advice".
Ögedei m Medieval MongolianMeaning unknown, possibly derived from Turkish
ok "arrow" and
tay "colt". This name was borne by Ögedei Khan (1186–1241), the second khagan of the Mongol Empire and a son of
Genghis Khan.
Ogo m MedievalA hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Og- or Oc-, a prototheme that developed from a reduced form of
Otger.
Oktár m Medieval HungarianOf uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Turkic-Mongolian
*öktem "strong, brave, imperious; proud, boastful; pride" and the verb
ökte- / oktä- "to encourage"... [
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Olef m & f Old SwedishFor masculine purposes Olef is used as a Old Swedish form of
Óleifr, for feminine purposes Olef is used as a Old Swedish form of
Ólæif.
Olio m Medieval BasqueOriginated from Roman patronymic surname
Aulius, or from Basque
Oilo "Hen".
Omobono m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)Means "good man" in the dialect of the Po valley in Italy. Omobono Tucenghi was a merchant of Cremona, who dedicated all of his life to charity and peacemaking. He was canonized in 1197 and is the patron saint of the city of Cremona as well as of business people, tailors, shoemakers and clothworkers.
Ond m Medieval HungarianAccording to the 'Gesta Hungarorum' Ond is one of the seven Hungarian chieftains.
Onesta f Medieval Italian, ItalianMedieval Italian name directly taken from the noun
onestà "honesty" or the (feminine) adjective
onesta "honest; sincere".
Onfim m Medieval RussianOld Novgorodian form of the name
Anthemios. This was the name of a 7 year old boy who lived in Novgorod in the 13th century, known for his well-preserved notes, drawings and homework exercises scratched in birch bark... [
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Oprea f Medieval RomanianDerived from Romanian
a opri "to stop". This name was given to a child in the hopes that it would be the last child born into the family.
Orabilis f Medieval LatinDerived from the Latin adjective
orabilis meaning "exorable" as well as "entreatable". In turn, the word is derived from the Latin verb
oro meaning "to speak" as well as "to plead, to beg, to pray, to entreat" combined with a Latin adjectival suffix (either
-abilis or
-bilis).... [
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