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.
Volburg m Medieval GermanDerived from Old High German
folk meaning "people, nation" and
burg meaning "castle, city".
Voron m Medieval RussianDerived from either Russian ворон
(voron) meaning "raven" or Russian ворона
(vorona) meaning "crow" (as in, the bird).
Vulfetrude f Medieval FrenchFrankish feminine name derived from the Germanic elements
wulf meaning "wolf" and
thrud meaning "strength".
Wakerild f Medieval EnglishMiddle English form of the Old English name *
Wacerhild, derived from
wacor meaning "watchful, vigilant" (cognate with Old High German
wakkar) and
hild meaning "battle".
Wallon m Medieval BretonDerived from Old Breton
uuallon, cognate of Old Welsh
uualaun, uualon "valorous".
Wamba m Medieval Spanish, GothicFrom Gothic
wamba meaning "belly, paunch". Wamba was a Visigothic king in the 7th century in what is now Portugal and Spain.
Watt m Anglo-Saxon, Medieval EnglishMeaning uncertain. Possibly related to Old English
hwatu "omen, divination", itself derived from Old Germanic
*hwatō "incitement, motivation", or to
wadan "to go, advance, travel"... [
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Weirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)Variant form of
Wirich. Known bearers of this name include the medieval German nobleman Weirich von Gemmingen (1493-1548) and his grandson Weirich von Gemmingen (1575-1613), also a German nobleman.
Werwald m Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
wara "protection, watch" and Old High German
walt "power, authority".
Widewuto m Prussian, Baltic MythologyDerived from the Old Prussian adjective
videvis meaning "aware, informed" as well as "known" combined with an Old Prussian diminutive suffix that is the equivalent of the modern Lithuanian masculine diminutive suffix
-utis... [
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Wilgefortis f Medieval, History (Ecclesiastical)This name is best known for being the name of a late medieval saint, who was discovered to be fictional in the late 16th century but continued to be venerated in some places until 1969, when the Church finally removed her from the liturgical calendar and supressed her cult... [
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Wimund m Medieval EnglishPossibly a variant of
Wigmund. Wimund was a bishop who became a seafaring warlord adventurer in the 1100s. His story was passed down by 12th-century English historian William of Newburgh in his
Historia rerum anglicarum.
Wirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)The first element of this name is usually derived from Old High German
wîg meaning "warrior" or "war, battle", but there are also certainly cases where it is derived from Old High German
wîh meaning "holy"... [
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Wszebąd m Medieval PolishFrom the elements
wsze ("everything", "everyone", "always", and
bąd ("to be", "to exist, "to live").
Yekara f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Hebrew
יְקָרָה (yekara), the feminine form of the adjective
יָקָר (yakar), "dear, expensive". This name was considered a variant of
Chera.
Yesüder m Medieval MongolianFrom the Mongolic root
*yersün meaning "nine" combined with the suffix
-der used for masculine names.
Yesugei m Medieval MongolianMeans "like nine", deriving from the Mongolic root
*yisün (or
*yersün) meaning "nine", an auspicious number to the Mongols. Name borne by the father of
Genghis Khan.
Yesülün f Medieval MongolianFrom the Mongolic root
*yersün meaning "nine" combined with the suffix
-lün used for feminine personal names.
Yesün m Medieval MongolianFrom the Mongolic root
*yisün (or
*yersün) meaning "nine", a number considered especially lucky and representing abundance.... [
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Ythier m Medieval FrenchMedieval French variant of a Germanic name in which the second element is
heri meaning "army, warrior"; the first element may be related to
id "work, labour" or
idhja "negotiate"... [
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Zbrosław m Medieval PolishMeans "he, who is famous thanks to fighting", from the elements
zbro ("to fight") and
sław ("fame")
Zbywoj m Medieval PolishFrom the elements
zby, meaning "to renounce, to get rid of" and
woj, meaning "fighter, soldier".
Zhenjin m Medieval MongolianThis name means "true gold" in Chinese. Zhenjin (1243 – January 5, 1286) was the second son of Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan dynasty. He was designated as the Crown Prince by Kublai Khan in 1273, and became the head of the Central Secretariat... [
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Ziede f Medieval BalticDerived from either Latvian
zieds "blossom, bloom; flower" or from Latvian
ziedēt "to blossom, to flower". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.
Zifar m Literature, Medieval SpanishMeaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.