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.
Belaset f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Old French
bele, the feminine form of the adjective
biau, bel "graceful, elegant, courteous; noble; handsome; beautiful" and Old French
assez "enough; sufficiently" (which in the context of this name would have been understood as "very").
Belcolore f Medieval Italian, LiteratureCombination of Italian
bel "beautiful" and
colore "colour". The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).
Bele f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-FrenchDerived from Old French
bele, the feminine form of the adjective
biau, bel "graceful, elegant, courteous; noble; handsome; beautiful".
Belfante m Medieval ItalianDerived from Italian
bel fante meaning "fair child", which consists of the Italian adjective
bello meaning "fair, beautiful" and the Italian noun
fante, a medieval variant of the (now dated and rare) Italian noun
infante meaning "infant, child"... [
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Belita f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was first recorded in Artaxoa (in the Navarre area) in 1330.
Bellabona f Medieval ItalianDerived from Latin
bella meaning "beautiful, charming, pleasant" and Latin
bona "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".... [
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Beltso m Medieval BasqueOf uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory, however, connects this name to Basque
beltxo, a diminutive of
beltz / baltz "black".
Benvenuta f Medieval Italian, Romansh, History (Ecclesiastical)Feminine form of
Benvenuto. Benvenuta Bojani (1254 - 1292) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. She dedicated her life to strict austerities as an act of repentance and devotion to God and was known to have visions of angels and demons... [
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Beollán m Old Irish, Medieval IrishDerived from Old Irish
beoll "(glowing) fire" and the diminutive suffix
-án. Beollán mac Ciarmaic (died 969) was a king of Brega.
Bergamo m Medieval ItalianDerived from Latin
Bergomum, ultimately from Proto-Germanic
bergaz "mountain". This is the name of an Italian city which was also used as a personal name.
Berke m & f Turkish, Medieval MongolianFrom Turkish
berk and Mongolian бэрх
(berkh) both meaning "strong, firm" or "difficult, hard", derived from Old Turkic
bérk. This was the name of a ruler of the Mongol Golden Horde from 1257-1266... [
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Berkyaruq m Medieval TurkicMeans "firm, unwavering light", from Turkic
berk meaning "firm, solid" and
yaruk meaning "light". This was the name of the fifth sultan of the Seljuk Empire.
Bethóc f Scottish Gaelic, Medieval ScottishDerived from Scottish Gaelic
beatha meaning "life", and therefore is related to the name
Beathag. Most known bearers of this name include Bethóc Ingen mac Maíl Coluim, daughter of Malcolm II, King of Alba, as well as Bethóc, Prioress of Iona, daughter of Somerled, Lord of Argyll.
Bettisia f Medieval ItalianPossibly a diminutive of
Elisabetta, or a variant of
Bettina. Bettisia Gozzadini (1209–1261) was the first woman to teach at a university; specifically the University of Bologna.
Bindo m Medieval ItalianMedieval name of unknown origin. It was very popular in Florence in the age of Dante Alighieri (late 13th - early 14th centuries). It is no more in use but it has originated the common surname
Bindi.
Biordo m Medieval ItalianMeaning uncertain. The best known bearer of this name was the Italian military leader Biordo Michelotti (1352-1398).
Bite f Medieval BalticMedieval Latvian name of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a direct derivation from Latvian
bite "a bee" and a short form of
Brigita.
Bláth f Medieval IrishDerived from Irish
blath "flower; blossom". This was the name of two virgin saints. It was usually Anglicized as
Flora.
Bleiddudd m Medieval WelshWelsh form of the Brythonic name *
Bledjojüd- meaning "wolf lord", from Proto-Brythonic *
blėð meaning "wolf" (Welsh
blaidd) and *
jʉð meaning "lord" (Welsh
udd).