Medieval Submitted Names

These names were used in medieval times.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Bundi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bóandi.
Buonamico m Medieval Italian
Variant of Bonamico. The Italian painter Buonamico Buffalmacco (c. 1290-1340) was the basis of a trickster character in Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron (1350).
Buonfiglio m Medieval Italian
Means "good child" in Italian, derived from Italian buono meaning "good, fair" combined with Italian figlio meaning "child, son".... [more]
Buqa m Medieval Mongolian
From the Mongolic word buka meaning "bull".
Buqu m & f Medieval Mongolian
Means "deer" in Middle Mongolian.
Burcard m Medieval English
Old English variant of Burkhard.
Burgold m Medieval German, German (Silesian, Archaic)
Composed from the Germanic name elements burg "protection; protected place" and walt "to rule".
Burunild f Medieval Scottish
A medieval Scottish form of Brunhild.
Busir m Khazar
Name of a Khazar Khagan
Buyantu m Medieval Mongolian
Older form of Buyant. Buyantu Khan was the eighth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
Byrghita f Old Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Old Swedish and Medieval Norwegian variant of Birgitta.
Byrgitta f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Brigita.
Byrita f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Byrghita (see Birgitta).
Bytzel f Medieval German
Maybe a diminutive of a name containing the secondary name element BIZ, probably derived from BID "to sustain; to hope"
Cacciaguida m Medieval Italian (Archaic)
Name of an Italian crusader (Cacciaguida Degli Elisei), who was also the grandfather of Dante Alighieri.
Cadarius m Medieval Hungarian
Cadarius was a nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary who served as Judge royal in 1146, during the reign of Géza II of Hungary.
Cadhoiarn m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cat "battle" and (ho)iarn "iron".
Cadok m Medieval Cornish, History
According to William of Worcester, writing in the fifteenth century, Cadoc of Cornwall was a survivor of the Cornish royal line at the time of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 and was appointed as the first Earl of Cornwall by William the Conqueror... [more]
Cadwal m Medieval Welsh, Breton (Rare)
From Old Welsh cad "battle" and gwal "leader". This occurs in Shakespeare's play 'Cymbeline' (1609) as the name of Arviragus while in hiding in Wales.... [more]
Cadwallader m Medieval Welsh (Anglicized), Welsh (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cadwaladr. This spelling occurs in Shakespeare's 'Henry V'.... [more]
Cadwethen m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cat "battle" and (g)uethen "warrior, war".
Cadwobri m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cat "battle" and uuobri "serious, important".
Cadwored m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cat "battle" and uuoret "shelter, protection".
Caillín m Medieval Irish
Meaning uncertain. According to one source, the name means "little cowl" in Irish, in which case it should ultimately be derived from the Irish noun caille meaning "veil".... [more]
Caineach f Medieval Irish
Medieval form of Cainnech.
Caintigern f Medieval Irish
Medieval Irish form of Kentigerna.
Cali f Medieval Italian
Italian form of Kale.
Calinica f Medieval Romanian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Calinichia. Doamna Calinichia is known as Lady Calinica in English.
Calinichia f Medieval Romanian
Diminutive of Călina. Ana-Călina, mother of Mircea I of Wallachia, was known as Doamna Calinichia (Lady Calinichia).
Callwen f Medieval Welsh
Derived from call meaning "wise, sensible" and gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed", or cellan meaning "little cell".
Calomaria f Medieval Italian
From Greek κάλος meaning "beautiful" combined with Maria.
Calot m Judeo-French
Diminutive of Calo.
Călțuna f Medieval Romanian
This was the name of Vlad Dracul's noble Wallachian mistress, a boyar lady who became the mother of his son Vlad Călugărul ('Vlad the Monk').
Calvo m Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin calvus "bald".
Cancor m Medieval German
Probably related to Old High German kanker "spider" with the transferred meaning "weaver".
Cangrande m Medieval Italian, Literature
Derived from the Italian noun can meaning "khan" as well as "dog" combined with the Italian adjective grande meaning "big, great".... [more]
Canicus m Medieval Irish (Latinized), Old Irish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Cainnech, the Old Irish form of Kenneth.
Cante m Medieval Italian
Meaning uncertain. It is either a short form of Cavalcante, or derived from the Italian word canto meaning "song".
Capuana f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Capuan.
Cara f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Caro.
Carabella f Medieval Italian, English (American, Rare)
From Latin cara meaning "dear, beloved" and bella meaning "beautiful".
Caradonna f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Italian cara, the feminine form of the adjective caro, "beloved, dear; precious" and donna "woman; lady".
Carafina f Medieval Italian
Possibly derived from surname Carafa (Caraffa), which belonged to the House of Carafa (Caraffa), a noble Neapolitan family known from XII century... [more]
Carannog m Medieval Welsh
Derived from Proto-Celtic *karant- "beloved".
Carantoc m Medieval English, History (Ecclesiastical)
Anglicized form of Carannog. Saint Carantok was a 6th-century abbot, confessor, and saint in Wales and the West Country.
Carecausa m Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Old Occitan cara (a variant of chera) "dear; expensive" and causa "thing" with the intended meaning of "beloved person".
Carissima f English (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Italian
Means "dearest, most beloved" in Latin, the superlative form of the adjective cara/carus meaning "dear, beloved, loved"... [more]
Cariulphe m Medieval French
French form of Cariulphus, which is the latinized form of both Chariulf and its variant form Cariulf.... [more]
Carlfrid m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German karl "man" and fridu "peace".
Carlotto m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Carlo, as -otto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Carluccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Carlo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Caro m Medieval Italian, Galician, Spanish, Venetian
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Venetian form of Carus.
Cărstina f Medieval Romanian
This name was borne by a daughter of Radu cel Mare.
Caspaer m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Caspar via its latinized form Casparus.... [more]
Castañon m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Castañón.
Castella f Medieval Italian
Derived From the Italian word castello meaning "castle". It could also be a diminutive of Castellana.
Castellana f Medieval Italian, Medieval Spanish, Medieval Catalan
Directly taken from Latin castellana "a (female) castellan; a damsel" as well as "of or pertaining to a castle".
Castello m Medieval Italian
From Italian castello meaning "castle".
Castora f Spanish, Medieval Italian
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Castor. Known bearers include the Blessed Castora Gabrielli (died 1391), an Italian widow and Franciscan tertiary (i.e. member of the Third Order of Saint Francis), and Castora ('Castorina') Fe Francisco de Diego (1928-2019), a Spanish sculptor.
Castruccio m Medieval Italian
Derived from medieval Italian castro meaning "castle" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -uccio.
Cataldo m Medieval Italian, Sicilian
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars argue that Cataldo might be an Italian adoption and adaption of Irish Cathal and Cathlarm via a corruption into Cathald by way of association with the Germanic element -ald "old"... [more]
Catallina f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Catalina.
Catant f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Catherine.
Catarzina f Medieval Polish, German (East Prussian, Archaic)
Medieval Polish variant of Katarzyna as well as an archaic form found in East Prussia up until the late 1800s.
Catelot f Medieval French
Medieval French form or diminutive of Catherine.
Catguistl f Medieval Cornish
Derived from Cornish kas "battle" and gostel "hostage".
Cathelin m Medieval French
Masculine form of Cateline.
Cathelinen f Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Catheline.
Cathereau f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Catherine.
Cathlyne f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Katherine.
Catwallon m Medieval Breton
Possibly the Breton form of Cadwallon. Catwallon was the abbot of Redon Abbey and the son of the Duke of Brittany Conan I of Rennes.
Cavalcante m Medieval Italian, Literature
Derived from the Italian noun cavalcante meaning "postilion", which in turn is derived from the Italian verb cavalcare meaning "to ride a horse".... [more]
Cecco m Medieval Italian, Italian
Short form or pet form of Francesco.... [more]
Ceccolino m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Ceccolo, as -ino is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix. So, in other words, this name is a double diminutive of Francesco.... [more]
Ceccolo m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Cecco, which is a short form of Francesco.... [more]
Cecile f English, Dutch, Afrikaans, Filipino, Medieval English
English, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Cécile.
Ceindrych f Medieval Welsh
Possibly derived from Old Welsh element cein meaning "good, lovely" and drych meaning "mirror, image".... [more]
Celestus m Medieval
Latin celestis "heavenly, celestial, divine".
Cera f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Early Anglicization of Ciara 1. Saint Cera of Ireland was an abbess in the 7th century who died in 679.
Cerf m Medieval French, Medieval Jewish
Means "stag (a large buck or male deer)" in French. Cerf sometimes appears in historical documents concerned with the Jews of Alsace and early modern France; it was a local translation of the Yiddish Hirsh, meaning "deer", the Hebrew equivalent of which is Zvi.
Cerona f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory suggests, however, a derivation from Sharona.
Cerula f Medieval Italian
Possibly a fifth century Italian female bishop.
Cesarotto m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Cesare, as -otto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Cesselot f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Cecily.
Cetina f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian cetină "fallen needle leaves".
Cezilia f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Cecília.
Chabi f Medieval Mongolian
Empress Chabi (1225–1281) was a Khongirad empress consort of the Yuan dynasty in China, married to Kublai Khan. As such, she was the wife to the Mongol Khagan who had conquered all of China in the 1270s.
Chalisław m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Chwalisław.
Charan m Medieval Basque (Latinized)
Latinized form of Basque Txaran.
Charbonnel m Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Charbonnel.
Checheikhen f Medieval Mongolian
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a daughter of Genghis Khan and his first wife Börte.
Chenebelle m Anglo-Norman (Rare)
Norman English form of Cunobelinus or Cynbel.
Chera f Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French chere, the feminine form of the adjective cher, chier "dear, dearest; expensive; costly; important, noteworthy" as well as a short form of Anchera.
Cherubino m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Theatre
Derived from Latin cherubin meaning "cherubs, cherubim", which refers to a class of angels known as the cherubim. The term ultimately comes from Hebrew, but it has been theorized that the Jews borrowed the word from Akkadian kuribu meaning "to bless" or from Assyrian ܟܪܘܒܐ (karabu) meaning "great, mighty".... [more]
Chiajna f Medieval Romanian
Variant of Cneajna. Doamna Chiajna ("Lady Chiajna" in English) was a Princess consort of Wallachia. She was married to Mircea the Shepherd.
Chiaro m Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Italian form of Clarus. It is the masculine equivalent of Chiara.
Chichäk f Khazar
Khazarian feminine given name of Turkic origin, ultimately meaning "flower".
Child-of-God m & f Medieval English
English translation of Latin Creatura Christi (see Creature), a name typically given to children expected to die during birth or immediately afterwards.
Chitonette f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle English chitte "a young animal, cub, whelp" and chit "a child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal" as well as "a pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman".
Chociesław m Medieval Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Old Church Slavonic xotěti or xŭtěti "to want, to wish, to desire", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic xъtěti "to want, to wish, to desire"... [more]
Chopeiza f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name recorded in the 1500s.
Chrischona f Medieval German (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Alemannic variant of Christiana recorded in medieval German-speaking Switzerland. This name was occasionally used in honor of Saint Chrischona, particularly in the Swiss city of Basel.... [more]
Christiaen m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Christiaan.
Christoval m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Cristóbal.
Christwin m Medieval French
Standardized form of Cristoinus, a name found in a medieval Latin record, which was derived from Latin Christus meaning "Christ" and Old High German wini "friend".
Chryścijanica f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Krystiana.
Chudomir m Medieval Slavic, Bulgarian
Medieval Slavic and modern Bulgarian form of Čudomir. Also compare Chedomir. Bearers of this name include Bulgarian football player Chudomir Grigorov (b... [more]
Chunizo m Medieval German
Derived from from Old High German kuoni "bold", "brave", "experienced", or possibly chunni "race", "people".
Chūpān m Medieval Mongolian
It means shepherd, rancher and pastor. Amir Chūpān was an Ilkhanid noble and a nominal general of the Mongol Empire. He was also the ancestor of the Chupanids.
Chuzche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Chuzo m Medieval German
Possibly a variant of Chunizo
Chwalibog m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Chwalibóg.
Ciarmac m Medieval Irish
Means "son of Ciar" in Irish, from Ciar and mac, "son".
Cidy m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Derived from Old Castilian Çid, itself derived from the dialectal Arabic word سيدي (sīdī), meaning "my lord; my master" (compare Ceti).
Cilia f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Limburgish (Rare), Medieval Italian, Spanish
Short form of Caecilia and Cecilia in various languages.... [more]
Cina f Italian, Medieval Italian
Feminine form of of Cino.
Ciolo m Medieval Italian
Meaning unknown. A known bearer of this name was the 13th-century Italian poet Ciolo de la Barba from the city of Pisa.
Cipora f Hungarian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Hungarian variant of Cippóra and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Zipora.
Cīrulis m Medieval Baltic
Directly taken from Latvian cīrulis "lark, skylark", this name was recorded in medieval Latvia.
Cirzpisława f Medieval Polish
Derived from cierpieć meaning "to suffer" and sława meaning "fame, glory".
Cissely f English (British, Archaic), Medieval English
Variant of Cicely, a medieval English form of Cecilia.
Cissot f Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Cecilia.
Claesken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Klaas via Claes.
Claeysken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Klaas via Claeys.
Clais m Medieval Flemish
Variant of Claas via its older variant Claes.
Claramunda f Medieval Catalan
Variant of Esclaramunda, influenced by Clara.
Clarel f Medieval French
Possibly a diminutive of Claire
Clarembaut m Medieval French
Derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright" and Old High German bald "bold".
Claremonda f Medieval
Latinate form of Claremonde.
Clariandra f Medieval English (Rare)
Combination of Claria with Greek andria, a late form of andreia, and thus a feminine form of andreios "manly; masculine".
Clarica f Medieval German, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Medieval German variant of Claricia and Louisiana Spanish variant of Clarita via a Latinization of Clarice.
Clarita f Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Spanish and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Clara.
Clas m Swedish, Medieval Baltic
Swedish variant of Klas and medieval Latvian variant of Clawes.
Claseken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Klaas via Clase.
Claudin m Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Claude. A famous bearer of this name was Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490-1562), a French composer of the Renaissance.
Clawes m Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian short form of Nicholas.
Clawyn m Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian diminutive of Nicholas.
Cleerke f Medieval Flemish
Diminutive of Clara (via French Claire).
Clemença f Medieval Catalan, Medieval Occitan, Provençal
Medieval Catalan, Medieval Occitan and Provençal form of Clementia.
Clemencien m Medieval Dutch
Possibly a medieval Dutch form of Clementinus.
Climence f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Clémence.
Clodovech m Medieval French
Non-Latinized form of Clovis.
Cneajna f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian cneaz (ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь via Ukrainian and Russian князь (knjazʹ)) "prince; ruler of a state or principality in past times". This name was borne by the daughter of Alexandru cel Bun (Alexander the Good in English) who eventually married Vlad II Dracul.
Coblaith f Medieval Irish, Pictish
Believed to mean "victorious sovereignty", from Old Irish cob "victory" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This name was relatively common in the early Irish period... [more]
Coenen m Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Coen.
Coenkijn m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Coen.
Coenraed m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Conrad.