Im looking at you Baldowald Puglith Ratbert and Humbelina Others are so familiar in the modern world that its hard to imagine them in medieval times at all.
Medieval british names female. The name was borne by a number of Norman and Anglo-Norman noblewomen from the 11th to 13th centuries. British parents are more likely to use nicknames as proper names for their. Anina is another with her sweet sound right at home on a baby girl.
Elysande this medieval girl name means healthy and strong. As always our favorite side of medieval girl names are their meanings. Reaney contains thousands of dated examples of full names.
Read Medieval Girl Names from the story The Big Book of Names by maplefoot with 26130 reads. Christian saints of the Middle Ages. Girl Names of Medieval theme.
Herry m Medieval English. Medieval names for baby girls with 116 entries. Feminine Given Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames by Talan Gwynek This dictionary by P.
Jone Johnson Lewis is a womens history writer who has been involved with the womens movement since the late 1960s. Their usage peaked in 1932 with 19906 of baby girls being given Medieval names. All the pre-1600 feminine names names are presented here indexed by period.
She is a former faculty member of the Humanist Institute. Given names of a couple hundred women in Latin forms or modern translation. Christianity in medieval England.