The complete collection contains roughly 10000 masculine names so even the most popular name in this list represents only about 25 of the total.

Popular boy names in medieval times. In the later middle ages Mor was the most common followed by Sadb and Gormlaith Finnguala the borrowed name Siban Derbforgaill Ben Mide Bebinn the borrowed names Caiterina and Margreg. Of the royal court. We asked Dr Chetwood to choose what might feature in a baby naming book from the medieval period 11th century.

Chamberlain One that looked after mansions. Ao - Liu Ao was the birth name of Han Chengdi 2 Bang - Liu Bang king of Han was the founder of the Han Dynasty 2 Buwei - Lu Buwei was a wealthy merchant during the time of Qin Shihuangdis father 2 Changdong - Liu Changdong was the father of Han Lingdi 2 Chao - Ban Chao was a general during the Eastern Han Dynasty 1 2. Also derives from Italian and means sunrise.

Flynn was the choice of Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr for their baby boy and is also the middle name -- used as his first -- of a son of Mirandas fellow supermodel Elle Macpherson of Gary Oldmans son Gulliver and Marley Sheltons daughter West. Male Personal Names. Also popular in 1920.

Needless to say this selection only represents a small number of the names in the original document and some old favorites will not have made the cut however it provides a selection of names that were very typical in the early medieval period. Popular boys and girls names from the Middle Ages. For example the name James ranked as the most popular male name over the last 100 years has been ranked as low as number 19.

Derives from Greek and means chaste. Earlier names such as Etain Medb Taillte Ailbe and others also survived. Rank 1 is assigned to the name with the highest number of occurrences rank 2 to the name with the next highest.

56 rows Medieval Boy Names. Collier coal miner. Popular names for births in 1921-2020.