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Since there are no Medieval Italian or Medieval Tuscan names starting with Q, today is a wildcard. I made sure not to repeat any of the Medieval Q names I used in my 2018 post. Unisex names: Qaliyun (Mongolian) means "otter." Male names: Qongqor (Mongolian) means "chestnut" (the horse colour). Quant (Scandinavian) derives from the…
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How did people name their children in the Middle Ages? Why did we start using surnames? And what were the most popular names? HistoryExtra content director Dr David Musgrove chats to Dr James Chetwood about the way people’s personal names changed dramatically over the course of the Middle Ages, and what this tells us about medieval society
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Editor's Introduction: The DMNES staff are super delighted to host a three-part guest blog by Dr. Anna Dorofeeva. Dr. Dorofeeva is a historian specialising in Western Latin book history and culture, and her current work focuses on ciphers and cryptography in medieval manuscripts; you can follow her on Twitter at @LitteraCarolina. In this series of…
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Kenric is a variant spelling of Kendrick, a surname with various possible sources and meanings: as an English surname it comes from Old English given name Cyneric or Cenric meaning "bold power" or "royal power" made up from Old English elements cyne (royals kingly) and ric (ruler, power, king); as a Welsh surname it derives from Welsh Cynwrig meaning "chief hero" or…
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Origin: Anglo-Saxon Meaning: "desiring peace." Gender: masculine The name is composed of the Anglo-Saxon elements, wil (will, desire) and frið (peace). It was borne by 2 English bishops of Worcester, one of whom is a Catholic saint and a 9th-century Catalan count, known as Wilfred the Hairy (b. 878-897). Wilfred was of Gothic origins and…
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Thorley comes from an English surname meaning "thorn clearing", made up from Old English elements þorn (thorn) and lēah (woodland; clearing, meadow). It was originally a locational name for someone who lived near a place where thorns grew. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Thornley (English)
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Origin: Hilda is the Latinised form of Hild, an Anglo-Saxon name derived from the Old English hild meaning "battle". In some cases, Hild may have been a hypocoristic form of longer names (both masculine and feminine) containing the element hild such as Hildgýð, Hildegard or Hildebehrt and Hildulf. Hild
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Oswin is an English male name meaning "God's friend" or "friend of God", made up from Old English elements os (god) and wine (friend). Nicknames: Os/Oz, Win Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Oswine (Anglo-Saxon) Osuine (Anglo-Saxon)
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"Die ganze Familie ist versammelt … aber niemand hat Tante Mildred eingeladen." ("Du lügst!", MB-Spiele, 1981) Auch Namen, die vermeintlich niemand auf dem
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King Alfred the Great of England, ca. 847-849–26 October 899, my 36-greats-grandfather Alfred is an English, French, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Estonian, Slovenian, Finnish, Catalan, Georgian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian, and Serbian name derived from the original Old English Ælfræd (elf counsel). Its roots are ælf (elf) and ræd (counsel). Though many Anglo–Saxon names fell out…
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From the Chariton Leader, October 26, 1954. One of the few men in recorded history to receive their name in honor of a period i
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Chad is a male given name with two different etymologies. The first is that it comes from Old English Ceadda, a given name of unknown meaning though it could be derived from Welsh cad meaning "battle, army" via Proto-Celtic *katus (battle) derived from a PIE root word. Chad is also the name of a country in Africa, named after…
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Averill is an English unisex name derived from a surname via Anglo-Saxon female given name Eoforhild meaning "boar battle" made up from Old English eofor (boar) via a PIE root word; and hild (battle, war) also derived from a PIE root word. However, I've also seen some sources list the surname Averill as a variant form of Avril, the French form…
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Origin: Anglo-SaxonMeaning: "bright famous."Gender: masculineKUTH-bert The name is composed of the Anglo-Saxon words cuþ "famous" and beohrt "bright." It is notably borne by St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, a 7th-century English saint who is revered as the patron saint of Northumbria. Even after the Protestant Reformation, he remained a popular figure in Northern England, the Cathedral…
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Classic baby name Edwin benefits from a long history of use, combined with a great final syllable: the victorious win. What's not to love?
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Aldous- from the old house Atwood- the wood Bradwell - from the broad spring Brooks - dwelling by the spring Calder - stream Chester - dweller in fortified farm Denley - meadow near the valley Elmore- moor with elm trees Farley - meadow of the sheep Flint - home stream Ford - river crossing Greeley…
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Origin: Anglo-Saxon Meaning: "rich ruler." Gender: Masculine ENG (ED-drick; EE-drick) The name is composed of the Anglo-Saxon elements, ead (rich) & ric (ruler). It was borne by a 6th-century King of Kent, an 11th-century Mercian ealderman known for his treachery with the Danes, and an Anglo-Saxon resister against the Normans.. It is the name of…
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The name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon, Ælfræd, which is composed of the Anglo-Saxon elements, ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel. A notable bearer was the 9th-century Anglo-Saxon King, Alfred the Great. This is one of the few Anglo-Saxon male names to survive popular usage after the Norman Conquest and slowly waned in use by the…
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Kimber comes from an English surname, originally a locational name for someone who came from a place called Kimber. The first element of the name comes from Old English cempa meaning "champion; warrior" and bearu "grove" essentially meaning "grove of the champion". Kimber could also be used as a shortened form of Kimberly. The second element of the name…
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Mildred is an English female name meaning "gentle strength", which comes from Old English Mildþryð, made up from Old English elements milde (mild, gentle) and þryþ (strength, power). Nicknames: Millie/Milly Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Mildþryð (Old English) Mildrith (English) Mildrid (English)
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Everild is an English female name, the anglicized form of Old English Eoforhild meaning "boar battle", made up of eofor (boar) and hild (battle). Nicknames: Ev, Evie, Ever Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Everilda (English, Old English) Eoforhild (Old English) Averil (English) Averill (English)
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Oswald is an Old English male name meaning "god power" or "god ruler", made up from Old English elements ōs (god) and weald (power, ruler). Oswald is also a surname originating from the given name. Nicknames: Os, Oz, Ozzie/Ozzy Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Ozwald (English) Osvald (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Osvaldo (Portuguese, Spanish, Italian) Ansaldo (Italian) Ansovald (Ancient…
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Preppy and crisp, Avery makes a modern, unisex update to Alfred. While it's wildly popular for girls, it remains a handsome boy name, too.
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Quenilda comes from a medieval English name, a medieval form of Cwénhild meaning "wife battle", made up from Old English cwen (woman, wife, queen) and hild (battle, war). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Cwénhild (Anglo-Saxon) Quenild (Old English) Cwenhilde (Old English) Quenylda (Old English) Quenilla (Old English) Quenilla (Old English) Quenella (Old English)
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Wynne is an English unisex given name which seems to be derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "blessed, fair, white" deriving from Proto-Celtic *windos (white). Wynne may also derive from another source, from Old English wine (friend, lord, protector) via Proto-Germanic *winiz (loved one, friend) derived from a PIE root word. Wynne is also a surname derived from the given name. Origin: Proto-Celtic, Proto-Indo-European…
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