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Boy Names associated with Medieval

Medieval baby names and what they mean, for medieval, classical, victorian, renaissance, with 112 results. These boy names were at the height of their popularity a century ago (ADOPTION OF 7.76%) and have become much less widespread since (ADOPTION 2.82%, 64%), with names like Brendan going out of style. The most trendy birth names in this compilation are Bennett (#120), Dawson (#194), Lorenzo (#174), Archer (#239) and Walker (#266), while Bannett (TOP 90%) and Bonnett (5%) are conventional last names. Here is the list of Medieval names for girls.

Medieval names

Addison - Bryce | Bud - Dick | Drake - Gwayne | Hal - Lorenzo | Mace - Sterling | Stewart - Wolfe

Addison - Bryce

Addison

Addison
.. or Adie, a medieval and occasional .. Popular as last names, and Addison (TOP 1%), Adison (68%) are similar to common last names Aggison (TOP 87%), Avison (82%), which also end with -ison. [Adisson, Addie, Ad, .. 3 more]

Albin

Albin
Common in Roman and medieval times .. Usage of Aubin and variants was well-received among parents during 1900-1909, but now, Al has become less stylish. [Aubin, Alpin, Albyn, .. 3 more]

Aldo

Aldo
.. A Renaissance painter Aldus Manutius designed .. Usage of Alldo and variants was widespread in 2002 and is now lower. [Alldo, Aldon, .. 2 more]

Aldous
Medieval name brought back to slight .. Al (UPPER 36%), Eldon (43%) and Aldo (70%) are frequently occurring as given names. [Eldous, Aldo, Aldivin, Aldis, .. 7 more]

Alistair

Alistair
.. borne by three medieval kings of .. Alistair has gained increasing favor since 1880-1889. [Aly, Alister, Aleister, Alastor, Alastair, .. 3 more]

Anselm
.. formidable influence on medieval Christian thought .. Popular as baby names, Ansel, Anselm, etc. are similar to the conventional Aksel. [Selmo, Anso, Anselmo, Anselmi, Anselme, .. 3 more]

Apollo

Apollo
.. to symbolize the classical and intellectual .. Usage of Apollo, Apollos, etc. as children's names in 2018 was 5.6% more than in 2017. [Apolo, Apollos, Apollon]

Archer

Archer
.. English surname from medieval times when .. Archer has grown increasingly popular as a baby name since the 1890s. See also Archerd.

Arthur

Arthur
.. romanticism of things medieval and of .. Aart, Arrt, Artair, Arte and Arthuro are more rarefied as forms of Arthur. [Arty, Artro, Artor, Artie, Arthuro, Arthor, Art, Arrt, Aart, .. 8 more]

Augustine

Augustine
.. by the numerous medieval communities named .. Agustin, Austen and Austyn are popular as forms of Augustine. [Avgustin, Austyn, Austen, Augy, Augie, Agustin, .. 6 more]

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Medieval names: Addison, Albin, Aldo, Alistair, Apollo

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Medieval names: Archer, Arthur, Augustine, Bartholomew, Bayard

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Medieval names: Bennett, Bernard, Bertram, Bertrand, Blade

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Medieval names: Brendan, Bryce

Bartholomew

Bartholomew
.. as so many medieval names were .. Bartlett (TOP 1%), Barth (2%), Bartholomew (2%), Bartel (4%) and Bart (7%) are found often as surnames. [Thole, Bat, Bartt, Bartow, Bartolomej, Bartolome, Bartlomiej, Bartlet, Bartin, Bartel, .. 19 more]

Bayard

Bayard
.. In French medieval legend, Bayard or .. Bay (TOP 3%), Bayard (12%) and Baylen (100%) exist frequently as last names. [Baylen, Bay, Bajardo, .. 1 more]

Belvedere
.. of the greatest classical Greek statues .. Not in popularity charts. [Belvidere, .. 5 more]

Bennett

Bennett
The normal medieval vernacular form of .. Used frequently as birth names, Benet, Bennett, etc. sound like the common Benito. [Benoit, Benett, .. 2 more]

Bernard

Bernard
Three famous medieval saints bore the .. Barnardo, Barnhard, Barnhardo, Barny and Bearnard are more rarefied as forms of Bernard. [Vernados, Bernie, Berndt, Bernd, Bern, Berend, Bearnard, Barny, Barnie, Barnhardo, .. 13 more]

Bertram

Bertram
.. and revived in the Victorian era .. Bart, Bertie and Bertrand are common as forms of Bertram. [Bertrum, Bertrando, Bertran, Bertie, Bert, Beltrano, Beltran, .. 6 more]

Bertrand

Bertrand
Medieval French variant of Bertram, brought .. Somewhat novel as a birth name, Bertrand exists more often as a surname. [Bertrando]

Blade

Blade
Surname in use since medieval times. Blade is irregularly used as a men's name, occurring often (TOP 11%) as a surname. See also Blane.

Brendan

Brendan
.. based on the medieval Latin form .. Popular as baby names, Brendan, Brendyn, etc. sound like the familiar Brandon. [Brennon, Brennan, Brendyn, Brendin, Breandan, .. 5 more]

Bryce

Bryce
.. derived from the medieval given name .. Adoption of Bryce and forms was widespread among parents in 2000 and is less today, with Brice becoming somewhat outmoded. [Brice]

Quick Reference

Summary Index of Medieval names [and variants] for boys.

1. Addison - Bryce
Addison [6], Albin [6], Aldo [4], Aldous [11], Alistair [8], Anselm [8], Apollo [3], Archer, Arthur [17], Augustine [11], Bartholomew [29], Bayard [4], Belvedere [6], Bennett [4], Bernard [23], Bertram [13], Bertrand [1], Blade, Brendan [10], Bryce [1]


Bud [4], Caine, Caspar [8], Castor [3], Cecil [4], Chad [5], Cid [1], Cole [2], Colin [6], Coll [1], Constant, Constantine [10], Cornell [3], Cosmo [3], Coster, Dana [2], Dante [7], Dawson [3], Destry [2], Dick [4]


Drake [4], Eligius [6], Emmet [5], Euripides, Ewart [4], Felim [2], Fillan [1], Fuller, Garnet [1], Gavin [14], Geoffrey [28], George [55], Gerard [31], Gillies [5], Gladwin [3], Glyndwr [5], Godfrey [14], Goronwy [1], Griffin [13], Gwayne


Hal, Hawkin, Hector [7], Herman [15], Hildebrand [3], Hopkin [5], Hugh [14], Hugo [1], Humphrey [15], Hywel [3], Ivan [4], Jay [6], Jeffrey [24], Joachim [10], Kimball [4], Ladislas [5], Lance [3], Laverne [5], Lionel [16], Lorenzo [9]


Mace [3], Madison [5], Mars, Michelangelo, Navarro [1], Norman [5], Orestes [3], Parnell [2], Paul [26], Percival [10], Pericles, Plantagenet, Randall [13], Ransom [1], Raphael [14], Reeve [4], Reynard [9], Robin [5], Sophocles, Sterling [2]


Stewart [2], Sumner, Templeton [3], Theseus, Tony [3], Trevor [3], Tristan [10], Tucker [2], Virgil [4], Wade [4], Walker, Wolfe [6]

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