Medieval World Tour--France

Continuing my (increasingly delayed) series, today I'll be scouring records of medieval France.
As before, I'll be focusing mostly on names that did not survive until modern times, except possibly in surnames. :)
[previous Medieval World Tours: Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain & Catalonia]


[the pronunciations are roughly Old French, but since the transition to Middle French began during the late Medieval period, slightly more modernized pronunciations would be reasonable as well]

Boys:

• Achere (ah-SHEHR)--from Germanic, "blade-army"
• Aicard (eye-KARD)--from Germanic, "possess-strong"
• Aleaume (ah-leh-AWM)--prob. from Germanic, "noble-helmet"
• Ardric (ar-DREEK)--from Germanic, "strong ruler"
• Berard (beh-RARD)--from Germanic, "bear-strong"
• Bermond (behr-MOND)--from Germanic, "bear-protection". Another form was Bermund (behr-MOOND). 
• Daguin (dahg-ooEEN)--from Germanic, "day-friend"
• Enguerrand (en-geh-RAWND)--from Germanic, "Angle-raven" ["Angle" as in 'Anglo-Saxon'; not geometry] or "angel-raven". Other forms included Enguerran (en-geh-RAWN) and Anguerran (awn-geh-RAWN). 
• Ertaut (ehr-TAWT)--from Germanic, "strong-power". Another form was Artaud (ar-TAWD). 
• Faruin (far-ooEEN)--prob. from Germanic, "journey-friend". Another form was Faroin (far-oEEN).
• Fortin (fahr-TEEN)--from Latin, "strong"
• Fulcuin (foolk-ooEEN)--from Germanic, "people-friend". Another form was Fulcoin (foolk-oEEN).
• Galeran (gah-leh-RAWN)--from Germanic, "foreigner-raven", or poss. "reign-raven"
• Garnier (garn-YEHR)--form of Werner
• Giruin (zheer-ooEEN)--from Germanic, "spear-friend". Others forms included Giroin (zheer-oEEN), Geruin (zhehr-ooEEN), and Geroin (zhehr-oEEN). 
• Gisbern (zhees-BEHRN)--from Germanic "arrow-bear"
• Guarin (gwah-REEN)--from Germanic "guard". Another form is Guérin (gay-REEN). 
• Guerric (gwehr-REEK)--from Germanic, "guard-ruler"
• Guimart (gee-MART)--from Germanic, "battle-famous"
• Guiscard (gees-KARD)--from Old Norse, "wise and brave"
• Herluin (hehrl-ooEEN)--from Germanic, "earl-friend"
• Hildebert (heel-de-BEHRT)--from Germanic, "battle-bright". Another form was Ildebert (eel-deh-BEHRT). 
• Imbert (eem-BEHRT)--from Germanic "strong and bright". Also spelled Ymbert. 
• Isarn (ee-ZARN)--from Germanic "iron"
• Isoard (eez-oARD)--from Germanic, "iron-guard". Also spelled Ysoard. 
• Jael (zhah-EL)--from [Biblical] Hebrew, "ibex"
• Josce (zhots)--from Germanic "Gaut/Geat" [the root form of Jocelyn]
• Josceran (zhots-eh-RAWN)--from Germanic, "Gaut-raven". Also spelled Joceran. Another forms included Gauceran (gaw-tseh-RAWN) and Josseran (zhos-seh-RAWN). 
• Landuin (lahnd-ooEEN)--from Germanic, "land-friend". Another form was Landoin (lahnd-oEEN).
• Lauger (law-ZHEHR)--prob. from Germanic, "grand spear"
• Maiulf (mye-OOLF)--prob. from Germanic, "might-wolf"
• Marcuin (mark-ooEEN)--prob. from Germanic, "border-friend". Another form was Marcoin (mark-oEEN).
• Maurel (maw-REL)--prob. form of Maurus or Maurice
• Merme (mehrm)--from Latin "smallest"
• Nivart (nee-VART)--from Germanic, "new-strong"
• Odart (od-ART)--from Germanic, "wealth-strong". Another form was Oudart (oo-DART). 
• Onfroi (on-FROY)--form of Humphrey
• Otran (ot-RAWN)--from Germanic, "wealth-raven"
• Paien (pye-EN)--from Latin, "rustic". Also spelled Payen. 
• Ponce (ponts)--form of Pontius. Also spelled Pons.
• Radoard (rahd-oARD)--prob. from Germanic, "counsel-guard"
• Rainulf (rye-NOOLF)--from Germanic, "counsel-wolf"
• Rasse (rahs)--from Germanic "counsel"
• Sabin (sah-BEEN)--masculine of Sabine/Sabina. Another form was Savin (sah-VEEN). 
• Saruin (sar-ooEEN)--from Germanic, "war-equipment friend". Another form was Saroin (sar-oEEN).
• Segoard (seg-oARD)--prob. from Germanic, "victory-guard"
• Seguin (seg-ooEEN)--from Germanic, "victory-friend". 
• Stainard (stye-NARD)--from Germanic, "stone-strong"
• Tassin (tahs-SEEN)--from Germanic, "deed, act"
• Teduin (ted-ooEEN)--from Germanic, "people-friend"
• Vauquelin (vaw-keh-LEEN)--from Germanic "foreign"
• Ysambert (ee-zam-BEHRT)--from Germanic "iron-bright". Another form was Ysambart (ee-zam-BART). 

Girls:

• Acherea (ah-sheh-reh-ah)--from Germanic, "blade-army" [this is the Latinized form, and I think the everyday French form would have been Acheree (ah-sheh-RAY) based on the one cartulary I found online; however, I cannot find any other records, or confirmation by someone more educated, so.....]
• Agenilde (ah-zhen-EELD)--from Germanic, "blade-battle"
• Alaine (ah-LINE)--feminine of Alain/Alan
• Ansois (awns-oEES)--from Germanic, "god-tree"
• Asceline (ah-tsel-EEN)--from Germanic "noble" [making it a relative of Ada/Adele]. Also spelled Aceline. Other forms included Asseline (ah-sel-EEN) and Acelot (ah-tsel-OT). 
• Avice (ah-VEETS)--prob. from Latin, "bird", or Germanic Aveza, meaning unknown [in the latter case, making it a relative of Evelyn]
• Benceline (ben-tseh-LEEN)--from Germanic "bond"
• Berarde (beh-RARD)--from Germanic, "bear-strong"
• Beroilde (behr-oEELD)--from Germanic, "bear-battle"
• Blaisotte (blye-ZOT)--feminine of Blaise. Another form was Blaisine (blye-ZEEN). 
• Cardine (kar-DEEN)--diminutive of Richarde/Ricarda
• Crespine (kres-PEEN)--feminine of Crispin. Another form was Crispine (kris-PEEN). 
• Duveline (doo-veh-LEEN)--poss. from Germanic "dove"
• Emelot (em-eh-LOT)--form of Emmeline. Also spelled Emmelot. Another form was Amelot (ah-meh-LOT). 
• Engelaide (en-zhel-ide)--from Germanic "of angel-kind"
• Faroilde (far-oEELD)--prob. from Germanic, "journey-battle". Another form was Farilde (far-EELD). 
• Florimonde (flah-ree-MOND)--prob. Latin 'flower" + Germanic "protection"
• Fulcoare (foolk-oAHR)--from Germanic, "people-protection"
• Galienne (gah-lee-EN)--poss. from Latin "Gaulish/Gallic"
• Girarde (zhee-RARD)--feminine of Gerard. Another form was Guerarde (geh-RARD). 
• Girois (zheer-oEES)--prob. from Germanic, "spear-wood"
• Gratiane (grah-tee-AHN)--from Latin, "grace". Another form is Gratienne (grah-tee-EN). 
• Guillette (geel-YET)--prob. feminine of Guillaume/William and other Will-names. 
• Guiotte (gee-OT)--feminine of Guy. Another form was Guyonne/Guionne (gee-ON). 
• Havoise (hahv-oEEZ)--from Germanic, "battle-wood". Other forms included Haduise (hahd-ooEEZ) and Haoÿs (hah-aw-EES). 
• Hersent (hehr-SENT)--from Germanic, "army-strength"
• Hesceline (hets-el-EEN)--from Germanic, "health". Also spelled Heceline. 
• Hildois (heeld-oEES)--from Germanic, "battle-wood". Another form was Hilduis (heeld-ooEES).
• Jael (zhah-EL)--from [Biblical] Hebrew, "ibex"
• Jamette (zhah-MET)--feminine of Jacques/James [and therefore a form of Jacqueline]
• Lantilde (lahn-TEELD)--from Germanic, "land-battle"
• Léonete (lay-oh-NET)--feminine of Léon
• Mathurine (mah-toor-EEN)--from Latin "timely, mature"
• Odeline (od-el-EEN)--from Germanic "heritage", or poss. "wealth".
• Odierne (od-ee-EHRN)--from Latin, "today, now"
• Odine (od-EEN)--feminine of Odin or a Germanic Od-name, like Odart.
• Perrote (pehr-ROT)--form of Perrine/Petra. Other forms included Perrette (pehr-RET) and Péronne (pay-RON). 
• Perside (pehr-SEED)--from [Biblical] Greek "Persian"
• Rainilde (rye-NEELD)--prob. from Germanic, "counsel-battle". Other forms included Ragnilde (rahn-YEELD) Regenilde (reh-zhen-EELD), Raintilde (rine-TEELD), and Rainoilde (rine-oEELD). 
• Rainois (rine-oEES)--prob. from Germanic, "counsel-wood". Other forms included Ranois (rahn-oEES) and Rainuis (rine-ooEES). 
• Rauline (raw-LEEN)--feminine of Raoul/Ralph. Another form was Raullette (raw-LET). 
• Richilde (ree-SHEELD)--from Germanic, "mighty battle"
• Roceline (rots-el-EEN)--from Germanic "famous". Also spelled Rosceline. 
• Rogère (rozh-EHR)--feminine of Roger
• Saintisme (sine-TEEM)--from Latin, "most saintly"
• Sanceline (sawn-tseh-LEEN)--from Latin, "holy, pious"
• Saroilde (sar-oEELD)--from Germanic, "war-equipment battle". Another form was Sarilde (sar-EELD). 
• Scolace (skol-AHTS)--from Latin "scholar"
• Sedile (seh-DEEL)--poss. from Latin "seat"
• Tassine (tahs-SEEN)--from Germanic, "deed, act"
• Thiece (tee-ETS)--from Germanic, "people". Another form was Teceline (tets-el-EEN). 
• Yfeme (ee-FEM)--form of Euphemia/Effie. Another form was Yfame (ee-FAHM). 

Oh my goodness, this list could have easily been twice as long! Like English, French is incredibly prolific at coining and adapting names, and French names of the time are arguably some of the most well-documented in Europe.
(You may notice, I didn't even include any names of Breton origin on here. A list for another day!)

Medieval World Tour--Spain & Catalonia

Up today on the Medieval World Tour is Spain & Catalonia! As always, I'm looking particularly for names/forms that didn't survive to the modern age (although some are still around in surname-form).
Also, I especially had a lot of fun saying this list out loud. :p
[For this post (and possibly from now on), consider 'RR' to indicate a rolled/trilled R. This list is full of them!
Also, while there was a lot of overlap between Spanish and Catalan, some forms I found only in Catalan, those are marked as such ]

Boys:

• Auderico (ow-deh-RREE-koh ['ow' like in "cow"])--prob. from Germanic "wealth-ruler" or poss. "old-ruler"
• Berenguer (beh-ren-GEHR)--from Germanic, "bear-spear" [Catalan]. Spanish form was Berenguel (beh-ren-GEL). 
• Bonanat (boh-nah-NAHT)--prob. from Latin, "good birth"
• Ferro (FEHRR-oh)--prob. short form of Fernando and other Germanic Fer/Far- names, "journey" [also means "iron" in modern Catalan]
• Gauceran (gow-tseh-RAHN ['ow' like in "cow"])--from Germanic, "Goth-raven". Another form was Golceran (gohl-tseh-RAHN). [both Catalan]
• Guerau (geh-ROW ['ow' like in "cow"])--form of Gerald [Catalan]
• Guillen (gee-LYEN ['ly' like the 'lli' in "million"])--form of Guillermo/William. Also spelled Guillén. 
• Gutierre (goot-YEHRR-ay)--form of Walter
• Merino (meh-RREE-noh)--prob. from Latin Marinus, making it a masculine form of Marina. [coincides with a medieval title Merino, that prob. from Latin maiorino "of a large area"]
• Monnio (MOHN-nee-oh)--origin uncertain, poss. a Spanish form of medieval Basque Munio (origin unknown), or a form of Monica
• Ordonio (orr-DOHN-yoh)--origin uncertain, poss. from Latin Fortunatus. Also spelled Ordoño. 
• Savarico (sah-vah-RREE-koh)--origin uncertain, poss. from Germanic Suebi ("Swabian"), Latin Sabini ("Sabine"), or Latin Sabius ("wise") + Germanic ric, "ruler"
• Teodemiro (teh-oh-deh-MEE-rroh)--prob. from Germanic, "people-famous" [making it a form of modern German Dietmar]
• Vastian (vahst-YAHN)--prob. a short form of Sebastián
• Vermudo (vehrr-MOO-doh)--prob. from Germanic, "vigilant protection". 

Girls:

• Adalez (ah-dah-LEDZ)--form of Adelaide
• Aiculina (eye-koo-LEE-nah)--poss. a diminutive of a Germanic Aic-name, "to possess", or a form of Latin Aquilina, "little eagle" [Catalan]
• Aldonça (ahl-DOHN-tsah, ahl-DOHN-sah)--poss. from Germanic, "noble-ready" or "battle-ready" [making it a feminine form of Alonso/Alphonse].
  Other forms included Aldonza (ahl-DOHN-dzah) and Eldonza (el-DOHN-dzah). 
• Amaltruda (ah-mahl-TROO-dah)--from Germanic, "bravery-strength" or "bravery-maiden"
• Berengaria (beh-ren-GAH-rree-ah)--from Germanic "bear-spear". A Catalan form was Berenguera (beh-ren-GEH-rah).
• Bonanata (boh-nah-NAH-tah)--prob. from Latin, "good birth"
• Brunissenda (broon-ee-SEN-dah)--from Germanic, "brown-strength", or poss. "breastplate-strength". A Catalan form was Brunissen (broon-EE-sen). 
• Castellana (kahs-teh-LYAH-nah ['ly' like the 'lli' in "million"])--"castellan"
• Ermesenda (ehrr-meh-SEN-dah)--from Germanic, "great strength". A Catalan form was Ermessen (ehr-MES-sen). 
• Geralla (zheh-RAH-lyah ['ly' like the 'lli' in "million")--prob. feminine of Gerald [Catalan]
• Guialma (gee-AHL-mah)--feminine of Guillermo/William
• Jaumeta (zhow-MEH-tah ['ow' like in "cow"])--feminine of Jaume/James [Catalan]
• Marquesia (mar-KEH-see-ah)--"marquise/marchioness". Another form was Marquesa (mar-KEH-sah)
• Mayor (mah-YOHR, mye-OR)--prob. from Latin maior "greater, older". Also spelled Maior. [still means "greater, older" in modern Spanish]
• Monnia (MOHN-nee-ah)--origin uncertain, poss. a Spanish form of medieval Basque Munia (origin unknown), or a form of Monica
• Nofra (NO-frah)--feminine of Onophrius, from Hellenized Egyptian, "he who is happy"
• Rica (RREE-kah)--short form of Germanic Ric-names, "ruler". [also means "rich" in modern Spanish and Catalan]
• Rogera (roh-ZHEHR-ah)--feminine of Roger, "fame-spear" [Catalan]
• Sesilda (seh-SEEL-dah)--poss. from Germanic, "lament-battle", or a form of Cecilia
• Sonifreda (soh-nee-FREH-dah)--from Germanic, "truth-peace", or poss. "sun-peace"
• Urraca (oo-RRAH-kah)--"magpie". Another form was Oreka (oh-RREK-ah). 

Medieval World Tour--Germany

The world tour continues! We're heading to Germany next, still looking especially for names/forms that aren't still in use today (although some do survive as surnames).

Boys:

• Asculf (AHSH-oolf ['oo' like in "foot"])--"spear-wolf"
• Avo (AH-voh)--origin uncertain, poss. "desired" or "strength"
• Berengar (BEH-ren-gar)--"bear-spear". Another form was Pernger (PEHRN-gehr). 
• Bomund (BOH-moont ['oo' like in "foot"])--derivation unknown; after a legendary giant.
  Other forms included Boamund (BOH-ah-moont ['oo' like in "foot"]) and Bohemund (BOH-heh-moont ['oo' like in "foot"]). 
• Eberwin (EH-behr-win)--"boar-friend"
• Herimund (HEHR-im-oont ['oo' like in "foot"])--"army protection".
  Another form was Harimund (HAHR-im-oont ['oo' like in "foot"]). 
• Herrand (HEHR-rahnt)--prob. "army shield-edge"
• Herrich (HEHR-rikh)--"army ruler". Also spelled Herich. 
• Isbrand (EEZ-brahnt)--"iron-fire"
• Landrich (LAHN-drikh)--"land ruler" [probable source of the surname Landry]
• Linhart (LIN-hart)--form of Leonard
• Marculf (MAHR-koolf ['oo' like in "foot"])--"border-wolf"
• Theodulf (TEH-oh-doolf ['oo' like in "foot"])--"people-wolf"
• Wigher (WIG-her)--"battle-army"
• Wilbrand (WIL-brahnt)--"will-fire" or poss. "will-sword"
• Valten (VAHL-ten)--form of Valentine

Girls:

• Aldegarde (ahl-deh-GAHR-deh)--"old protection"
• Duretta (doo-RET-tah)--prob. form of Dorothea
• Engelhaid (EN-gel-hide)--"angelic type". Also spelled Engelheid. 
• Geilsind (GAYL-sind)--"merry path" or poss. "merry strength". Another form was Geilsinde (gayl-SIN-deh). 
• Heidentrude (hay-den-TROO-deh)--prob. "heath-strength" or "heathen-strength"
• Isentrud (EE-zen-trood)--prob. "iron-strength"
• Richlind (RIKH-lind)--"gentle ruler". Another form was Richlinde (rikh-LIN-deh).
• Wistrild (WIS-trild)--"west battle". Another form was Wistrilde (wis-TRIL-deh). 

I also came across a number of girls' names ending in -lin. Usually they appeared to be diminutives (poss. used as given names on their own), sometimes feminizations.
(there were quite a few boys' diminutives ending in -lin as well, e.g. Ullin from Ulrich and Bestlin from Sebastian, but I'm not lacking in boys' names!)

• Aellin (from Adelheid/Alice?)
• Annlin (from Anna)
• Bettlin (from Elisabeth)
• Elsslin (also from Elisabeth)
• Engelin (from Engelhaid and other Engel-names)
• Ennlin/Endlin (from Endres/Andrew?)
• Gerlin (from Gertrude and other Ger-names)
• Gretlin (from Margareta)
• Ketlin (from Katherina)
• Kunlin (from Cunigunde and other Cun-names, or poss. Conrad)
• Marlin/Merlin (from Margareta)
• Matzlin/Metzlin (? from Mathis or Mechthild/Matilda.....maybe??)
• Neslin (from Agnes)
• Riberlin (from Ribert?)

I know, this list is way shorter than the other MWT lists! Most of the names from medieval Germany I found were either still in recent use, or pretty hard to say in Modern English. :/

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name: Bess/Beth/Betty

I originally started this post looking for new full forms for Beth, but it struck me that most could also work for Bess and/or Betty as well! All three are, of course, traditionally nicknames for Elizabeth, and generally considered "outdated", but Beth did have a bit of a revival in the 80s/90s thanks to Bethany.

Chances are, a lot of new babies today have a Bess, Betty, or Beth somewhere in their family line, and there are plenty of other names one could use to get those nicknames. :)

• Bestla (BEST-lah, Icelandic, Norse mythology)--from Old Norse, poss. "wife" or "tree bark"
• Bethan (BETH-an, Welsh)--diminutive of Elizabeth.
  Other forms include Besseta (BESS-et-ah, [archaic] Scottish), Betha (BETH-ah, [archaic] English), Betheline (BETH-eh-lyn, [archaic] English), Betsan (BET-san, Welsh), Bettan (BET-tan, Swedish), Bettina (bet-TEE-nah, German), Bettis (BET-tis, Swedish), Bettline (bet-LEE-neh, [archaic] German), Lisbet (LIS-bet, Scandinavian), and Lisbeth (LEEZ-bet, German).
• Bethania (beth-AHN-yah, [Biblical] Latin & Greek; bet-AHN-yah, Spanish)--form of Biblical Hebrew Bethany, poss. "house of dates".
  Other forms include Betania (bet-AHN-yah, Italian, Swedish, Spanish), Betânia (bet-AHN-yah, Portuguese), and Béthanie (bay-tah-NEE, French).
• Bethel (BETH-el, [Biblical] Hebrew)--"house of God"
• Bethia (BETH-ee-ah, [Biblical] Hebrew)--"daughter of God"
  [more commonly transliterated as Bithiah; sometimes used as an 'Anglicization' of Scottish Beathag, "life"]
• Bethsabée (bet-sah-BAY, French)--from Biblical Hebrew Bathsheba, prob. "daughter of oath".
  Other forms include Betsabá (bet-sab-AH, Portuguese), Betsabé (bet-sah-BAY, Spanish), Betsabea (bet-sah-BEH-ah, Italian), & Betsabeia (bet-sab-AY-ah, Portuguese). 
• Bethuela (bet-oo-EL-ah, Spanish; beth-WEL-ah, beth-yoo-EL-ah, [archaic] English)--from Biblical Hebrew, prob. "man of God".
  Another (very rare) form is Bethuelle (bet-oo-EL, French).
• Betlinde (bet-LEEN-deh, Germanic)--prob. "bright & soft" [possible source of the name Belinda]
• Betony (BET-ah-nee, English)
• Betrys (BET-ris, Welsh)--form of Beatrice
• Betsaida (bet-SYE-dah, Spanish)--from Biblical Hebrew Bethsaida, prob. "house of fishing"
• Bettina (bet-TEE-nah, Italian)--diminutive of Elisabetta or Benedetta.

Of course, many international forms & contractions of Elizabeth also work, especially for Betty:

• Arisbeth / Elibeth / Elisabet / Isabet (Spanish)
• Elisabet /Elsebeth / Elsebet (Scandinavian)
• Elisabete (Portuguese)
• Elisabetta (Italian)
• Elizabeta (Croatian, Slovenian)
• Elsabeth / Lilibeth (English)
• Erzsébet (Hungarian)
• Ilsebet / Ilsebeth (German, Danish)

And even more! Elizabeth has been used to form new combination names all over the western world (many overlapping between multiple languages), quite a few of which could also lead to Beth or Betty. Here's a small sampling:

• Annabeth / Annebet 
• Elínbet
• Embeth
• Evabeth
• Ingebeth
• Kajsabet
• Lillibeth / Lilibet / Lilybeth
• Marybeth / Maribeth / Maribet
• Rosabeth / Rosbet
• Sarabeth
• Ullabeth

Medieval World Tour--Italy

Next stop (going in no particular order, BTW) is Italy, again focusing on names/forms that didn't survive to modern day. Here we go!
(the evolution of Latin to Italian did not progress evenly across what we now call Italy, which is why some names look 'Italian' and other 'Latin')
*names marked with an asterisk are still actual words in Italian today.

Boys:

• Aiuto* (ah-YOO-toh)--"help, support" [not one I would necessarily recommend, as it literally means "help!", but the Studio Ghibli nerd in me just had to include it]
• Alamannus (ahl-ah-MAHN-noos)--"German". Another form is Alamanno* (ahl-ah-MAHN-noh)
• Ardovino (ahr-doh-VEEN-oh)--prob. form of Arduino/Hartwin
• Attaviano (aht-tah-vee-AH-noh)--prob. form of Octavian
• Azzo (AHTZ-zoh)--short form of -azzo diminutives
• Bertoldus (behr-TOHL-doos)--from Germanic "bright-graceful". Another form is Bertollo (behr-TOHL-loh). 
• Biasio (BYAHZ-yoh)--prob. form of Biagio/Blaise
• Bonaiuto (bohn-ah-YOO-toh)--"good help"
• Borso (BOR-soh)--origin unknown
• Calandro* (kah-LAHN-droh)--poss. from Greek kalandros, a type of lark. [in modern Italian, calandro is a type of pipit]
• Castello* (kahs-TEL-loh)--"castle"
• Clario (KLAH-ree-oh)--masculine of Chiara/Clara. Another form is Chiaro (KYAHR-oh). 
• Collino (kohl-LEEN-oh)--diminutive of Niccolò/Nicholas
• Dionigi (dee-oh-NEE-jee)--form of Dionisio/Dennis
• Duccio (DOOCH-yoh)--short form of -duccio names, like Balduccio or Guiduccio. Another form was Duccino (doo-CHEE-noh).
• Galeazzo (gah-leh-AHTZ-zoh)--prob. "helmet". Another form was Galeotto (gah-leh-OHT-toh). 
• Giannozzo (jahn-NOHTZ-zoh)--diminutive of Giovanni/John. Another form was Giannotto (jahn-NOHT-toh). 
• Gionta (JOHN-tah)--prob. form of Giovanni/John. Another form was Zonta (ZOHN-tah). 
• Giovenco* (joh-VEN-koh)--"young bull"
• Landolfus (lahn-DOHL-foos)--from Germanic "land wolf". Another form is Landolfo (lahn-DOHL-foh). 
• Mafeo (mah-FEH-oh)--form of Matteo/Matthew. Other forms include Mazzeo (mahtz-EH-oh) and Masseo (mahs-SEH-oh).
• Onofrio (oh-NOH-free-oh)--from Egyptian "he who is always happy" or "he who is perfect". Also spelled Honofrio. Other forms include Noffrio (NOHF-free-oh), Nofri (NOH-free), and Nofrius (noh-FREE-oos). 
• Pierozzo (pyehr-OHTZ-zoh)--diminutive of Pietro/Peter
• Prospero (prohs-PEHR-oh)--"prosperous, thriving"
• Rigo (REE-goh)--short form of -rigo names, most of which are from Germanic, "ruler". 
• Rubeus (ROO-beh-oos)--"red"
• Salvi (SAHL-vee)--short form of Salvador. Another form was Salvetto (sahl-VET-toh). 
• Sforza* (SFOR-tzah)--"to force"
• Smeraldo (smehr-AHL-doh)--masculine of Smeralda/Esmeralda
• Talomeo (tah-loh-MEH-oh)--prob. form of Bartolomeo/Bartholomew or poss. Tolomeo/Ptolemy
• Tedesco* (ted-ES-koh)--from Germanic "of the people, German" [means 'German' in modern Italian]
• Venuto* (ven-OO-toh)--"come"
• Vieri (VYEHR-ee)--prob. form of Uliviero/Oliver, or poss. "weave, plait"
• Zenobi (tzen-OH-bee)--from Greek Zenobios, "life of Zeus". Another form was Zanobio (tzah-NOH-bee-oh). 

Girls:

• Adelasia (ah-deh-LAHZ-yah)--form of Adelaide. Other forms included Adelagia (ah-deh-LAH-jah) and Adelaisa (ah-del-EYE-sah). 
• Aldiana (ahl-dee-AH-nah)--form of Germanic Ald- names, "old". 
• Allegrezza* (ahl-leh-GRETZ-ah)--"joyfulness"
• Alovigia (ah-loh-VEE-jah)--prob. form of Luigia/Louise. Another form was Alovisa (ah-loh-VEE-sah).
• Alteria (ahl-TEHR-ee-ah)--"other one"
• Amata* (ah-MAH-tah)--form of Amy, "beloved"
• Angeletta (ahn-jeh-LET-tah)--diminutive of Angela
• Bartolomea (bar-toh-loh-MEH-ah)--feminine of Bartolomeo/Bartholomew
• Benetta (ben-ET-tah)--feminine of Benedetto/Benedict
• Biagia (BYAH-jah)--feminine of Biagio/Blaise
• Bonavera (boh-nah-VEHR-ah)--"good-true"
• Brisca (BREES-kah)--origin unknown. Also spelled Brisscha.
• Caradonna (kah-rah-DOHN-nah)--"dear lady"
• Clemenza* (kleh-MEN-tzah)--form of Clementine, "mildness, mercy"
• Cleofe (KLEH-oh-feh)--form of Cleophée
• Crescentia (kreh-SHEN-tee-ah)--"rising, growing"
• Cristofana (krees-toh-FAH-nah)--feminine of Cristoforo/Christopher
• Deodata (deh-oh-DAH-tah)--"given by God"
• Divitia (dee-VEE-tee-ah)--"wealth". Later form is Dovizia* (doh-VEETZ-yah). 
• Fiordelise (fyor-de-LEE-zeh)--prob. from French fleur de lys, "lily flower"
• Franchetta (frahn-KET-tah)--form of Francesca
• Gaita (gah-EE-tah)--origin unknown, but probably Germanic. Also spelled Gayta. 
• Genevria (jen-EV-ree-ah)--form of Guinevere. Another form was Ginevria (jee-NEV-ree-ah). 
• Ieronima (yehr-OH-nee-mah)--feminine of Girolamo/Jerome
• Isabetta (ee-zah-BET-tah)--form of Elisabetta/Elizabeth. Also spelled Ysabeta or Isabeta.
• Lella (LEL-lah)--short form of -ella names
• Leonetta (leh-oh-NET-tah)--diminutive of Leona
• Loisia (loh-EES-yah)--prob. form of Luigia/Louise
• Lucida* (loo-CHEE-dah)--"shining, lucid"
• Lucieta (loo-CHEH-tah)--diminutive of Lucia
• Mabilia (mah-BEE-lee-ah)--form of Mabel
• Nicolosa (nee-koh-LOH-sah)--feminine of Niccolò/Nicholas. Also spelled Niccolosa. 
• Nofra (NOH-frah)--prob. feminine of Nofri/Onofrio. 
• Oretta (oh-RET-tah)--origin unknown
• Polita (poh-LEE-tah)--form of Hippolyta, "horse-freer"
• Regalis (reh-GAH-lees)--"regal"
• Richa (REE-kah)--short form of Germanic -ric- names, "ruler". Also spelled Riccha or Ricca. 
• Richelda (ree-KEL-dah)--from Germanic, "ruler-battle"
• Rugiada* (roo-JAH-dah)--"dew"
• Samaritana* (sah-mah-ree-TAH-nah)--"Samaritan", ultimately from Hebrew, "keep watch"
• Santesa (sahn-TEH-sah)--prob. "saint"
• Savia* (SAHV-yah)--"wise"
• Sibilia (see-BEEL-yah)--form of Sybil
• Sovrana* (sohv-RAH-nah)--"sovereign"
• Taddea (tahd-DEH-ah)--feminine of Taddeo/Thaddeus. Also spelled Tadea. 
• Tedesca* (ted-ES-kah)--from Germanic "of the people, German" [means 'German' in modern Italian]
• Viridis (VEER-ee-dees)--"green, verdant". Other forms are Verdiana (vehr-dee-AH-nah) and Virdiana (veer-dee-AH-nah). 
• Zilia (ZEEL-yah)--poss. form of Cecilia
• Zuanna (zoo-AHN-nah)--form of Gianna/Jane. Also spelled Zuana. 

Purists will probably notice that not only Latin & Italian forms mixed together indiscriminately, but differing dialects are as well-Venetian, Tuscan, etc. Sorry! :p

Medieval World Tour--Ireland

It's probably pretty obvious by now that I love medieval English names, especially for girls. Well, I decided it's probably time to branch out, and am going to be looking at medieval names from other parts of the world, especially for names/forms that didn't survive to modern day.
First up: Irish!
(unless otherwise noted, the modernized Irish spelling is given)

Boys:

• Ailill (AL-yill)--prob. "elf, sprite"
• Ainníleas (AWN-eel-yas)--poss. "adopted child". Older form is Aindiles (AWN-dyil-yes). 
• Anluan (AHN-loon)--poss. "great warrior" or "great hound". Modern surname form is Hanlon / O'Hanlon.
• Ardán (AR-dawn)--"bear". Older form is Artán (AR-tawn). 
• Baisceann (BAWSK-yan)--poss. "red head" or "round head"
• Beollán (BYOHL-awn)--poss. "lively"
• Branagán (BRAHN-ah-gawn)--"little raven". Modern surname form is Branigan/Brannigan.
• Caithnia (KAWN-yee-ah)--"battle champion"
• Céadach (KYAD-ahkh)--poss. "first". Anglicized as Kedagh. 
• Ceallachán (KYAL-akh-awn)--prob. "little bright-head". Modern surname form is Callaghan/Callahan. 
• Ceat (kyat)--"enduring, ancient". Older form is Cett (kyet).
• Ceithernach--(KAY-her-nahkh)--"leader of warriors"
• Ciarmhac (KYAR-vahk)--"dark son"
• Ciothruadh (KYEER-oo-ah)--"red shower" or poss. "red passion"
• Criofan / Criomthann (KREE-fan)--"fox"
• Daighre (DIRE-yeh)--"flame"
• Dalbhach (DAHL-vahkh)--poss. "guileful"
• Éireamhón (AYR-yav-ohn)--origin unknown. Anglicized as Erevan or Erivan. 
• Éimhín (AY-veen)--poss. "ready". Older form is Émíne (AY-veen-yeh).
• Eochai / Eochaidh (OH-khee)--"horse". Older spelling is Eochaid. 
• Eocho (OH-khoh)--form of Eochai. Older form is Eochu (OH-khoo). 
• Fítheal (FEE-hyal)--poss. "goblin, sprite"
• Flaitheamh (FLAH-hav)--"lord".
• Flaithrí (FLAH-ree)--prob. "warrior king" or "lord-king"
• Gaoithín (GAY-heen)--"little clever one". Older form is Gáethíne (GAY-heen-yeh). 
• Guaire (GOOer-yeh)--"proud, noble"
• Irial (EER-ee-ahl)--origin unknown
• Laighneach (LYE-nakh)--"from Leinster". Older spelling is Laighnech. 
• Lughaidh (LOO-ee)--from the god-name Lugh, "light"
• Marcán (MAR-kawn)--"steed"
• Muirgheas (MOOR ['oo' like in English "foot"]-yas)--"sea-strength"
• Ríoghbhardán (RYEER-dawn)--"royal poet". Modern surname form is O'Riordan / Riordan.
• Solamh (SOHL-av, SUL-av)--form of Hebrew Solomon, "peace".
• Taichleach (TAHL-yakh)--"pacifying". Older spelling is Taithlech. 
• Tuathal (TOO-ah-hahl)--"ruler of the people". Modern surname form is O'Toole.

Girls:

• Abhlach (AHV-lahkh)--poss. "apple tree"
• Ailleann (AWL-yan)--poss. "elf"
• Aodhamair (AY-ah-meer)--"fire" [a feminine of Aidan/Aodhán]
• Barrdhubh (BAR-oov)--"dark-headed"
• Bébháil (BYAY-vahl)--poss. "lady of Ireland"
• Béibhinn (BAY-vin)--"fair lady"
• Caointiarn (KWEEN-tee-arn, KEEN-tee-arn)--"gentle lady"
• Cobhlaith (KAHV-lah)--prob. "victorious"
• Dianaimh (DYAN-iv)--"flawless"
• Duibheasa (div-AS-ah)--"dark waterfall". Older form is Dub Essa (doov es-sah).
• Dúinseach (DOON-shakh)--"fortress" or poss. "brown-haired girl"
• Dunlaith (DOON-lah)--prob. "fortress-lady"
• Eachra / Eachradh (AKH-rah)--prob. "horse". Other form is Echrad (EKH-rahth ['th' like "that"]).
• Fíneamhain (FEEN-awn)--"vineyard"
• Finneacht (FYIN-akht)--"fair" [a feminine of Finn]
• Fíona (FEE-nah)--"vine". Older form is Fíne (FEEN-yeh).
• Forlaith (FUR-lah, FOR-lah)--"sovereignty"
• Gearrog (GYAR-rog)--"short"
• Geiléis (GYEL-aysh)--prob. "bright swan"
• Gormlaith (GORM-lah)--"blue lady" or poss. "splendid lady"
• Lasair (LAH-seer)--"flame"
• Learbhean (LYAR-van)--poss. "lady of the sea"
• Líoghach (LEE-yahkh)--"beautiful"
• Mór (MOHR)--"great, tall"
• Muireann (MOOR ['oo' like English "foot"]-yan)--prob. "fair-sea". Older spelling is Muirenn. 
• Muirgheal (MOOR ['oo' like English "foot"]-yal)--"sea-bright". 
• Onóra (oh-NOR-ah)--form of Latin Honora, "honor"
• Raghnailt (RYE-nilt)--from Norse Ragnhild, "battle-counsel"
• Róinseach (ROHN-shakh)--"seal" [a feminine of Ronan]
• Rónait (ROH-nat)--"seal" [another feminine of Ronan]
• Saorla / Saorlaith (SAYR-lah)--prob. "noble princess". Older spelling is Sáerlaith. 
• Séadach (SHAY-dahkh)--prob. "rich possessions"
• Tailte (TAHL-tyeh)--poss. "earth" or "beautiful"
• Tuathla / Tuathlaith (TOO-ah-lah)--"princess of the people"
• Uasal (OO-sahl)--"noble"

Unisex:

• Bairrfhionn (BAHR-ee-ahn)--"fair-headed"
• Beag (BYAG)--"small". Older form is Becc ("BEK"). 
• Caisin (KAHSH-een)--prob. "curly"
• Ceallach (KYAHL-ahkh)--prob. "bright head" [much more common for boys]. Modern surname form is Kelly / O'Kelly.
• Conna (KUN-nah, KAHN-nah)--prob. form of Latin Columba, "dove"
• Éireannach (AY-ren-ahkh)--"of the Iverni/Erainn" [early Irish tribe]. Older spelling is Érennach. 
• Uaithne (OO-in-yeh)--"green"

I know, I know--where are all the girls' names? The reason there are much fewer is two-fold:
Firstly, feminine names were much less likely to appear in records and writings; and secondly, girls were given English or Norse names more often than boys, especially the closer you get to modern-day, and many of those are still around today!
Because girls' names were harder to find, I ended up with a greater time-range than for boys--the boys' names are mostly late Medieval period (1100-1500), while some of the girls' names come from as early as the 600s. 

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Finn

I know, I know: how have I not done Finn yet? It's trending in several countries across Europe, as well as in the US, Australia, & New Zealand, so if you don't know any Finns yet, you probably will soon. :)
It's a full name on its own in two different origins (Old Irish, "fair, white"; & Old Norse, originally "wanderer", now "Sámi/Lapp", and metaphorically "magician"), but there are several longer names that can also lend themselves to a Finn nickname.

• Alfinn (AHL-finn, Norwegian)--"elf Sámi"
• Arnfinn (ARN-fin, Norwegian)--"eagle Sámi". Another form is Anfinn (AHN-fin). 
• Audfinn (OWD-fin, [archaic] Norwegian)--"wealth Sámi"
• Bergfinn (BEHRG-fin, Norwegian)--"fortress Sámi"
• Eldfinn (ELD-fin, [archaic] Norwegian)--"fire Sámi"
• Elffin (EL-fin, Welsh [mythology])--poss. from Latin or Pictish "white". Also spelled Elphin. 
• Finbar (FIN-bar, Irish)--"fair head"
• Finlay (FIN-lee, Irish, Scottish, English)--"fair warrior". Also spelled Finley. [unisex in the U.S., but exclusively masculine elsewhere]
• Finlo (FIN-loh, Manx)--"fair Lugh" [Irish god]
• Finnegan (FIN-eh-gan, Irish [surname])--"little fair one"
• Finnegas (FIN-eh-gas, Irish [mythology])--poss. "Finn the Seer". Also written as Finegas or Finneces.
• Finnian (FIN-ee-an, Irish)--"fair, white". Other forms include Finnán (FIN-awn) and Finnén (FIN-ayn).
• Finnleif (FIN-life, Norwegian)--"Sámi-heir". An older form is Finnleiv (FIN-live). 
• Finnvid (FIN-vid, [somewhat archaic] Swedish)--"Sámi-tree". Other forms include Finnevid (FIN-eh-vid, also somewhat archaic Swedish), Finnved (FIN-ved, archaic Norwegian), and Finwith (FIN-vit, old Danish, old Swedish)
• Finnulf (FIN-ulf, [archaic] Norwegian)--"Sámi wolf". Also spelled Finulf. 
• Finnur (FIN-nur, Icelandic)--form of Finn (the Old Norse one, not the Irish ;) )
• Finnvald (FIN-vahld, [archaic] Norwegian)--"Sámi-ruler"
• Fintan (FIN-tan, Irish)--poss. "white bull" or "white fire"
• Fiorenzo (fee-oh-REN-tsoh, Italian)--form of Florence
• Franklin (FRANK-lin, English)--from Old English, "free man"
• Geirfinn (GIRE-fin, Norwegian)--"spear Sámi"
• Griffin (GRIF-fin, English)--anglicized form of Welsh Gruffudd, poss. "strong prince"; or from the mythological creature
• Kolfinn (KOHL-fin, [slightly archaic] Norwegian)--"dark Sámi"
• Norfinn (NOR-fin, [slightly archaic] Norwegian)--"north Sámi"
• Philemon (fye-LEE-mon, fil-EE-mon, English; fee-LAY-mohn, [Biblical] Greek)--from ancient Greek, "affectionate, kind"
• Philion (FIL-ee-on, FYE-lee-on, [Anglicized, ancient] Greek)--prob. "beloved". Also spelled Phileon. 
• Phineas (FIN-ee-as, English)--from Hellenized Hebrew, meaning uncertain. Also spelled Phinehas. 
• Phinias (FIN-ee-as, [Anglicized, ancient] Greek)--poss. "vulture", or a form of Phineas
• Phinus (FIN-us, [Anglicized, ancient] Greek)--poss. "vulture"
• Phintias (FIN-tee-as, [Anglicized, ancient] Greek)--poss. "dearest". Other forms include Phintas, Phinteas, and Phinton. 
• Seraphin (SEHR-ah-fin, English; SEHR-ah-feen, German)--masculine of Seraphina. Spanish form is Serafín (seh-rah-FEEN). 
• Tophinus (TOH-fin-us, [Anglicized, ancient] Greek)--poss. "tuff" [a volcanic rock]
• Torfinn (TOR-fin, Norwegian)--"Thor-Sámi". Also spelled Thorfinn. 

Squeé!

(I'm being fancy. It's pronounced "skay")

After sorting through all those modern -lee names, I need good dose of classic/established -lee names. Weeeellll, let's just expand that to -ee names, otherwise this'll be a pretty short list. :) Most are French and said "ay", but there are a few exceptions.

• Adorée (ah-doh-RAY, French)--"adored"
• Adrastée (ah-drahs-TAY, French)
• Aimée (eh-MAY, French)--form of Amy, from Latin, "beloved"
• Aleshanee (ah-lesh-AH-nee, Coosan)--prob. "she plays all the time"
• Alizée (ah-lee-ZAY, French)--"trade wind". 
• Andrée (awn-DRAY, French)--feminine of André/Andrew
• Anicée (ah-nee-SAY, French)--poss. a form of Greek Anicetus "unconquerable"
• Azalée (ah-zah-LAY, French)--form of Azalea. German form is Azalee (AHTS-ah-lay). 
• Bethsabée (bet-sah-BAY, French, Dutch)--form of Bathsheba
• Bree (BREE, English)--Anglicized from Irish Brígh, "power"
• Cleophée (kleh-oh-FAY, French)--from [Biblical] Greek, poss. "father's glory"
• Désirée (day-zee-RAY, French; dez-er-AY, English)--from Latin, "desired"
• Dieudonnée (dyoo-doh-NAY, French)--"given by God"
• Dorothée (doh-roh-TAY, French)--form of Dorothy. German form is Dorothee (DOHR-oh-tay). 
• Edmée (ed-MAY, French)--feminine of Edmund
• Esmée (es-MAY, Dutch, English)--prob. from French, "esteemed".
• Esmerée (es-mer-AY, [medieval] French)--poss. "pure"
• Galatée (gah-lah-TAY, French)--from Greek, prob. "milk-white" or "gentle goddess"
• Haidee (HAY-dee, English)--poss. from Greek "modest". Another form is Haydée (eye-DAY, French, Spanish, Portuguese).
• Honorée (oh-noh-RAY, French)--from Latin, "honored"
• Isaree (IS-ah-ree, Thai)--prob. "freedom"
• Josée (zhoh-ZAY, French)--feminine of Joseph
• Jubilee (JOO-bil-ee, English)
• Mérovée (may-roh-VAY, French)--prob. from Germanic, "famous battle" [unisex]
• Nyree (NYE-ree, English)--Anglicized from Maori Ngaire (NGYE ['ng' like "sing"] -reh) poss. "swamp" or "swamp flower"
• Renée (reh-NAY, French, English)--from Latin, "born again"
• Romée (roh-MAY, French, Dutch)--feminine of Romeo
• Vaudrée (voh-DRAY, French)--prob. from Germanic, "wise rule"

The Other Fairy Tales

Before books and movies and urban legends, there were fairy tales. Many were, of course, adapted to the new mediums, but for some reason, others just never caught on in the modern world.
And so, just because, here are some fairy tale names you've probably never heard of. :)

• Covan
• Esben
• Ferdinand
• Georgic
• Guerrino
• Iain/Ian
• Jean
• Jesper
• Joringel
• Niels

• Aimée
• Catherine
• Elisa
• Eulalie
• Euna
• Filadoro
• Finette
• Ilonka
• Jorinde
• Kate
• Luisa
• Maleen
• Molly
• Myrsina
• Nella
• Prunella
• Zezolla

Mind Your Qs

I've already done name lists of the least common vowels (U, O, & I), so now it's time for the least common consonants. No surprise--it's Q (second only to U overall).
Quinn is the sole Q-name in the girls' Top 1000, and it also ranks for boys, along with Quentin, Quinten, Quintin, & Quincy.

Q is also the least common ending letter, so let's do those, too. :)

Boys:

• Faruq (fah-ROOK, Arabic)--"one who can tell right from wrong". Also transliterated as Farooq.
• Khaliq (KHAH-leek, Arabic)--"creator". One of the names of Allah.
• Qadir (KAH-deer, Arabic)--"able". Another of the names of Allah.
• Qais (kah-ees, Arabic)
• Qasim (KAH-sim, Arabic)--"one who shares"
• Quanah (KWAH-nah, Comanche)--"fragrant"
• Quidel (kee-DEL, Spanish)--from Mapuche "torch"
• Quillan (KWIL-lan, English)--from Irish patronymic, "holly"
• Quim (KEEM, Catalan, Portuguese)--short form of Joaquim
• Quintillus (KWIN-til-lus, Latin)--"little Quintus"
• Quintus (KWIN-tus, Latin)--"fifth"
• Qusay (koo-SYE, Arabic)--also transliterated as Qusai.
• Rafiq (rah-FEEK, Arabic)--"friend"
• Shafiq (shah-FEEK, Arabic)--"compassionate"
• Tariq (TAH-rik, Arabic)--"one who knocks"
• Tawfiq (taw-FEEK, Arabic)--"good luck"

Girls:

• Qadira (kah-DEER-ah, Arabic)--feminine of Qadir
• Qiana (kee-AH-nah, [American] English)--from the synthetic fabric
• Quena (KWAY-nah, [archaic] English)--from Old English, "woman, queen"
• Quenilda (kwen-IL-dah, [archaic] English)--from Old English, "queen-battle". Other forms include Quenell & Quenilla.
• Queniva (KWAY-niv-ah, kwen-EE-vah, [archaic] English)--from Old English, "queen-gift"
• Queralt (keh-RAHL, Catalan)--Marian name, from a Spanish mountain sanctuary
• Quetzali (ket-SAH-lee, Spanish)--from Nahuatl, "feather". Also spelled Quetzalli.
• Quezia (keh-ZEE-ah, Portuguese)--form of Keziah
• Quintina (kwin-TEE-nah, Latin)--feminine of Quintin.
• Quinturay (keen-too-RYE, Spanish)--from Mapuche, "seeking flowers"
• Rahiq (rah-HEEK, Arabic)--"nectar"

Unisex:

• Qamar (kah-MAHR, Arabic)--"moon"
• Quinlan (KWIN-lan, English)--from Irish patronymic, "beautiful shape"

A great number of Inuit language names (Greenlandic, Inuktitut, etc) also seem to begin/end/contain Q, but verifying the accuracy of such names online, as well as pronunciation, has proven difficult. :(

First Names from Place-names

I was perusing name announcements the other day, and came across Kimber. I admit, my initial reaction was along the lines of "Ugh. Another parent trying to create a 'unique' spin on an older name."
But then I started thinking, "Why not?" Kimberley is from a surname/place name meaning "Cyneburga's field", after all. Since -ley is "field", wouldn't Kimber kind of just be a modern form of Cyneburga? Plenty of Old English (and Norse) names exist today only in places or surnames, so why can't we just lop off the locational ending to reclaim lost first names?

Some would arguably work better than others (and I also think that some of the original OE names could still be usable today, too), but I still had a lot of fun finding them! ;)

(unless otherwise noted, the original name was likely male)

• Alcon(bury)--"Ealhmund's fort"
• Arle(sey)--"Aelfric's island"
• Balton(sborough)--"Bealdhun's mound"
• Beck(ley)--"Becca's field"
• Becon(tree)--"Beohha's tree"
• Bermond(sey)--"Beornmond's island"
• Bren(ton)--"Bryni's town"
• Camber(well)--"Cantbeorht's spring"
• Caver(sfield)--"Cafhere's field"
• Chell(ington)--"Ceoldwynn's people's town" [feminine]
• Chella(ston)--"Ceoldheard's town"
• Cogen(hoe)--"Cugga's spur of land"
• Cothel(stone)--"Cuthwulf's town"
• Dagen(ham)--"Daecca's home"
• Dare(sbury)--"Deor's fort"
• Dayle(sford)--"Daegel's ford"
• Ember(ton)--"Eanbeorht's town"
• Ender(by)--"Eindrithi's village"
• Essen(dine)--"Esa's valley"
• Ever(ingham)--"Eofor's people's home"
• Fulmod(eston)--"Fulcmod's town"
• Garmond(sway)--"Garmund's road"
• Gilmon(by)--"Gilman's village"
• Hedger(ley)--"Hycga's field"
• Idridge(hay)--"Eadric's enclosure"
• Ingold(mells)--"Ingjald's sand-hills"
• Ilket(shall)--"Ylfketill's land"
• Kelve(don)--"Cynelef's valley"
• Kemer(ton)--"Cyneburg's town" [feminine]
• Kilver(stone)--"Kilvert's town"
• Kimbol(ton)--"Cynebald's town"
• Kinwal(sey)--"Cyneweald's enclosure"
• Laven(don)--"Lafa's valley"
• Levis(ham)--"Leofgeat's home"
• Mauger(sbury)--"Maethelgar's fort"
• Melson(by)--"Maelsuithan's village"
• Ocken(don)--"Wocca's hill"
• Ossul(stone)--"Oswulf's rock"
• Pax(ton)--"Poecc's town" [coincides with the Latin word for 'peace']
• Renn(ington)--"Regna's people's town"
• Rickman(sworth)--"Ricmaer's farm"
• Rosli(ston)--"Hrothlaf's town"
• Sydmon(ton)--"Sidumann's town"
• Syson(by)--"Sigsteinn's village"
• Thedd(ingworth)--"Theoda's farm"
• Thurla(ston)--"Thorleif's town"
• Tyther(ton)--"Tydre's town"
• Wenha(ston)--"Wynhaeth's town"
• Whit(ington)--"Hwita's people's town"
• Wilbra(ham)--"Wilburh's land" [feminine]
• Witten(ham)--"Witta's pasture"
• Wolgar(ston)--"Wulfgar's town"
• Wolver(ton/cot/ley)--"Wulfhere, Wulfgar, or Wulfweard's town/cottages/field"
• Wymer(sley)--"Wigmaer's field"
• Wymond(ham)--"Wigmund's home"
• Wyrard(isbury)--"Wigred's fort"
• Yelver(ton)--"Geldfrith's town"