12/1/2022 0 Comments Medieval names![]() ![]() She was the creator of verse narratives on romantic and magical themes. Mary: A Hebrew name meaning “beloved.” Marie de France was the earliest known woman to be a French poet. Marie: A Latin and French name meaning “star of the sea.” Some consider it the first autobiography in English. Margery: A Scottish name meaning “pearl.” Margery Kempe was known for writing The Book of Margery Kempe. Lucy: An English and Latin name meaning “light.” She’s a patron saint known for defending France. Joan: A Hebrew name meaning “God’s gracious gift.” Joan of Arc was a peasant girl who became a military leader in medieval France. Isabella: An Italian and Spanish name meaning “God is my oath.” Inga: A Scandinavian name meaning “guarded by Ing.” ![]() Hildegard: A German name meaning “battle enclosure” or “comrade in arms.” Hildegard of Bingen was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath. Hilda: A Danish name meaning “battle woman” and “glorious.” Hilda of Whitby was a saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby. ![]() Heryeth: An English name meaning “confidence” or “studious.” Guinevere: A Welsh name meaning “white fairy.” Godiva: An English name meaning “God’s gift.” Giselle: A German and French name meaning “pledge.” She was the first documented woman in Europe.Įrika: A Norse name meaning “eternal ruler.”Įuphemia: A Greek name meaning “fair speech.”įelberta: An English name meaning “brilliant.”įerelith: A Irish, Gaelic, and Scottish name meaning “sovereign.”įlorence: An English and Latin name meaning “blossoming.” She became the Queen of France, Queen of England, and led a crusade to the Holy Land.Įlizabeth: A Hebrew name meaning “God is my oath.”Įmma: An English and German name meaning “whole” or “universal.”Įnde: A German name meaning “a flighty woman.” Ende the Illuminator was a famous painter. She celebrated the successes of women and focused on equality.Ĭlaire: A French name meaning “bright” or “clear.”Ĭlarimond: A German name meaning “light of the world.”Ĭlemence: A French name meaning “merciful.”Ĭolette: A French name meaning “people of victory.”Ĭonstance: A Latin name meaning “constant.”ĭamiana: A Greek name meaning “tame” or “subdue.”ĭanae: A Greek name meaning “she who judges.”ĭesislava: A Bulgarian name meaning “to seek glory.”ĭominica: A Latin name meaning “belonging to God.”Įirunn: A Nordic name meaning “happiness.”Įleanor: A German name meaning “ light” and “noble north.” Eleanor of Aquitaine was a powerful and influential person from the medieval period. She’s known for leading Anglo-Saxon England to Christianity.īogdana: A Slavic and Polish name meaning “given by God.”Ĭelestina: A French name meaning “heavenly.”Ĭharlotte: A French name meaning “free” or “petite.”Ĭhristine: An English name meaning “Christian.” Christine de Pizan was an Italian pet and court writer during the medieval period. Æthelflæd: An Anglo-Saxon name meaning “noble beauty.”Īisley: An Anglo-Saxon name meaning “dwells at the ash tree meadow.”Īmalasuintha: A German name meaning “strong.” Amalasuintha was an Ostrogoth queen and regent.Īnabelle or Anabel: A Latin and French name meaning “beautiful,” “grace,” or “favored.”Īnika: A Nordic and Sanskrit name meaning “graceful” or “brilliant.”Īnne: A Hebrew and Latin name meaning “favor” or “grace.”Īstrid: A Norse name meaning “divinely beautiful.”īeatrice: A French name meaning “she who brings happiness.”īertha: A German name meaning “bright one.” Bertha of Kent was the queen of Kent. ![]() The following are medieval names for girls and the backgrounds of the names.Īdela: A German name meaning “noble” or “serene.” Other medieval women are known for royalty, writing, music, and bravery. In the medieval period, most women worked as artisans, farmers, merchants, or cared for children. Male medieval names Female medieval names Photo courtesy of Canva. ![]()
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