Interesting Medieval Names

Men's Names Women's Names

 Merek  Millicent
 Carac  Alys (15th Century Alice)
 Ulric  Ayleth
 Tybalt  Anastas
 Borin  Alianor
 Sadon  Cedany
 Terrowin  Ellyn (16th century variation of Helen)
 Rowan  Helewys (variant of Eliose)
 Forthwind  Malkyn (diminutive of Mary)
 Althalos  Peronell
 Fendrel  Sybbyl (variant of Sibyl)
 Brom  Ysmay (Variant of Esme)
 Hadrian  Thea
 Lord Crewe  Jacquelyn
 Walter De Bolbec  Amelia the Countess of Derwentwater
 Earl of Derwintwater  Gloriana
 Lord Montagu  Good Queen Bess
 Sir John Fenwick of Wallington  Catherine of Aragon
 Oliver Cromwell  Anne of Cleves
 Justice McKinnon  Mary, Queen of Scots
 Sir Clifton Writingham  Mary of Guise
 Walter deGrey  Arabella
 Roger de Mowbray  Elizabeth
 Joseph Rowntree  Hildegard
 Geoffrey Chaucer  Brunhild
 William of Wykeham  Adelaide
 Francis Drake  Alice
 Simon de Montfort  Beatrix
 John of Gaunt  Cristiana
 William of Orange  Eleanor
 Lord Cornwallis  Emeline
 Edmund Cartwright  Isabel
 Charles the Bald  Juliana
 Benedict  Margaret
 Gregory  Matilda
 Peter  Mirabelle
 Henry  Rose
 Frederick  Helena
 Walter  Guinevere
 Thomas  Isolde
 Arthur  Maerwynn
 Bryce  Muriel
 Donald  Winifred
 Leofrick  Godiva
 Letholdus - In the 1st Crusade this was the  Catrain
first knight over the wall of Jerusalem.  Angmar
 Lief  Gussalen
  Barda  Jasmine
 Rulf  Josselyn
 Robin  Maria
 Gavin  Victoria
 Terrin/Terryn  Gwendolynn
 Ronald  Enndolynn
 Jarin  Janet
 Cassius  Luanda
 Leo  Krea
 Cedric  Rainydayas
 Gavin  Atheena
 Peyton  Dimia
 Josef  Phrowenia (the i is silent)
 Janshai  Aleida
 Doran  Ariana
 Asher  Alexia
 Quinn  Katelyn
 Zane  Katrina
 Xalvador  Loreena
 Favian  Kaylein
 Destrian  Seraphina
 Dain  Duraina
 Lord Falk  Ryia
 Berinon  Farfelee
 Tristan  Iseult (Variation of Isolde)
 Gorvenal  Benevolence
 Brangian
 Elspeth
Titles
 Lord  Lady
 King  Queen
 Duke  Duchess
 Earl  Countess
 Bishop  Princess
 Count  Lady in Waiting
 Sir  Maid
 Alderman  Maiden
 Admiral  Dame
 Vicar  Prince
 Monk  Cardinal
 Archbishop  Chancellor
Interesting Medieval Names from Places
 Priests Hole  The Cheviot Hills
 Hexham Road  Maiden Way
 Penny Pie  Blanchland Abbey
 Riddlehamhope Hall  The Devil's Causeway
 Muggleswick (yup and not related to Harry  The Forest of Coucy
Potter )  Stonegate
 Gillygate  Bookbinders Alley
  Bishops Bridge  Goodramgate
 Knavesmire  The Shambles
 Skeldergate Bridge  Westminster Abbey
 Ulster Plantation  Little Wenham
 YorkenShire  Wedgemore
 Billige  The Country of Domin
 The Kelvin Castle  The Country of Gully
 The Celvin Castle  The Country of Samavia

Interesting Battle Ground Names and places

 The Battle Of Marson Moor
 The Wars of the Roses
 The Hundred Years War
 The Norman Conquest
 The Peasant's Revolt
 The Pentland Rising
 The War of the League of Augsburg
 Kett's Rebellion
 The First Bishop's War
 The Battle of Formigny
 The Battle of Hastings

Castle and Fortress Names

 Dilston Castle  Longford Castle
 Bishopthorpe Palace  Blair Castle
 Castle Howard  Fort St.George
Medieval Names and Places that are simply too cool to miss
 The Devils Causeway
 The Red Tower
 The Queens Cave on Dipton Burn
 The Black Death
 Hadrian's Wall
 The Cave of Mother Shipton
 Drumclog Moss
 The Wedgwood Potteries
 The Case of Jenkins' Ear
 Lord Protector of the Commonwealth
 The Knights of Malta
 Knights Templar
 The Order of the Dragon
 The Order of Saint Lazarus
 The Order of the Golden Fleece

Interesting Medieval Words that are Relevant

 Abbey  Cloister
 Canon  Manor
 Monastery  Court
 House of Lords  Debtor's Prison

Medieval Castle Words

 Portcullis  Tower
 Barbican  Cathedral
 Moat  Chapel

Descriptive Titles
 St John The Evangelist  Richard, Earl of Warwick
 Richard the Lion Hearted  The Archbishop of Canterbury
 The Kings Council
Names of Horses
 Stormbringer  Morningstar
 Swiftflight  Firefreeze
 Sorrowsweet  Chastity
 Shadowmere  Veillantif
 Shadowfax  Winddodger
 Keirstrider  Hafaleil
 Bruno  Starflare
 Fireflanel  Elton
 Curonious  Cobalt
 Suntaria  Darktonian
 Joust-a-Lot  DeathBringer
 Gypsy  Death Storm
 Titanium  GrandPrancer
 Curse  BigHeart
 BraveGalloper  Canterwell
 Lightning  Fury
 Thunder  Wildfire
 Storm  Tempest
 StormChaser  Fallenhoof
 Goldentrot  Silvermane
 Stareyes  Bowrider
 Rock  Bucephalus -Alexnder's Horse
 Yellow horse - D'artagnon  Rocinante - Don Quixote Horse
Names of Dragons
 Thorodan
 Caeronvar  Maelyss
 Ysellian  Miasmador
 Nrrillinthas  Demontion
 Zantorian  Utoyelna
 Gragoloon  Momentoiya
 Vusatunell  Whituryd
 Incatasi  Maerilin
 Quitulias  Zermanion
 Emeraldblood  Parthannax (Parth-a-nax)
 Withertooth  Alduin (Al-doo-in)
 Endor  Dracorex Hogwartsia (Dragon King of
Hogwarts)
Here are some great names that a web visitor suggested:

Selda of Blackrain Sir Daniel the Cute

Sir Quaren the Bold Sir Justin of Shining Armor
Sir Charles of Denvorn Sir Nick the Mighty
Arthur Binnety Maiden Mary
King Roger Mickney the 3rd Lady Sydney
Duke Sherman of Dukeville Queen Oz
Antwan the Monk Queen of Oz!
Here are more suggestions by a web visitor and I like the idea of names of medieval towns and the
names of swords!

Names of People:
Lythwyn the Bowman Velocerere
Archduke Jeffyrson of Cornalius Dracolatus
Cheshire Charles Chyfles of Chyncharm
Steward Calvin Strayts Names of Towns:
Daniel Snellson of Bristol Balwynward
Styphoryte
Names of Swords: Carlyn
Icutum

Here are some more great suggestions by a web visitor:

Tannin, means 'dragon' in Hebrew. Taor Raorenson ('cursed' minotaur)

Tobran (a barbarian) Kolanthel (elven-raised half-elf).
Jhyn (asian half-elf)

Another name is from a great-something grandfather, and guess it originally came out of either the
Iliad or Odyssey: Alcinus. Dunno if the Greeks said it like <awl-KIN-us>, but for the family it was
<al-SIGH-nus>, as if we we're discussing some guy's cold symptoms ("... and then there's Al's sinus
problems...") The first, hard-C version sounds heroic enough for the list you've made, but the soft-C
version seems more like it should be a villainry section.
And don't forget you can just stick a medieval suffix on some names. For example, -vin or -wyn
means FRIEND:

Alvin, 'friend of all' Kelvin, 'friend of ships'

Baldwin, 'bold friend' -Smith (metalsmith)
Calvin, 'faithful friend' -(name)-bard (storyteller or minstrel)
Devin, 'friend of the divine' or 'poet' -Cooper (barrel-maker)
Elvin, 'friend of elves' -(name)-son (son of "name")

-ley/-leigh means 'from the field', -lock 'lake', -well, -wise/-vis, -rick/-righ (king), -ton 'town', -wood,
-ward 'protector', -drake (dragon), -brook & -burn 'from the stream', -stone/-ston, -wyk/-wich 'man', -
mond/-mount, -bert 'bright', -hill/-dale/-tor/-crest (hill), -row (path or line), -brake (hedge).

Those are all anglo-saxon, mind you, but Tolkien did fair adding to a common Hebraic name-root:
Samwise. Still, surmise that there'd be similar lists from other ethnicities if you looked. Just keep it
down to AT MOST 4 syllables with the suffix. Can even combine them: Estonbrook means
somethig like "from the stony stream".

Medieval Title and Naming Suggestions

Before the Persons name you can put their title. Some examples:
 Lord Baldor  Duke William
 Archbishop Drake  Duchess Elizabeth
 Commander Dilston  Prince William
You can also append to the name of the person and there were two usual ways to do this: By the
place they came from or a characteristic about them
 Characteristics:  From Where:
 Sir William The Brave  Mary, Queen of Scots
 Lord Walter The Courageous  The Archbishop of Canterbury
 Sir James the Red  The Prince of Wales
 Admiral Stout the Strong  William of Wykeham
 The Lionhearted  Roland of York
 The Great

Of course you can combine these two techniques and create the name with a suffix and a prefix
Sir William the Strong

Suggestions and tips for Names of other races in your game

So you are looking for a name for your character in a video games? One of the best things about
doing this is that these types of characters lend themselves really nicely to unique names that still
have a flavor for the race. Here are some examples:

Dwarves: There are lots of great things you can do with dwarf names that express their uniqueness.
Use words like: stone, iron, rock, boulder, earth, shield, mace, helm, stocky, solid, short, fist, shovel,
dig, mine, or any kind of mineral. Dwarves have the traditional reputation of being short, having
beards and being miners so you can use anything that shows this in the name. Here are some dwarf
name examples:
 Stoneshield  Shoevelhands
 Ironfist  Silverbeard
 Longbeard  Littledigger
 Shortaxe
And Dwarf names really sound great when they are longer. For example: Stoneshield Littledigger is
a great name. Or Silverbeard Ironmace.
If you are looking for a dwarf name that is not a word but still sounds dwarfish consider using some
of the hard consonants like R and K.
 Roggar Littledigger  Delvkanash
 Kargeth Stonehammer  Brkasack
 Rukkek Tunnelmaker  Bislekar
 Cronkar Yellowmace
Elves: Now elves have a totally different look and feel which lends itself to some great elven names.
You should think about their slender tall bodies and translate this into words. Use the softer
consonants and mix it up with nature type words.
 Leleanda  Yeerlin Silverleaf
 Orienla  Choriandus
 Allalian treesinger  Bealcrest
 Jelianlee bowmaster  Slikver
 Ulalla greenmeadows  Glandias
 Elwendia Forestfriend  Bruhamoff
Orcs: Orcs have a very guttural language and of course that means their names will be very guttural.
Here are a couple of suggestions by a web visitor (Zak).
 Agronach
 Molag
 Gludbog zugrak brugnab zark drurk gruk nubdak agguh subush zuzug jagluk