Medieval Names for Boys

There are 134 Medieval names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Medieval names 1 to 20. Alexander was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #11 and a usage of 0.8196%. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic, and it was followed in popularity by the German and English Austin, the Breton, English, German, and Scottish Alan, the English Alvin, the Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian Alfred, and the English and French name, Bernard. The unusual Medieval names are Alban (English and German), Aloysius (Dutch, English, French, and German), Amerigo (Italian), Amyas (English), Aodh (Irish and Scottish), Arye (Hebrew), Augustine (English), Baldric (English), Baldwin (English and German), Bartholomew (English), Benedict (English), Bertram (English and German), Boniface (English and French), and Boye (Dutch).

Medieval names are all-time favorites. Currently they are still very popular baby names for boys, though they were in more widespread use previously. At the height of their usage in 1953, 32.353% of baby boys were given Medieval names. There were 71 Medieval names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Medieval names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2007, 64 Medieval names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 10.565%. Within all Medieval names, the Czech, English, and German Michael was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9915%.

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Alan 129 ... little rock; harmony, ... fairly popular in medieval times, but it later saw ...

Alban ... man from Alba; the Albanian ... name was popular in medieval times, and then fell in ...

Alexander 11 ... defender of men ... of his life in the medieval 'Alexander romances', ...

Alfred 742 ... inspired advice; old ... a revival among other medieval names in the 19th ...

Aloysius ... was commonly used in medieval Italy, and was borne by ...

Alvin 513 ... elf friend; noble friend ... medieval forms were not particulary popular, until ...

Amerigo ... an early medieval Italian byform of Heinrich ...

Amyas ... friendship; beloved ... could be from the medieval Amis, a male form of Amice ...

Aodh ... fire, brightness, splendor ... as Hugh from the medieval period, and more ...

Arye ... lion ... was popular in medieval Europe when 'animal' names ...

Augustine ... august, dignified, holy ... was thus popular among medieval Christians, and it saw ...

Austin 48 ... august, dignified, holy; to increase ... developed as a medieval short form of the Roman ...

Baldric ... bold ruler, brave ruler ... dropped off after the medieval period, and in recent ...

Baldwin ... bold friend, brave friend ... ruling families in medieval times and was used as a ...

Bartholomew ... son of Talmai, son of the one who abounds in furrows ... English speakers in the medieval period ...

Benedict ... blessed ... medieval forms of the name included Benedick and ...

Bernard 943 ... brave as a bear ... well-known medieval churchmen include Saint Bernard ...

Bertram ... bright raven, wise person ... name was in medieval times taken as the original form ...

Boniface ... good fate, well-doer, ... and 'fatum'; by the medieval period, the form ...

Boye ... boy; tidings, messenger; ... first used in the early medieval period ...