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Question: This may sound strange but what are some medieval names!?
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You can find a whole host of them (authentic ones, not just fantasy or legend adaptations) here: http://www!.s-gabriel!.org/names/!. They are organized by region!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Edmund, Ethelred, Edward, William, Stephen, Richard, John, Katherine, Mary, Isabella, Anne, Henry, Harold, Rufus!.

These names all occur before the advent of the Wars of the Roses - which despite sounding like a rather charming flower fight, was the bloodiest period in British history and marked the end of the the Medieval period!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Men:

Althalos
Fendrel
Brom
Hadrian
Lord Crewe
Walter De Bolbec
Earl of Derwintwater
Lord Montagu
Sir John Fenwick of Wallington
Oliver Cromwell
Justice McKinnon
Sir Clifton Writingham
Walter deGrey
Roger de Mowbray
Joseph Rowntree
Geoffrey Chaucer
William of Wykeham
Francis Drake
Simon de Montfort
John of Gaunt
William of Orange
Lord Cornwallis
Edmund Cartwright
Charles the Bald
Benedict
Gregory
Peter
Henry
Frederick
Walter
Thomas
Arthur
Bryce
Donald
Leofrick

Women:

Jacquelyn
Amelia the Countess of Derwentwater
Gloriana
Good Queen Bess
Catherine of Aragon
Anne of Cleves
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary of Guise
Arabella
Elizabeth
Hildegard
Brunhild
Adelaide
Alice
Beatrix
Cristiana
Eleanor
Emeline
Isabel
Juliana
Margaret
Matilda
Mirabelle
Rose
Helena
Guinevere
Isolde
Maerwynn
Muriel
Winifred
Godiva
Catrain
Angmar
Gussalen

Hope this helps!Www@QuestionHome@Com

# Good Queen Bess
# Catherine of Aragon
# Anne of Cleves
# Mary, Queen of Scots

# Lord Crewe
# Walter De Bolbec
# Earl of Derwintwater
# Lord Montagu
# Sir John Fenwick of Wallington
# Oliver Cromwell
# Justice McKinnonWww@QuestionHome@Com

Just about all those with the suffix 'son':
Thomson
Johnson
Watson
Benson

or the Prefix Mac:
MacDougal
MacDonald
MacGregor
MacDuffy
Etc!.

Both mean 'children born of', as does Fitz!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

eloise is my favorite medevil name other than that just look at teh names of medevil kings and queens they would be popular names thenWww@QuestionHome@Com

Read books from this time period for more ideas

From Knights of the Round Table

Guinivere
Arthur
GeoffryWww@QuestionHome@Com

Try this website it's got a huge list: http://medieval!.stormthecastle!.com/medie!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Arthur, Henry, Charles, Britney!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Mohamed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

ARTHUR
WILLIAM
ELIZABETH
HENRY
CATHERINE
EDWARDWww@QuestionHome@Com

LancelotWww@QuestionHome@Com

John
Alexander
RufusWww@QuestionHome@Com

My favorite is Merlin!Www@QuestionHome@Com