Character Name Ideas

Renaissance Names

Female
Alice
Agnes
Agnese- 'pure'
Agatha
Amy
Anne
Anastasia- 'resurrection'
Ailith
Aldreda
Amice
Alfleta
Avis
Aliva
Adeline
Adelaide- 'noble kind'
Amelia- 'industrious'
Amy
Acelina
Annora- 'honor'
Anika- 'gift of God's favor'

Bridget
Bricteva
Bettrys
Blanche
Basilia
Beatriz- 'happy'
Bogdana- 'God's gift'

Catherine
Caterina- 'pure'
Cicilia- 'blind'
Cecily
Charity
Clare
Ciuta- 'little sheep'
Cwenhild
Clarissa
Clementia
Colette- 'victory of the people'
Celestina- 'heavenly'

Dorothy- 'gift of God'
Dea- 'goddess'
Dolce- 'sweet' or 'pleasant'
Denise
Diamond- 'brilliant'

Edith
Eleanor
Elinor
Emeline
Emmalina- 'universal'
Euphemia- 'well spoken'
Ellen
Elizabeth
Earngith
Egidia
Elisaria- 'God is my oath'
Eydis- 'goddess of the island'
Elena
Ella- 'all' or 'goddess'
Erika- 'powerful and honorable ruler'
Eira- 'snow'

Florence
Fleur
Frances
Francesca- 'free man'
Fiora- 'flower'
Frideswide

Gertrude
Gemma- 'preciosa stone'
Gianetta- 'God is gracious'
Ginevra- 'juniper'
Giuliana- 'youthful'
Godusa
Grace
Genevieve- 'white wave' or 'tribe woman'
Gregoria- 'watchful'
Godiva- 'God's gift'
Gyda- 'God'

Honora- 'dignified' or 'noblewoman'

Isabel
Isabeau- 'pledge to God'
Ismenia
Isabetta- 'my God is an oath'

Jane
Jehanne- 'Yahweh is gracious'
Joan- 'God is gracious'
Joyce
Jacquette- 'supplanter'

Katherine

Lettice
Lucy
Letta- 'joy'
Lucia- 'light'
Lavinia
Lina

Mabel
Mella- 'dark' or 'black'
Margaret
Margery
Marjorie
Mary
Madalena- taken from the name Mary Magdalene
Maddalena
Maud
Martha
Minerva- 'intellect'
Marion
Mildred
Magisend
Mathilda
Mirabel- 'wonderful'

Nencia
Nezetta- 'from Nazareth'

Olympia- 'from Mount Olympus'
Olive- 'kind one'
Odelgarde- 'victory of the people'

Penelope
Piera- 'rock'
Petra- 'stone'
Petronelle
Petronille
Petronella
Phillipa
Parnell
Pleasance
Preciosa
Philomena- 'beloved'

Rigarda- 'dominant ruler'
Regina- 'queenly'
Raphaelle- 'God heals'

Sabine
Sabina- 'understanding'
Sigrid- 'winning adviser'
Susan
Serena- 'tranquil'
Stella- 'star'
Sephare
Sarra
Susanna

Thomasine
Tomasia- 'twin'
Turgiva
Truda
Tiffany- 'appearance of God'

Ursula- 'little bear'

Veronica- 'she who brings victory'

Winifred- 'peace'

Male
Alexander
Ambrose
Anthony
Archibald- 'genuine'
Aldo- 'old' or 'wise'
Amerigo
Alessio- 'helper' or 'defender'
Athelstan
Adam
Alfred
Adrian
Andrew
Asketel
Arnold
Avery
Alaric- 'noble ruler'
Aldous- 'wealthy'
Arne- 'eagle'

Barnaby
Ben
Brian
Baldassare
Bartholomew- 'furrow'
Bertram- 'bright raven'
Björn- 'bold as a bear'
Burchard- 'strong as a castle'
Baldwin
Bahram- 'victorious'
Bard- 'poet' or 'singer'

Charles
Cassian- 'vain'
Cathasach- 'brave'
Chidiock
Christopher
Cuthbert
Cornelis
Cosimo- 'order' or 'decency'
Charibert- 'glorious warrior'
Conrad- 'brace counsel'
Cyprian- 'man of Cyprus'
Crispin- 'curly'

David
Daegal- 'dweller by the dark stream'
Donatello
Desiderius
Drogo- 'to bear' or 'to carry'
Drustan- 'riot'
Dustin- 'valiant fighter'
Diggory

Edmund
Edward
Eustace
Elric- 'wise Ruler'
Emil- 'trying to excel'

Francis
Filippo
Fernando
Francois
Ferdinand
Fabritio- 'craftsman'
Fulke
Finnian- 'fair' or 'white'
Florian- 'flowering'

Geoffrey
Gregory- 'watchman'
George
Gerald
Grimwald- 'prevail'
Germain
Giles
Galileo- refers to the Biblical town Galilee
Gerolamo
Guidobaldo
Gabriel
Godwin- 'God's peace'
Gomes- 'man'
Godfrey- 'peaceful'
Gilbert
Godric
Gawain
Gandalf- 'wand elf'
Gerold- 'spear'

Henry
Hubert
Hugh
Hamlin- 'little home lover'
Hawk- 'like the bird'
Hildebald- 'brave battle'
Humphrey
Hernan

Isaac

James
Job
John
Jean
Jeremiah- 'exalted of God'
Juan
Johannes

Kazamir- 'destroyer of peace'
Kenric- 'fearless leader'

Lambert
Lancelot
Leonard
Leonardo
Louis
Luca
Laurence
Lefwin
Leif- 'beloved'
Leoric- 'like a lion'
Lothar- 'famous warrior'
Lunden
Lancaster

Mark
Martin
Maurice
Maurin- 'dark skinned'
Morcant- 'bright sea'
Matthew
Michael
Michaelangelo
Miguel
Marsilio
Michel
Marco
Maximilian
Marmaduke

Nicholas
Nicolaus
Niccolo
Neville- 'from the new farmland'
Njal- 'champion'

Owen
Osbert
Osric- 'divine ruler'
Odo
Odel- 'wealthy'
Oswyn
Orvyn- 'spear friend'

Percival
Peregrine
Perkin
Peter
Philip
Pascal- 'born at Easter'
Piers- 'stone'
Pedro
Petrarch
Pierre
Pascoe

Ralph
Raphael
Randolf- 'shield'
Reginald
Reynard
Richard
Ricard- 'rich and powerful ruler'
Robert
Roger
Ross
Rowland

Simon
Stephen
Sandro
Sigor
Siward
Svend- 'young man'

Thomas
Tommaso
Tintoretto
Titian
Tori
Toka
Thurstan
Torsten- 'Thor's stone'
Theodoric- 'people's ruler'

Ulfketel

Vasco
Vinci
Valentine

Walter
William
Wulfgeat
Warin
Waldo
Wilkin- 'armed resolution'
Wolf
Wymund- 'battle protector'

Zemislav- 'family glory'