WRITER IN THE DARK ⋆ Names

⤷ medieval

medieval names ( 400s to 1400s )
( origin, meaning )

feminine

adelaide ( german, noble )
amelia ( german, industrious )
anastasia ( greek, resurrection )
anika ( hebrew, gift of God's favor )
annora ( latin, honor )
astrid ( old norse, super strength )
avice ( french, warlike )

beatriz ( spanish, happy )
berenice ( greek, bearer of victory )
bodil ( norse, remedy battle )
bogdana ( slavic, God's gift )
brenna ( irish/american, little raven/sword )
brunhilda ( german/norse, ready for battle )

catalina ( irish, pure beauty )
celestina ( latin, heavenly )
cicilia ( welsh, blind )
clotilda ( german, famous for battle )
colette ( greek, victory of the people )

desislava ( bulgarian, finding glory )
diamond ( english, brilliant )
dorothy ( greek, gift of God )

edme ( scottish, warrior )
eira ( welsh, snow )
elisaria ( french, God is my oath )
ella ( german, goddess )
emmalina ( latin, universal )
erika ( scandinavian, powerful and honorable ruler )
euphemia ( greek, well-spoken )
eydis ( old norse, goddess of the island )

filippa ( greek, lover of horses )
fiora ( gaelic, little flower )
francesca ( french, free )
frida ( spanish, peaceful ruler )

genevieve ( welsh/french, white wave/tribe woman )
ginevra ( italian, white wave )
godiva ( english, God's gift )
gregoria ( greek, watchful )
gunnora ( norse, wary in battle )
gyda ( old norse, God )

hawise ( german, wide battle )
helen ( greek, light )
helga ( old norse, sacred )
hildegund ( german, fight )
honora ( latin/french, dignified/noblewoman )

inga ( scandinavian, guarded by ing )
isabeau ( french, pledged to God )
isabetta ( italian, pledged to God )

jacquette ( french, supplanter )
jehanne ( hebrew, Yahweh is gracious )
joan ( hebrew, God is gracious )

lavinia ( latin, woman of rome )
luthera ( english, army of the people )

madalena ( spanish/hebrew, bitter/woman of magdala )
martine ( latin, of mars )
mathilda ( german, mighty in battle )
maude ( english, mighty battle maiden )
mirabel ( latin, wonderful )