Need a real medieval name to use for your character? Here's a collection of names pulled straight from the Middle Ages, some of which are familiar and some of which aren't.
Chinese Names
“Gold Flower”
Pi-sha-men
Yeh-hu
Kwan-tsz’-tsai
Râhula
Kanishka
English Names
Alibans of the Waste City
Bernad
Bertoles the Bald
Brandalus of Wales
Bruns Brandalis
Calobrutus
Coll (short for Nicholas)
Dawkin
Daw (short for David)
Galians/Galerian of the White Tower
Gib
Gill (short for Gilbert)
Gorgalians
Hud
Pelles, King of the Lower Folk
Perkin
Randolf the Reeve
Tompkin
Tyb
Mak
Melaarmaus/Meliarman of Abanie
Meralis of the Palace Meadow
French Names
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Bertholez li Chauz
Bisclavert
Elinant of Escavalon
Icelandic Names
Aud the Deep-Minded
Artholfin Skull-cleaver
Bjarni Butterbox
Bjorn Ironside
Garth
Haraldur Backbone
Ketil Flat-nose
Tiodel
Thorvald
Thorbjorg the Ship-breasted
Thorbjorn Oxen-might
Thorsteinn Staff-struck
Sigrid
Sturr the Killer
Ulfur the Crow
Irish Names
Ailil (pronounced AHL-lil)
Ailbe (pronounced AL-vee)
Conchubur (pronounced con-cuh-VIR)
Conall
Medb (pronounced MAEV)
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