Introduction
Names listed by frequency
Abbreviations and Bibliography
Derivation notes are given for some names. Abbreviations and sources are listed elsewhere.
Aaron | 1 | |
Abacuck | 1 | Now usually spelled Habakkuk. |
Abraham | 5 | See note |
Adam | 6 | |
Adlard | 1 | |
Adrian | 3 | One of the three was female. |
Agnes (f) | 40 | |
Alan | 5 [9] | |
Allan | 4 | |
Albert | 1 | |
Alexander | 15 | |
Alice (f) | 57 | |
Alveredus | 1 | |
Ambrose | 8 | |
Amie (f) | 2 | Probably fem.; see DES at Amey. |
Anchor | 1 | From OFr Anchier; see DES at Anker. |
Andrew | 20 | |
Annabella (f) | 1 | |
Annanias | 1 | |
Anne (f) | 55 [72] | |
Ann | 2 | |
Anna | 15 | |
Anthony | 54 | |
Archibald | 1 | |
Archilai | 1 | Obscure; cf. Arklay (Black, 30). |
Arnold | 6 | |
Arthur | 18 | |
Augustine | 7 [8] | |
Augustin | 1 | |
Augustus | 2 | |
Aveline (f) | 1 | |
Barbara (f) | 4 | |
Barnabas | 3 | |
Barnard | 46 | |
Bartholomew | 12 | |
Basil | 2 | |
Beatrice (f) | 2 | |
Bellingham | 1 | A transferred locative surname. |
Benedict | 1 | |
Benjamin | 3 | |
Bennett | 1 | |
Bertram | 1 [2] | |
Bartram | 1 | |
Bevil | 1 | Apparently a transferred French locative surname; see DES at Bevill. |
Blaise | 1 | |
Blanche (f) | 3 | |
Botolph | 1 | |
Brian | 8 | |
Bridget (f) | 2 | |
Cadwallader | 1 | |
Cassandra (f) | 1 | |
Catherine (f) | 20 [26] | |
Katherine | 6 | |
Cecily (f) | 1 [2] | |
Cicilia | 1 | |
Cesar | 1 | See note |
Charity (f) | 1 | |
Charles | 15 | |
Christian | 4 | One of the four was female. |
Christiana (f) | 6 | |
Christopher | 79 [80] | Conceivably Christopheer is a typo. See note |
Christopheer | 1 | |
Chroferus | 1 | Completely obscure, unless it is an error for Chistoferus. |
Chroseus (?) | 1 | Completely obscure; the query is in PCCA. |
Ciriacus | 1 | Lat Cyriacus < Gk Kyriakós; see Nomi at Ciriaco. |
Clement | 6 | |
Conrad | 1 | |
Constance (f) | 2 | |
Cornelius | 9 | See note |
Court | 1 | See note |
Cuthbert | 1 | |
Cutlake | 1 | See note |
Daniel | 12 | |
David | 25 | |
Denton | 1 | A transferred locative surname. |
Didimus | 1 | Lat Didymus < Gk Dídymos; see Nomi at Didimo. |
Digory | 1 | |
Dionisius | 3 | See note |
Dionise (f) | 1 [3] | Dionis is probably fem. |
Dionis | 2 | |
"Diricus" | 1 | See note |
Dolora (f) | 1 | |
Dorothy (f) | 14 [15] | |
Dorothea | 1 | |
Drugo | 1 | More familiar as Drogo. |
Dudley | 1 | A transferred locative surname. |
Ebotte (f) | 1 | See note |
Ebulus | 1 | |
Edi | 1 | Unfortunately I was unable to determine the sex of this person. |
Edith (f) | 6 | |
Edmund | 72 | |
Edward | 169 | |
Edwin | 1 | |
Effemia (f) | 1 | See note |
Eleanor (f) | 5 [7] | |
Elinor | 1 | |
Elianora | 1 | |
Eli | 1 [2] | See note |
Ely | 1 | |
Elias | 2 [3] | From the Gk form of Heb Elijah. |
Eliass | 1 | |
Eliza | 1 | See note |
Elizabeth (f) | 90 | |
Elizeus | 2 | Latinized from Heb Elisha. |
Ellen (f) | 3 [6] | See also Helen. |
Ellena | 1 | |
Elena | 2 | |
Ellis | 3 [4] | See note |
Halius | 1 | |
Ellois (f) | 1 [2] | See note |
Ely (f) | 1 | See note |
Emanuel | 2 | |
Emery | 2 | |
Emma (f) | 3 | |
Emmanuel | 1 | |
Emmett | 1 | See note |
Enoch | 1 | |
Erasmus | 2 | |
Etheldreda (f) | 1 [3] | |
Ethelreda | 1 | |
Ethelrede | 1 | |
Evan | 3 | |
Everard | 1 | |
Faith (f) | 1 | |
Faustinus | 1 | |
Felix | 1 | |
Ferdinand | 1 | |
Florence (f) | 1 | |
Francis | 86 [90] | See note |
Frances | 4 | |
Francisca (f) | 3 | |
Fulk | 3 | |
Gabriel | 9 | |
Garnett | 1 | Garnet is a diminutive of OFr Guarin, Warin; see DES at Garnet. |
Garret | 1 [2] | From Gerard or Gerald; see DES at Garrad, Gerald, Gerard. |
Garrett | 1 | |
Gartheride (f) | 1 | Probably a variant spelling of Gertrude. |
Gawen | 1 [2] | |
Gawin | 1 | |
Gentile | 1 | Now an Italian name; see Nomi at Gentile. |
Geoffrey | 9 [11] | |
Jeffery | 2 | |
George | 172 | |
Georgette (f) | 1 | A surprise at this date. |
Gerrard | 3 | See note |
Gervase | 1 [2] | |
Jervais | 1 | |
Gilbert | 13 | |
Giles | 23 | |
Gillam | 2 | See note |
Godfrey | 11 | |
Goughe | 1 | See note |
Grace (f) | 4 | |
Gregory | 9 | |
Griffin | 9 | See note |
Griffith | 2 | See note |
Guy | 2 | |
Gwenhoivar (f) | 1 | Welsh Gwenhwyfar; she is Welsh. |
Hamond | 2 | OFr Hamond < OG Hamon. |
Hansse | 1 | See note |
Harman | 2 [3] | See note |
Harmond | 1 | |
Harry | 1 | See note |
Hector | 1 | |
Helegor | 1 | See note |
Helen (f) | 7 [9] | See also Ellen. |
Hellen | 1 | |
Helena | 1 | |
Heneage | 1 | Apparently a transferred locative surname; see note |
Henry | 204 | See note |
Hercules | 2 | |
Hieronimus | 1 | Lat Hieronymus < Gk `Ierônymos; learned form of Jerome, q.v. |
Holland | 1 | See note |
Howell | 2 [3] | Welsh Hywel. |
Howel | 1 | |
Hugh | 46 | |
Humphrey | 40 [42] | |
Humphry | 2 | |
Ingram | 1 | |
Isaac | 3 [4] | |
Isaacs | 1 | |
Isabella (f) | 7 [10] | |
Isabel | 3 | |
James | 114 | |
Jane (f) | 16 | |
Janikin (f) | 1 | See note |
Jasper | 5 [6] | |
Jesper | 1 | |
Jenkin | 3 [4] | |
Jankin | 1 | |
Jennette (f) | 1 | |
Jeremy | 2 | |
Jerman | 1 [2] | Perhaps more familiar as German < OFr Germain. |
Jermanus | 1 | |
Jerome | 11 | See also Hieronimus. |
Jesse | 1 | |
Joan (f) | 53 [60] | See note |
Jone | 1 | |
Joane | 4 | |
Johanna | 2 | |
Jocatta (f) | 1 | From the form presumably fem. |
Jocosa (f) | 1 | See note |
John | 1215 | |
Joos | 1 [4] | See note |
Joice | 1 | |
Jossi | 1 | |
Joosus | 1 | |
Jordan | 1 | |
Joseph | 4 | |
Joshua | 1 | |
Josias | 1 | |
Joyce (f) | 9 | See note |
Jucentius | 1 | Obscure. |
Judith (f) | 3 | |
Juliana (f) | 2 | |
Julius | 1 | |
Justinian | 1 | |
Kenelm | 1 | |
Lambert | 1 | |
Lancelot | 5 | |
Laura (f) | 1 | |
Lawrence | 16 [26] | |
Laurence | 10 | |
Leonard | 19 | |
Lettice (f) | 1 | |
Lewis | 6 [9] | See note |
Lodowick | 1 | |
Ludwig | 2 | |
Lionel | 1 | |
Lucas | 1 | |
Lucretia (f) | 1 | |
Lucy (f) | 3 [4] | |
Luce | 1 | |
Mable (f) | 1 | Now usually Mabel. |
Machutus | 1 | Obscure. |
Magdalen (f) | 1 [3] | See note |
Magdalena | 1 | |
Magdalene | 1 | |
Manasses | 1 | |
Margaret (f) | 55 [58] | See note |
Margareta | 1 | |
Margarete | 1 | |
Margarita | 1 | |
Margery (f) | 9 [10] | |
Margerie | 1 | |
Marian (f) | 2 [5] | |
Marion | 3 | |
Mark | 4 | |
Marmaduke | 2 | |
Martha (f) | 3 | |
Martin | 10 | |
Mary (f) | 42 [43] | |
Maria | 1 | |
Matilda (f) | 2 | |
Matthew | 22 [29] | |
Mathew | 7 | |
Maurice | 8 | See note |
Melchior | 1 | See note |
Meredith | 3 | Welsh Maredudd; all 3 appear to be Welsh. |
Michael | 19 | |
Mildred (f) | 1 | |
Miles | 7 | |
Morgan | 10 | Welsh, though the examples are not confined to Wales. |
Nathaniel | 4 | |
Newton | 1 | A transferred locative surname. |
Nicholas | 129 | |
Ninion | 1 | More commonly Ninian. |
Noe | 1 | More familiar as Noah; see DES at Noy. |
Oliver | 10 | |
Osmund | 2 | |
Ottewell | 1 | A rare given name < OFr Otuel; see DES at Ottewell. |
Owen | 5 [8] | |
Owin | 3 | |
Paschall | 1 [3] | See note |
Pasquere | 1 | |
Pasco | 1 | |
Paul | 8 | |
Peter | 58 | See note |
Petronella (f) | 1 | |
Phillip | 23 [34] | See note |
Philip | 11 | |
Phillipa (f) | 1 | |
Pierce | 2 | More familiar as Piers, a vernacular form of Peter. |
Polidore | 1 | See note |
Pompey | 1 | See note |
Prospero | 1 | See note |
Prudence (f) | 2 | |
Quivier | 1 | Completely obscure. |
Ralph | 51 | |
Randall | 2 [3] | A diminutive of Rand < Randolph; see DES at Randall, Randolph. |
Randel | 1 | |
Randolph | 5 | |
Rawsone (f) | 1 | See note |
Rebecca (f) | 1 | |
Rees | 2 [4] | Welsh Rhys; all 4 examples are Welsh. |
Reece | 2 | |
Reginald | 10 | |
Richard | 534 | |
Robert | 372 | |
Roger | 70 | |
Roland | 7 [19] | |
Rowland | 12 | |
Roman | 1 | See note |
Rook | 1 | See note |
Rosanna (f) | 1 | See note |
Rose (f) | 2 | |
Salamon | 3 | Now usually Solomon. |
Sampson | 5 | |
Samuel | 10 | |
Sander | 1 | A pet-name from Alexander. |
Sarah (f) | 2 | |
Silvester | 1 | |
Simon | 30 [31] | |
Symon | 1 | |
Stephen | 37 | |
Susanna (f) | 3 [8] | |
Susannah | 1 | |
Susanne | 1 | |
Suzanna | 3 | |
Sybil (f) | 2 [6] | |
Sibil | 2 | |
Sibill | 2 | |
Tabitha (f) | 1 | |
Thadeus | 1 | See note |
Theodosius | 1 | See note |
Thomas | 805 | |
Thomasina (f) | 2 [4] | |
Thomazine | 2 | |
Timothy | 2 | |
Tobias | 2 | |
Tristram | 5 | None of the entries is Welsh. |
Ursula (f) | 3 | |
Valentine | 6 | See note |
Venetia (f) | 1 | |
Vincent | 8 | |
Walter | 47 | |
Warham | 1 | A transferred locative surname. |
Watkin | 2 | See note |
Wilfred | 1 | |
William | 785 [786] | |
Williams | 1 | |
Winifred (f) | 1 [2] | |
Winefred | 1 | |
Wombell | 1 | A transferred locative surname; see DES at Wombwell. |
Wymond | 1 | See note |
Zachary | 1 [2] | |
Zacharias | 1 |
Introduction
Names listed by frequency
Abbreviations and Bibliography
Editted & published by Arval Benicoeur