Late Period German Masculine Given Names

Names from 15th Century Arnsburg

by Talan Gwynek (Brian M. Scott)
bmscott@stratos.net

These names are extracted from Roland Mulch, Arnsburger Personennamen: Untersuchungen zum Namenmaterial aus Arnsburger Urkunden vom 13. - 16. Jahrhundert (Darmstadt & Marburg: Hessischen Historischen Kommission Darmstadt and the Historischen Kommission für Hessen, 1974).

Mulch covers only the 15th century. He lists the following names as occurring in the vicinity of Arnsburg in this period. The capitalization is according to Mulch. The notes are mine.

Bechtram
Bernhart
Bechtold
Bestian Form of Sebastian, I suspect.
Bestigenn
brandan
brandauwe
Ciliacks
Clas
Conrad
Cune Pet form of Conrad, I believe.
Contze Pet form of Conrad.
Dyderich
Emrich
frantz
Friderich
Garnerius
Gerhard
Gerlach
Gernant
Gotfrid
Hanczel Diminutive of Hans which is from Johan(nes);; analogous to Johnny.
Hartman
Hartung
Heinrich
Heintze Dimin. of Heinrich.
Henne Dimin. of Johannes.
Joachim
Johann
Castiel
Ludewig
Lumpo
Marckel
Mathys
Mertze/Mirtze
Nicolaus
Otte
Roricus
Rudolff
Ruleman
Rupertus
Syele
Syfryd A worn down and much more common form of Siegfried.
steffen
Stoffel Dimin. of Christoffel i.e., Christopher.
Thomas
Vlrich i.e. Ulrich.
Valentin
Wasmudt
Wernher
Wetzell
Wikenant
Wilhelm
Winther





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