Medieval Naming Guides: Old English
Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
For names used in other early British cultures, see Early Names of Britain and France.
- Anglo-Saxon
Names, by Ælfwyn æt Gyrwum
- A list of given names from a modern translation of Bede.
Modern scholarly spellings are used and Latin spellings from the
original text are given for many names.
-
Anglo-Saxon Women's Names from Royal Charters, by Marieke van de
Dal.
- A list of feminine names collected from a set of charters available
online (see below)
- The Names of Testators in the Cartularium Saxonicum Malmesburiensem, by Aryanhwy merch Catmael.
- A collection of masculine and a handful of feminine names from 7th-11th C (pre-Conquest) charters. The charters are in Latin, but the testators signed their names in a mix of English and Latin. Where known, the standardized Old English spelling is provided.
- PASE Database, part of the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
- A database of individuals mentioned in pre-Conquest English documents.
Alphabetized by modern standard form; the "recorded forms" heading gives
original spellings. The database is also indexed by status, possessions,
occupations, relationships, and more.
- Personal Names in the Domesday Book, by Constanza of Thamesreach.
- A county by county list of the Latinized names found in the Great and Little Domesday books, with standardized forms. Not all of the names are Old English; many of the invaders from the Continent are also listed, as well as names of Breton, Cornish, Welsh, and Norse origin.
The Medieval Names Archive is published by
Ursula Georges. It was historically published by the Academy of Saint Gabriel.
Copyright on individual articles belongs to their authors.
http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/engoldenglish.shtml