These
names were used in medieval times.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Mandina f Medieval CatalanThe meaning of this name is obscured, hypotheses include a derivation from Germanic
*mendan "to rejoice" or a derivation from
Amanda.
Mandula f Medieval HungarianDerived from Hungarian
mandula "almond". This name was borne by a lover of Ladislaus IV of Hungary.
Manomir m Medieval PolishDerived from Old Church Slavonic
mamiti "to deceive, to beguile, to entice" (compare Sudovian
manit "to seduce, to entice", Russian
manitj "to entice, to tempt" and modern Polish
mamić "to lure, to entice") and Slavic
mir "peace".
Mănunta f Medieval RomanianDerived from Romanian
mănuntă, a regional variant of
măruntă, itself the feminine form of the adjectiv
mărunt "very small, tiny".
Maonirn m Medieval BretonOf uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Proto-Celtic
*magu- "servant, subject".
Marcouf m Medieval French, French (Rare)Variant form of
Marcoulf, which is the original French form of
Marculf. This given name is barely in use in France today, so it mostly survives there as a patronymic surname (albeit barely, as the surname is extremely rare there as well).... [
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Mariken f Medieval DutchThis name is a variant of
Marie, where the diminutive suffix
ken has been added to the name. Since
ken is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern
ke, we can say that Mariken is the medieval variant of
Marieke.
Marittipi f Medieval BasqueCombination of
Mari 3 and Basque
ttipi, meaning "small, little". It was used to distinguish the youngest sister from her homonymous sister or sisters.
Markesa f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning, although it is generally treated as both a feminine form of
Marko (the Basque form of
Marcus) and an equivalent of medieval Spanish
Marquessa... [
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Marquessa f Medieval SpanishDerived from Old French
markis, marchis "marquis", ultimately from Old High German
marka "march; fortified area along a border".
Mascarose f Medieval OccitanMascarose was borne by two 13th-century female French nobles, Mascarose I of Armagnac, and Mascarose II of Lomagne.
Masota f Medieval EnglishMedieval England feminine form of
Matthew, through the Medieval English form
Masse with the diminutive ending
-ot and Latinate feminine ending
-a.
Mathew f Medieval English (Rare)Variant of
Mathea, seen rarely in use. Typically given to girls born on St. Matthews Day (H21 September in the West and 16 November in the East).
Maycock m Medieval EnglishMiddle English diminutive of
Matthew, being a diminutive of
May, itself a short form of
Mayhewe (Old French
Mahieu) which was an Anglo-French form of
Matthew.
Maykinus m Medieval EnglishLatinized form of the Middle English name
Maykin, which was a diminutive of
Matthew (formed of
May - itself a short form of
Mayhewe (Old French
Mahieu) which in turn was an Anglo-French form of
Matthew - and the diminutive suffix -
kin).
Maywen f Medieval EnglishOld English name of uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from the name Mægwynn, which is comprised of two elements:
mæg and
wynn. The first element
mæg may be from the Old English
mægden meaning "maiden" or "kinsman" (compare
Isemay,
Rícmæg and
Sedemai) or from the Germanic element
magan meaning "mighty, strong"... [
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Meance f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)Of unknown origin and meaning. From the early 1600s onwards, when every given name "had to" be associated with a Catholic saint, up to its disappearance as a given name, Meance was used as a quasi-equivalent of
Emérance.... [
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Mechyll m Medieval WelshDerived from Old Welsh
mach "surety" and the diminutive suffix
-yll. Mechyll is the saint of Llanfechell in Anglesey who is commemorated on November 15 according to the Welsh Calendars.
Mécia f Medieval PortugueseMedieval Portuguese feminine form of the Gallo-Roman masculine name
Mincius. Mécia Lopes de Haro (c.1215–1270), sometimes
Méncia, was married to King Sancho II of Portugal.
Medguistl f Medieval CornishOld Cornish name, in which the second element is Welsh
gwystl "hostage" (Cornish cognate
gostel). The first element may be Welsh
medd "mead" (Cornish
medh) or Welsh
medd "power, authority".
Meeme m Estonian, Medieval BalticOf uncertain origin and meaning. This name appears on an elder in the 'Chronicle of Henry of Livonia' (Latinized as
Meme). It has been suggested that this name might be related to Estonian
mehine "manly, manful", and thus be a cognate to Karelian
miemoi "man, fellow"... [
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Meingod m Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French, Medieval German, Medieval Polish, German (Austrian, Archaic)Old High German
megin,
magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German, Old Dutch
got, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English
god "god, deity".
Méliau m Medieval FrenchFrom the Latin
miles, meaning "soldier". This was the name of a Breton saint, known for sharing his cloak with a beggar, who was beheaded in the mid-6th century AD.
Melior f Medieval English (Rare)Older form of
Meliora, thought to come from Latin
melior "better". Melior occurs as both family name and given name in Christian inscriptions of the Roman Empire... [
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