Human Names with a Historical Flavor

The tables on this page are for Human names with the (approximate) flavor of particular real-world historical cultures.   You’ll find the following tables:

• First Names – Old English-esque
• First Names – Medieval English and Celtic-esque
• First Names – Nordic-esque
• First Names – Sanskrit-esque
• Medieval English Surnames – Trade-related
• Medieval Surnames – Locality-related

First Names – Old English-esque

Roll 1d, 1d for the first name element. (Need a die roller?)  You can choose any in the indicated row.  Then roll again for a second element. 1 1 Alf, aelf, alfr, alef, alth 2 Aethel, al, adal, ayl, ethel 3 Ard, arth, arw 4 Beald, bald, bal 5 Bard, bred, brean 6 Bed, ben, bel 2 1 Bert, beraht, beorht, bright 2 Brun, burn, brin, brid 3 Burh, bur, burg, borrow 4 Cwen, quen, c 5 Dar 6 Ed, ead, eald, ald, est, east 3 1 Flead, fled 2 Frea, fre, frew, Frith 3 Gar, ger, god, gaw 4 Here, her, heri 5 Hug, hugu, hild 6 Ken, kin 4 1 Lam, lan, lin, 2 Lea, liffe leof, lef, leav, lew, 3 Lee, ley, leah life, liff,, loe 4 Lilley, lili, lit 5 May, maer, mar, mer, more 6 Mil, mund, munt 5 1 Os, Oli 2 Rad, red, raed, rath 3 Ric, rich 4 Rod, hrud, hreod 5 Sig, sieg 6 Stan, ston 6 1 Trum, trun 2 Ulf, ulfr, olf, olph, wulf 3 Wald, walt, Ward, weard, wart 4 What Whit Wig 5 Win, wine, wyn 6 Yon, yong

First Names – Medieval English and Celtic-esque

Roll 1d, 1d.  (Need a die roller?)  You can choose any name in the indicated row. 13th Century English             Celtic Female Male Female Male 1-3 1 Agnes Adam Amena Áed 2 Beatrice Henry Antha Óengus 3 Isabella John Birkita Ailill 4 Margery Richard Brietta Fergus 5 Alice Simon Dacey Eochaid 6 Cecily William Galena Lugaid 4-6 1 Joan Geoffrey Glenda Domnall 2 Matilda Hugh Kennis Conall 3 Avice Peter Kyna Cormac 4 Emma Robert Lynette Fland, Flann 5 Juliana Thomas Mavis Cellach 6 Rohesia Gilbert Morgance Éogan

First Names – Nordic-esque

Roll 1d, 1d.  (Need a die roller?)  You can choose any name in the indicated row. Female Names Male Names 1-2 1 Arnora Kolfinna Ake Floki Hove Odd Thord 1-2 2 Ase Kolgrima Anwend Fridrek Hrafn Oddketil Thorfinn 1-2 3 Astrid Odindisa Asbjorn Frobjorn Hrolf Olaf Thorgeir 1-2 4 Aud Ragnhild Aslak Frodi Hrollaug Olav Thorgils 1-2 5 Estrid Rjupa Asgot Gamli Illugi Orm Thorhall 1-2 6 Fastvi Sigrid Asser Gardi Ingjald Pallig Thorir 3-4 1 Freydis Thjodhild Asvald Geirstein Ingolf Ragnar Thorkel 3-4 2 Grimhild Thora Asved Grim Isleif Rognvald Thorlak 3-4 3 Groa Thorbjorg Bjarni Gudmund Ivar Rolf Thormod 3-4 4 Gudrid Thorgerd Bjorn Gunnbjorn Jarlabanke Runolf Thorstein 3-4 5 Gudrun Thorgunna Brand Gunnvor Ketil Sakse Thorvald 3-4 6 Gunborga Thorunn Brandr Hafgrim Kjallakr Samr Thorvard 5-6 1 Gunhild Thurid Cnut Hakon Kjeld Solvi Toste 5-6 2 Halldis Thyre Einar Halfdan Knud Styr Tyrkir 5-6 3 Hallfrid Tola Ejulf Hallad Kolbjorn Svein Ulf 5-6 4 Hallveig Tove Erik/Eirik Harald Leif Svend Valthjof 5-6 5 Hekja Viborg Eyjolf Helgi Manne Thorbjorn Vifil 5-6 6 Jorunn Yngvild Finnbogi Herjolf Njal, Njall Thorbrand Wulfstan

First Names – Sanskrit-esque

Roll 1d, 1d.  (Need a die roller?)  You can choose any name in the indicated row. Female Male 1-3 1 Aanandinii Saraswati Aadi Giri 1-3 2 Agrata Sarisha Aadinath Girik 1-3 3 Aishani Saroja Alok Himadri 1-3 4 Aslesha Smita Ambar Jahnu 1-3 5 Dhana Damayanti Bankim Jai 1-3 6 Dulari Tanushri Brajesh Mukesh 4-6 1 Himadri Usha Chatur Prem 4-6 2 Jyoti Swara Daiwik Somu 4-6 3 Jyotsana Subhashini Daksha Somnath 4-6 4 Radha Sushma Devdan Tejas 4-6 5 Rohana Kumari Ekaksh Uttam 4-6 6 Sanya Leela Ekdant Vimal

Medieval English Surnames – Trade-related

Roll 1d, 1d.  (Need a die roller?)  You can choose any name in the indicated row. 1 1 Alewife Aguilar Alderman Dayman Daymond Deacon Maidman Malter 2 Ambler Archer Arkwright Deathridge Demmer Dempster Mangold Marbler 3 Ashburner Ashman Aurifaber Diver Draper Drapper Marner Marshall 4 Ayler Bacchus Bachelor Drawer Dray Dring Massinger Masters 5 Backer Bacon Bailey Driver Dyer Earl Mayer Mercer 6 Baker Ballester Balmer Earle Ewer Faber Messenger Mew 2 1 Banister Bannerman Barber Falconar Falconer Falder Miller Millman 2 Barker Baron Barrell Falkner Farman Farmer Milner Minter 3 Barter Baxter Bayliss Farrar Farrier Faulkner Monger Monk 4 Boot Boote Boothman Fletcher Flinter Floater Page Paget 5 Botwright Boucher Boulter Flower Footman Foreman Painter Pakeman 6 Bourchier Bowerman Bowler Forest Forester Forestier Palmer Paniers 3 1 Bowmaker Bowman Bowring Forster Fournier Fowler Panther Pape 2 Butler Butner Butters Gilder Gilroy Ginger Pilcher Pillinger 3 Canter Caperon Capon Gravenor Greensmith Grieve Plumer Plummer 4 Capper Card Carder Groom Groser Grosvenor Porter Pothecary 5 Carpenter Carter Cartwright Grunsell Guild Hacker Pottinger Poulter 6 Carver Catchpole Cater Hansard Harper Hawker Prince Prior 4 1 Chaplin Chapman Chase Hotter Hucker Hunt Ratter Reader 2 Chaucer Chauncellor Chaundler Hunter Husband Hussey Reeve Renner 3 Cheator Cheese Cheeseman Inman Iremonger Jagger Retter Rider 4 Shuttle Sievewright Sievwright Spindler Spooner Spurrier Tasker Taverner 5 Silk Silver Silversmith Squier Squiers Squires Timberman Tinker 6 Simister Singer Sixsmith Stainer Steadman Stearman Tisser Tisserand 5 1 Sizer Skinner Slater Steel Steele Steward Toller Tolman 2 Snider Sniders Soper Sumner Surgeon Sutler Tripe Trippe 3 Spence Spencer Spender Swingler Tabberner Taberer Trist Trouncer 4 Spice Spicer Spier Tanner Taper Tapper Tubman Tucker 5 Vicar Vicars Vickers Waghorn Waghorne Wagstaff Warde Warden 6 Vickery Vinter Voller Wagstaffe Wain Waine Warner Warrender 6 1 Mangall Mills Pardner Redman Toner 2 Marchant Molyneaux Pinder Restler Tripper 3 Mason Mower Porcher Ridler Trumper 4 Mather Paige Potter Taylor Tuckerman 5 Merchant Pallister Priest Tinkler Warman 6 Meystre Panter Procter Todhunter Warrener

Medieval Surnames – Locality-related

Roll 1d, 1d.  (Need a die roller?)  You can choose any name in the indicated row. 1-2 1 A’court Acum Adeane Chapel Chappel Dash Stather Vine 2 Adrain Agate Agutter Cottam Court Delafield Streeter Welles 3 Aldren Allaun Applegarth Damerall Damerell Denman Towers Whitney 4 Applegate Applin Armitage Dashwood Deller Fell Underhill Willen 5 Arram Ashmead Attley DeLaMere East Fielding Vale Woods 6 Atterbury Atthill Attwick Delbridge Fielder Flatman Welham 3-4 1 Attridge Attwell Atyeo Dubois Flashman Gardham West 2 Attwood Atwater Banfield Fenner Forder Grover Wicker 3 Bail Bampfylde Banks Flasher Greaves Hatcher Wood 4 Banker Bankes Bencroft Ford Haslam Hilder Stickler 5 Barrow Barry Binks Gatehouse Headlam Holman Toner 6 Biddick Biddulph Bollom Hall Hinton Kelham Townsend 5-6 1 Binns Bolam Bowley Hayes Jardine Lakeman Underwood 2 Boosey Bootham Bridge Hillam Kirke Legh Waller 3 Bradnam Bratcher Bullpen Hotham Lea Statham Wellman 4 Brook Brooker Bythesea Kirk Chalk Stokes Wicken 5 Byrom Bysouth Bywood Lascelles Churchfield Topper Willows 6 Bytheway Bywater Capel Castle Dale Troake Wylam

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