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The Most Common & Popular OId English Names For Men

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We’ve prepared this list of the 440+ most popular names for boys, with retro choices from Old English names plus some related names in other languages. Header image courtesy: Kim Støvring CC BY 2.English boy names can be a safe, traditional choice for your baby so that they don’t have to worry about spelling out their name or explaining the meaning behind it (as they might with exotic and international choices) when they’re older. Learn more about names from the Middle Ages.

Hayward: one responsible for fence and wall repair.

Forester: one in charge of the King’s forest.

Draper: maker or seller of woolen cloth.

Cook: cook, butcher, or keeper of a restaurant.

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Brown: one who has brown hair or dark skin.

Examples of surnames from medieval England include: Some of the names from the Middle Ages are still common surnames in the 21st-century. Medieval surnames primarily originated based on occupation or place of residence.

Wolfgang: derives from German and means wolf going.

Warner: derives from German and means army guard or protecting army.

Wade: derives from English and means ford.

Theobald: derives from German and means brave or bold.

Baal Baal has originated from the Old French baud, meaning joyful.

Aycock It is an Anglo-Saxon name used for people who lived in Heycock in Berkshire. Robin: derives from German and means bright fame Assman Assman, Assmann, or Aßmann is a German surname derived from Erasmus, which means beloved and mann meaning man in German.Randall: derives from German and means shield rim.Percival: derives from French and means Pierce valley.Odo: derives from German and means wealth.Milo: derives from German and means uncertain, perhaps, peaceful also derives from Latin and means soldier.Luther: derives from German and means people army.Ladislas: derives from Slavic and means glorious rule.Joachim: derives from Hebrew and means God will establish.Alfred Wainwright was born in Lancashire, England. His medieval last name, Hildebrand, is the name of a heroic Germanic legend who appears in many medieval stories. Jeffery: derives from German and means God’s peace His medieval last name, Otto, originated from an Old High German prefix ‘aud-’, which meant ‘prosperity’.Godwin: derives from English and means good friend.Gawain: derives from Welsh and means white hawk of battle.Everard: derives from German and means strong as the wild boar.Drake: derives from English and means snake or dragon.Dietrich: derives from German and means ruler of the people.Constantine: derives from Latin and means steadfast.Conrad: derives from German and means experienced advisor.Bennett: derives from Latin and means blessed.Alistair: derives from Gaelic and means defending men.Aldous: derives from German and means old or elder.Trea: derives from Gaelic and means strength or intensity.Sigourney: derives from English and means victorious conqueror.Derived from a popular medieval first name, Thomas comes from the Aramaic. Rhoslyn: derives from Welsh and means lovely rose or rose valley Surname that possibly derived from a nickname for those with a lordly manner.Reina: derives from Spanish and means queen also Derives from Yiddish and means pure or clean.Odilia: derives from German and means wealth.Merry: derives from English and means cheerful and happy.Matilda: derives from German and means powerful battler.Margery: derives from English and means pearl.Isabella: derives from Hebrew and means my God is my vow.Heloise: derives from French and means sun.Emma: derives from German and means all-containing or universal.Ella: derives from English and means beautiful fairy-woman.Edith: derives from English and means prosperous in war.Daisy: derives from English and means day’s eye.Cecily: derives from Latin and means blind.

Beverly: derives from English and means beaver field or beaver stream.

Beatrice: derives from Latin and means happy.

Alba: derives from Gaelic and means Scotland also derives from Italian and means sunrise.

Agnes: derives from Greek and means chaste.

Aethelu: derives from English and means noble.