Anglish Given Names

The following are English names which spring from Anglo-Saxon, or Old English; names that have not been greatly shaped, or otherwise lost thanks to the French overthrow of England. (Further reading on Wikipedia.) While there are many living names, many more names have been revived from their dead matches by their likenesses to words and names that outlived them. (Such as, Wilhelm/Willelm, from Old English Wilhelm, which was upset by the Norman name William/Guillaume.) In rare cases, such as Biblical names, a foreign name has been borrowed straight from its source to bypass the French influenced shapes of that name.

Germanic Names

The Names

The Germanic names are split into:
Fossilised: A name that, by way of a 'learned borrowing', often by a famous writer, has a fossilised Old English spelling while being used in New English. (Such as: Uhtred, from Bernard Cornwell's series of books and following show, The Last Kingdom; a name from the Old English Ūhtrǣd, which might otherwise have been spelled as Outred, as it's found in the living lastname.)
Hypothetical: A name that has cognates in other Germanic tongues but which is not attested in Old English.
Living: A name that is attested within the period of New English, whether having been in continuous use (such as Edward), or having been revived in a New English shape, as many were, in the 18th and 19th centuries. (Such as Ethel.)
Lastname: A name that is attested as a living name but which has not been in continuous use as a given name since Old English times. It might be from an Old English name that only lived on as a lastname (such as Alfrich), or from a word or name that was not a given name in Old English (such as Stanley).
Revived: A name that is attested as an Old English name but which does not have an attested shape in New English. Shaped anew by the writer of this writ by likeness to living, New English names and words. (Such as Wolfrich, from OE Wulfriċ, by likeness to the New English words wolf, rich, and attested names like Wolfroun and Aldrich.)

See the Make Your Own Name deal on this leaf for the meanings of the naming words.

Name	Kind	Namekind	Whence	Foreword	Afterword	Notes
Ackerley	♂	Lastname	Acerlēah	acer	lēah	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname, from OE “Acerlēah”, ploughed (acre) field (lea).
Acton	♂	Lastname	Āctūn	āc	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname, from OE “Āctūn”, meaning oak-town.
Addelm	♂	Revived	Ādhelm	ād	helm	Not linked to "Aldhelm" (as in the hallow, and in the 1818 tale written of him by Ripley) which is a shortening of the Norman name "Adelhelm".
Addis	♂	Revived	Ādhyse	ād	hyse	Not linked to the Hebrew name "Addis", which is a shape of "Adam".
Ailith	♀	Living	Æþelgȳþ	æþel	gȳþ
Ainard	♂	Revived	Ǣġenheard	ǣġen	heard
Ainbald	♂	Revived	Ǣġenbeald	ǣġen	beald
Aingar	♂	Revived	Ǣġengār	ǣġen	gār
Ainild	♀	Living	Ǣġenhild	ǣġen	hild
Ainmer	♂	Revived	Ǣġenmǣr	ǣġen	mǣr
Ainnar	♂	Revived	Ǣġenhere	ǣġen	here
Ainrich	♂	Hypothetical	*Ǣġenrīċe	ǣġen	rīċe	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to “Eric”, which comes from Old Norse.
Ainsley	⚥	Lastname	Ānsetllēah	ǣġen	setl + lēah	Also spelled: Ansley. Not a given name in OE.
Ainsworth	♂	Lastname	Ǣġenworþ	ǣġen	worþ	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname, from OE “Ǣġenworþ”, meaning own/lonely-settlement.
Ainwolf	♂	Revived	Ǣġenwulf	ǣġen	wulf
Alden	♂	Lastname	Ealdwine	eald	wine	See also: Aldwin.
Aldrich	♂	Lastname	Ealdrīċe	eald	rīċe
Aldrin	♂	Lastname	Aloren	alor	-	Not a given name in OE. From the lastname Aldrin. Borne by the American astronaut and second man to ever walk on the moon, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin (born 1930).
Aldwin	♂	Lastname	Ealdwine	eald	wine	See also: Alden.
Alf	♂	Living	Alf	ælf	-	A shortening of “Alfred”.
Alfie	♂	Living	Alfa	ælf	-	A shortening of “Alfred” that is now sometimes given as a standalone name.
Alfled	♀	Living	Ælfflǣd	ælf	flǣd
Alfnoth	♂	Revived	Ælfnōþ	ælf	nōþ
Alfred	♂	Living	Ælfrǣd	ælf	rǣd	Spread by Alfred the Great (849—889), king of Wessex, who freed the English from the Danish overcoming of England.
Alfrich	♂	Lastname	Ælfrīċ	ælf	rīċe	Aldridge is another offshoot, which has been blended with Ethelrich (from OE Æþelrīċ) and Aldrich (from OE Ealdlrīċ). Borne by many holymen, such as the great writer and holyman of Eynsham (955—1010), and also by the Hallow of Abingdon (d. 1005). Kin with the Norman names: Aubrey, Avery.
Alfswith	⚥	Living	Ælfswīþ	ælf	swīþ
Alger	♂	Living	Ælfgār	ælf	gār	Like many names that died out with the Norman overthrow, this Old English name was brought back in the 1800s.
Alkar	♂	Revived	Ealhhere	ealh	here
Alkard	♂	Revived	Ealhheard	ealh	heard
Alkbert	♂	Revived	Ealhbeorht	ealh	beorht
Alkbury	♀	Revived	Ealhburg	ealh	burg
Alkelm	♂	Revived	Ealhhelm	ealh	helm
Alkmund	♂	Living	Ealhmund	ealh	mūnd	Borne by a 700s Hallow of Derby and Northumbria, and a 700s Hallow of Hexham, Northumberland.
Alkoun	♂	Revived	Ealhhūn	ealh	hūn
Alkred	♂	Revived	Ealhrǣd	ealh	rǣd
Alkrich	♂	Revived	Ealhrīċ	ealh	rīċe
Alkswith	♀	Revived	Ealhswīþ	ealh	swīþ
Alkward	♂	Revived	Ealhweard	ealh	weard
Alkwer	♀	Revived	Ealhwaru	ealh	waru
Alkwin	♂	Revived	Ealhwine	ealh	wine	Borne by the great writer, teacher and Hallow of York (735—804), after whom Alcuin College was named. The Latin spelling is Alcuin, or Alcuinus. See also: Alwin.
Alleaf	♂	Revived	Ælflēof	ælf	lēof
Alrich	♂	Revived	Ælriċ	æl	rīce	Akin to the Norman name “Alaric”.
Alsey	♂	Revived	Ælfsiġe	ælf	siġe
Alston	♂	Lastname	Ælfstān , Æþelstān , Ealdstān , Ealstān	ælf , æþel , eald , ealh	stān	Living name from the English Lastname Alston, which could come from sundry OE forenames, such as Ælfstān (elf-stone), Æþelstān (atheling-stone), Ealdstān (old-stone) or Ealstān (holy-stone).
Althrith	♀	Revived	Ælfþrȳþ, Ealhþrȳþ	ælf, ealh	þrȳþ	Two names that would have blended together over time, owed to their likeness when spoken. Can also be spelled: Elthrith.
Alton	♂	Lastname	Ealdtūn	eald	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname, from OE “Ealdtūn”, meaning old-town.
Alvald	♂	Revived	Ælfweald	ælf	weald	Borne by a 700s King of East Anglia, 700s King of Sussex, and by 700s and 800s kings of Northumbria.
Alvar	♂	Living	Ælfhere	ælf	here
Alvara	♀	Living	Ælfwaru	ælf	waru	Likely a Latinised spelling. Can also be spelled as "Alver".
Alvard	♂	Revived	Ælfġeard , Ælfheard , Ælfweard	ælf	ġeard , heard , weard	A blend of a few Old English names that would likely have blended into one another over time.
Alvat	♂	Revived	Ælfġēat	ælf	ġēat
Alvelm	♂	Revived	Ælfhelm	ælf	helm
Alvey	♂	Revived	Ælfhēah	ælf	hēah
Alvin	♂	Living	Ælfwine	ælf	wine	Borne by a widely known cartoon chipmunk in America in the 1960s.
Alvina	♀	Living	Ælfwynn	ælf	wynn
Alvith	♀	Revived	Ælfgȳþ	ælf	gȳþ
Alvive	♀	Revived	Ælfġifu	ælf	ġifu	Shortened in some Lastnames "Alvey".
Alvmer	♂	Revived	Ælfmǣr	ælf	mǣr
Alvoun	♂	Revived	Ælfhūn	ælf	hūn
Alvy	♂	Revived	Ælfwīġ	ælf	wīġ
Alwin	♂	Lastname	Ealhwine	ealh	wine	Alwin has been shaped by a blending together of likewise names, such as "Alden" (from OE Ealdwine), "Alvin" (from OE Ælfwine), and "Athelwin" (from OE Æþelwine). Borne by the great writer, teacher and Hallow of York (735—804), after whom Alcuin College was named. See also: Alkwin.
Anbald	♂	Revived	Andbeald	and	beald
Anbert	♂	Revived	Andbeorht	and	beorht
Ancoal	♂	Revived	Andcōl	and	cōl
Anfrith	♂	Revived	Andfriþ	and	friþ
Anmer	♂	Revived	Andemar	and	mǣr
Annar	♂	Revived	Andhere	and	here
Announ	♂	Revived	Andhūn	and	hūn
Anshoe	♂	Revived	Andṡċoh	and	ṡċoh
Anwolf	♂	Revived	Andwulf	and	wulf
Ardwolf	♂	Revived	Eardwulf	eorþe	wulf	Borne by a 700s King of Northumbria.
Armstrong	♂	Lastname	-	earm	strang	Not a given name in OE. From a lastname that began as a nickname for a man with a strong arm. Borne by the American astronaut and first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong (1930-2012).
Ashar	♂	Revived	Æṡċhere	æṡċ	here	Not linked with the Hebrew name Asher. Only linked with the lastname Asher by sharing the same foreword, 'ash', as in someone who works with ashes.
Ashard	♂	Revived	Æṡċheard	æṡċ	heard
Ashbert	♂	Revived	Æṡċbeorht	æṡċ	beorht
Ashbury	⚥	Lastname	Æṡċburg	æṡċ	burg	Not a given name in OE.
Ashey	♂	Revived	Æṡċhēah	æṡċ	hēah
Ashford	♂	Lastname	Æṡċford	æṡċ	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Ashfrith	♂	Revived	Æṡċfriþ	æṡċ	friþ
Ashlock	♂	Revived	Æṡċlāc	æṡċ	lāc
Ashley	⚥	Lastname	Æṡċlēah	æṡċ	lēah	Not a given name in OE. Like many Lastnames, it was once borne mostly for men, but it has shifted towards a womanly name.
Ashman	♂	Revived	Æṡċmann	æṡċ	mann
Ashmer	♂	Revived	Æṡċmǣr	æṡċ	mǣr
Ashmund	♂	Revived	Æṡċmūnd	æṡċ	mūnd
Aspen	♂	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From the name of the plant, or from the name of a ski resort town in Colorado.
Ashred	♂	Revived	Æṡċrǣd	æṡċ	rǣd
Ashton	♂	Lastname	Æṡċtūn	æṡċ	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Ashwald	♂	Revived	Æṡċweald	æṡċ	weald
Ashwin	⚥	Lastname	Æṡċwine ♂ , Æṡċwynn ♀	æṡċ	wine , wynn	There is no link with the Hindi name Ashwin, which is from Sanskrit Aśvin.
Ashwolf	♂	Revived	Æṡċwulf	æṡċ	wulf
Ashwood	♂	Lastname	Æṡċwudu	æṡċ	wudu	Not a given name in OE.
Ashwy	♂	Revived	Æṡċwīġ	æṡċ	wīġ
Aston	♂	Lastname	Ēasttūn	ēast	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Athelstan	♂	Fossilised	Æþelstān	æþel	stān	Can also be spelled: Ethelstan. Borne by the King of the Anglo-Saxons (924-927) and the King of the English (927-939). The name died out following the Norman overthrow. Brought back following Sir Walter Scott's (1771-1832) book, Ivanhoe.
Atley	♂	Lastname	Ætlēah	æt	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Atwater	♂	Lastname	Ætwæter	æt	wæter	Not a given name in OE.
Atwell	♂	Lastname	Ætwille	æt	wille	Not a given name in OE.
Atwood	♂	Lastname	Ætwudu	æt	wudu	Not a given name in OE.
Atworth	♂	Lastname	Ætworþ	æt	worþ	Not a given name in OE.
Awald	♂	Hypothetical	*Āwaweald	āwa	weald	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to “Ewald”, which comes from the mainland name “Ewawald”.
Badhild	♀	Living	Beaduhild	beadu	hild	Akin to the German name “Bathilda”.
Bagmund	♂	Revived	Bēagmūnd	bēag	mūnd
Bagnoth	♂	Revived	Bēagnōþ	bēag	nōþ
Bagstan	♂	Revived	Bēagstān	bēag	stān
Balday	♂	Revived	Bealddæġ	beald	dæġ
Baldive	♀	Revived	Bealdġifu	beald	ġifu	Shortened in some Lastnames as "Baldey".
Baldhelm	♂	Revived	Bealdhelm	beald	helm
Baldhild	♀	Living	Bealdhild	beald	hild
Baldhoun	♂	Revived	Bealdhūn	beald	hūn
Baldred	♂	Revived	Bealdrǣd	beald	rǣd	Borne by an 800s King of Kent.
Baldrich	♂	Revived	Bealdrīċ	beald	rīċe	Kin with the Norman name 'Baldric'.
Baldwin	♂	Living	Bealdwine	beald	wine	The Old English name may have died out, but it would have ended up the same as the name 'Baldwin', which was brought by the Normans.
Bancroft	♂	Lastname	Bēancroft	bēan	croft	Not a given name in OE. Borne by American historian and ethnologist Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832-1918).
Barden	♂	Lastname	Bærdenu	bær	denu	Not a given name in Old English. From a locational lastname.
Barrington	♂	Lastname	Beorningastūn	beorn	ing + tūn	Not a given name in Old English. From a locational lastname, from OE Beorningastūn (the town of the folk of Beorna).
Barton	♂	Lastname	Bærtūn	bær	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Baxter	♂	Lastname	Bæcestre ♀	-	-	Meaning “baker”. From a a lastname that began as a feminine shape of the word “baker”. (As in, a spinster is a female spinner.)
Beck	♂	Lastname	Bæċa	bæċ	-	Either from the English Lastname Beck, or as a shortening of English Lastnames such as Beckham, from ON bekkr (beck, brook), kin with OE bæċ (beach).
Beddard	♂	Revived	Beaduheard	beadu	heard
Bede	♂	Living	Bēda	bēd	-	Living name from OE bēd: To ask, bid, beseech, or a worshipping bead. Spread by the holyman and writer Bede (672–735).
Bedfrith	♂	Revived	Beadufriþ	beadu	friþ
Bednoth	♂	Revived	Beadunōþ	beadu	nōþ
Bedthane	♂	Revived	Beaduþeġn	beadu	þeġn
Bedwald	♂	Revived	Beaduweald	beadu	weald
Bedwolf	♂	Revived	Beaduwulf	beadu	wulf
Bedwy	♂	Revived	Beaduwīġ	beadu	wīġ
Beewolf	♂	Revived	Bēowulf	bēo	wulf	Brought into New English from Old English by J R R Tolkien in his wending of Beowulf, Sellic Spell, as the name Beewolf.
Beowulf	♂	Fossilised	Bēowulf	bēo	wulf	Fossilised spelling borrowed straight from the Old English folk tale of the same name.
Bentley	♂	Lastname	Bentlēah	bent	lēah	Not a given name in OE. Spread by English car maker Bentley Motors, started in 1919.
Benton	♂	Lastname	Benttūn	bent	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Beresford	♂	Lastname	Beoforsford	beofor	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Berkeley	♂	Lastname	Berclēah	berċ	lēah	Spread by the Berkeley kindred of Gloucestershire, and later by the San Fransisco bough of the University of California. Kin with Barclay, a name brought by the Normans.
Bernard	♂	Living	Beornheard	beorn	heard	A blend of the Old English name Beornhard and Norman name Bernard.
Berndred	♀	Living	Beornþrȳþ	beorn	þrȳþ	Can also be spelled: Bernthrith. The word beorn, as found in OE bindnames, may have a root meaning of a man/child, and may not come from the same root word as beorn, found in Mainland Europe, meaning bear. It may therefore be mistakenly linked with Mainland European names such as Berengar.
Bernfled	♀	Revived	Beornflǣd	beorn	flǣd
Bernfrith	♂	Revived	Beornfriþ	beorn	friþ
Berngar	♂	Revived	Beorngār	beorn	gār
Bernheath	♂	Revived	Beornhǣþ	beorn	hǣþ
Bernhelm	♂	Revived	Beornhelm	beorn	helm
Bernhey	♂	Revived	Beornhēah	beorn	hēah
Bernich	♂	Revived	Beorniċ	beorn	iċ
Bernith	♀	Revived	Beorngȳþ	beorn	gȳþ
Bernlof	♂	Revived	Beornlāf	beorn	lāf
Bernmood	♂	Revived	Beornmōd	beorn	mōd
Bernmund	♂	Revived	Beornmūnd	beorn	mūnd
Bernred	♂	Revived	Beornrǣd	beorn	rǣd	Borne by a 700s King of Mercia.
Bernrich	♂	Revived	Beornrīċ	beorn	rīċe
Bernsey	♂	Revived	Beornsiġe	beorn	siġe
Bernstan	♂	Revived	Beornstān	beorn	stān
Bernwald	♂	Revived	Beornweald	beorn	weald
Bernwin	⚥	Revived	Beornwine ♂ , Beornwynn ♀	beorn	wine , wynn
Bernwolf	♂	Revived	Beornwulf	beorn	wulf	Borne by an 800s King of Mercia.
Bernwy	♂	Revived	Beornwīġ	beorn	wīġ
Bert	♂	Living	Beorhta	beorht	-	The latter-day bearing of 'Bert' is often as a shortening of the Norman name 'Albert' (kin with the native name Ethelbert).
Berta	♀	Living	Beorhte	beorht	-	The latter-day bearing of 'Berta' is often as a shortening of the Norman name 'Alberta'.
Bertar	♂	Revived	Beorhthere	beorht	here
Bertelm	♂	Revived	Beorhthelm	beorht	helm
Bertey	♂	Revived	Beorhthēah	beorht	ġifu, hēah
Bertferth	♂	Revived	Beorhtferhþ	beorht	ferhþ
Bertfrith	♂	Revived	Beorhtfriþ	beorht	friþ
Berthank	♂	Revived	Beorhtþanc	beorht	þanc
Bertive	♀	Revived	Beorhtġifu	beorht	ġifu	Also found shortened as the lastname Bertey.
Bertlof	♂	Revived	Beorhtlāf	beorht	lāf
Bertmer	♂	Revived	Beorhtmǣr	beorht	mǣr
Bertmund	♂	Revived	Beorhtmūnd	beorht	mūnd
Bertnoth	♂	Revived	Beorhtnoþ	beorht	nōþ
Berton	♂	Revived	Beorhttūn	beorht	tūn
Bertrand	♂	Hypothetical	*Beorhtrand	beorht	rand	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to “Bertrand”, which came to England with the Normans.
Bertred	♂	Revived	Beorhtrǣd	beorht	rǣd
Bertren	♂	Hypothetical	*Beorhtræfn	beorht	hræfn	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to “Bertram”, which came to England with the Normans.
Bertrich	♂	Revived	Beorhtrīċ	beorht	rīċ	Borne by a 700s King of Wessex.
Bertsey	♂	Revived	Beorhtsiġe	beorht	siġe
Bertstan	♂	Revived	Beorhtstān	beorht	stān
Bertoun	♂	Revived	Beorhthūn	beorht	hūn
Bertwald	♂	Revived	Beorhtweald	beorht	weald
Bertwer	♀	Revived	Beorhtwaru	beorht	waru
Bertwin	⚥	Revived	Beorhtwine ♂ , Beorhtwynn ♀	beorht	wine , wynn
Bertwolf	♂	Revived	Beorhtwulf	beorht	wulf	Borne by an 800s King of Mercia.
Bertwy	♂	Revived	Beorhtwīġ	beorht	wīġ
Bertyils	♂	Revived	Beorhtġils	beorht	ġīsel
Beverley	⚥	Lastname	Beoforlēah	beofor	lēah	Not a given name in OE. Borne as a wepmanly name in the 1800s. Made well-known as a womanly name following the George Barr McCutcheon book, Beverly of Graustark (1904).
Billard	♂	Revived	Billheard	bill	heard
Billfrith	♂	Revived	Billfriþ	bill	friþ
Billnoth	♂	Revived	Billnōþ	bill	nōþ
Birchall	♂	Lastname	Berċheall	berċ	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Blackburn	♂	Lastname	Blæcburna	blæc	burne	Not a given name in OE.
Blackstone	♂	Lastname	Blæcstān	blæc	stān	Not a given name in OE.
Blackwell	♂	Lastname	Blæcwille	blæc	wille	Not a given name in OE.
Blagden	♂	Lastname	Blæcdenu	blæc	denu	Not a given name in OE.
Blake	⚥	Lastname	Blæc	blæc	-
Blakeley	⚥	Lastname	Blæclēah	blæc	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Blakeney	⚥	Lastname	Blæclnēah	blæc	nēah	Not a given name in OE.
Blessing	♀	Living	-	bletsian	-	A puritanical name. Not known to be a name in Old English times.
Blithar	♂	Revived	Blīþhere	blīþ	here
Blithrith	♀	Revived	Blīþþrȳþ	blīþ	þrȳþ
Blossom	♀	Living	-	-	-	Began as a given name in the 1800s.
Blythe	♀	Living	-	blīþ	-	A modern coinage.
Bond	♂	Lastname	Bonda	-	-	From the lastname “Bond”. Also found as a standalone name in Old English.
Booker	♂	Lastname	-	-	-	From the lastname “Booker”, an occupational name for someone who made books.
Boot	♀	Revived	Bōte	bōt	-
Borden	♂	Lastname	Bārdenu	bār	denu	Not a given name in OE.
Botwin	♂	Revived	Bōtwine	bōt	wine
Botwolf	♂	Revived	Bōtwulf	bōt	wulf
Brad	♂	Lastname	Brāda	brād	-	A shortening of lastnames such as Bradley.
Bradburn	♂	Lastname	Brādburna	brād	burne	Not a given name in OE.
Bradford	♂	Lastname	Brādford	brād	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Bradley	♂	Lastname	Brādlēah	brād	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Brand	♂	Revived	Branda	brand	-
Brandon	♂	Lastname	Brōmdenu, Brōmdūn	brōm	denu, dūn	Not wordlorely linked with Brendon. The latter bit could be from either OE denu (a den, dale) or dūn (a down, hill).
Branson	♂	Lastname	Brandassunu	brand	sunu
Branton	♂	Lastname	Brōmtūn	brōm	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname, from OE “Brōmtūn”, meaning broom/brushwood town.
Braxton	♂	Lastname	Braccastūn	-	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname, from OE “Braccastūn”, meaning Bracca’s town.
Brenton	♂	Lastname	Brynestūn	bryne	tūn
Breyswith	♀	Revived	Breġoswīþ	breġu	swīþ
Breywald	♂	Revived	Breġoweald	breġu	weald
Breywin	♂	Revived	Breġowine	breġu	wine
Breywolf	♂	Revived	Breġowulf	breġu	wulf
Briar	♀	Living	-	brær	-	Not a given name in OE. First became a name in the 1900s.
Bridgeley	♂	Lastname	Bryċġlēah	bryċġ	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Brigham	♂	Lastname	Bryċġhām	bryċġ	hām	Not a given name in OE. Borne by Brigham Young, a prominent Morman and founder of Salt Lake City.
Brighton	♂	Lastname	Bryċġtūn	bryċġ	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname, from OE “Bryċġtūn”, bridge-town.
Brinnar	♂	Revived	Brynhere	bryne	here
Brinning	♂	Revived	Bryning	bryne	ing
Brinley	♂	Lastname	Brynlēah	bryne	lēah	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname, from OE “Brynlēah”, burnt-lea (field).
Brinwald	♂	Revived	Brynweald	bryne	weald
Bristol	♂	Lastname	Bryċġstow	bryċġ	stow	Not a given name in OE.
Brock	♂	Lastname	Brocca	brocc	-
Brockley	♂	Lastname	Brōclēah	brōc	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Brockton	♂	Lastname	Brōctūn	brōc	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Bromley	♂	Lastname	Brōmlēah	brōm	wille	Not a given name in OE.
Bromwell	♂	Lastname	Brōmwille	brōm	lēah	Not a given name in OE. Also spelled: Bramwell.
Bronson	♂	Lastname	Brūnsunu	brūn	sunu	Not a given name in OE.
Brooke	⚥	Lastname	-	brōc	-	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for someone who lived near a brook (a stream).
Brunard	♂	Revived	Brūnheard	brūn	heard
Brunstan	♂	Revived	Brūnstān	brūn	stān
Buck	♂	Living	Bucca	bucc	-	Mainly found as a name in the USA.
Buckley	♂	Lastname	Buccalēah	bucc	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Burhard	♂	Revived	Burgheard	burg	heard
Burhild	♀	Revived	Burghild	burg	hild
Burhelm	♂	Revived	Burghelm	burg	helm
Burnelm	♂	Revived	Byrnhelm	byrne	helm
Burnferth	♂	Revived	Byrnferþ	byrne	ferhþ
Burnfled	♀	Revived	Byrneflǣd	byrne	flǣd
Burnild	♀	Revived	Byrnhild	byrne	hild	Akin to the German name “Brünhild”, from Old Norse “Brynhildr” of the Volsung Saga and Brunhilda of the Nibelung Saga; both of whom are likely set upon the life of the 600s Frankish Queen.
Burnoth	♂	Revived	Burgnōþ	burg	nōþ
Burred	♂	Revived	Burgrǣd	burg	rǣd	Borne by an 800s King of Mercia.
Burrich	♂	Revived	Burgrīċ	burg	rīċ
Bursey	♂	Revived	Burgsiġe	burg	siġe
Burstan	♂	Revived	Burgstān	burg	stān
Burton	♂	Lastname	Burgtūn	burg	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Burwald	♂	Revived	Burgweald	burg	weald
Burwin	⚥	Revived	Burgwine ♂ , Burgwynn ♀	burg	wine , wynn
Burwolf	♂	Revived	Burgwulf	burg	wulf
Buxton	♂	Lastname	Bēagastūn	bēag	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for someone who came from the town of the same name in Derbyshire, so named for the stones by the spring that would shift about (bow) when touched.
Byron	♂	Lastname	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. Named after Lord Byron (1784-1824), whose name comes from the Old English saying, “æt þǣm bȳrum” (at the [cow] byres [sheds]).
Cade	♂	Lastname	Cada	-	-	From the lastname “Cade”, which comes from the Old English name Cada, meaning “lumpy” or “swollen”.
Caldwell	♂	Lastname	Caldwille	cald	wille	Not a given name in OE.
Calvert	♂	Lastname	Cealfhierde	cealf	hierde	Not a given name in OE.
Cedric	♂	Fossilised	Cerdic	-	-	Brought back by Sir Walter Scott for the player in his book Ivanhoe, set after the Old English name “Cerdic”, with a metathesis of the “r”, a name which was borne by the starter of the Kingdom of Wessex.
Chad	♂	Living	Ċeadda	ċēad	-
Chadley	♂	Lastname	Ċeaddaslēah	ċēad	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Chadwick	♂	Lastname	Ċeaddaswic	ċēad	wiċ	Not a given name in OE.
Chapman	♂	Lastname	Ċēapmann	ċēap	mann	Not a given name in OE. From a lastname that began as an occupational name for a trader, a chap-man (cheap/dealer-man).
Chelbald	♂	Revived	Ċēolbeald	ċēol	beald
Chelbury	♀	Revived	Ċēolburg	ċēol	burg
Chelfled	♀	Revived	Ċēolflǣd	ċēol	flǣd
Chelfrith	♂	Revived	Ċēolfriþ	ċēol	friþ
Chellar	♂	Revived	Ċēolhere	ċēol	here
Chellard	♂	Revived	Ċēolheard	ċēol	heard
Chellelm	♂	Revived	Ċēolhelm	ċēol	helm
Chelley	♂	Revived	Ċēolhēah	ċēol	hēah
Chelnoth	♂	Revived	Ċēolnōþ	ċēol	nōþ
Chelred	♂	Revived	Ċēolrǣd	ċēol	rǣd	Borne by a 700s King of Mercia.
Chelrich	♂	Revived	Ċēolrīċ	ċēol	rīċe
Chelsea	⚥	Lastname	Ċealcsǣ , Ċēolsǣ	ċealc, ċeol	sǣ	Also spelled: Chelsey. Not a given name in OE. A blend of the words for chalk and cheel (keel), the latter of which also yields Kelsey, with a 'hard k', likely from Norse inflow.
Chelsey	♂	Revived	Ċēolsiġe	ċēol	siġe	For the living name with the same spelling, see: Chelsea.
Chelstan	♂	Revived	Ċeolstān	ċēol	stān
Chelswith	♀	Revived	Ċēolswīþ	ċēol	swīþ
Chelthrith	♀	Revived	Ċēolþrȳþ	ċēol	þrȳþ
Chelwald	♂	Revived	Ċēolweald	ċēol	weald
Chelwin	⚥	Revived	Ċēolwine ♂ , Ċēolwynn ♀	ċēol	wine , wynn
Chelwolf	♂	Revived	Ċēolwulf	ċēol	wulf	Borne by a 500s King of Wessex, by a 700s King of Northumbria and by an 800s King of Mercia.
Chelwy	♂	Revived	Ċēolwīġ	ċēol	wīg
Cherl	♂	Revived	Ċeorl	ċeorl	-	Borne by a King of Mercia in the 600s. The name Ċeorl was seldom borne in Old English times, and seems to have died out as an English name. Most likely all living names with Charl- / Charles are from the later French borrowings. Akin to Carl, Carla, Carly, Charlie, Carole, Caroline, Karl.
Chester	♂	Lastname	Ċeaster	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From a lastname that began as a town name found all over Great Britain and made its way into Old English from the Latin word for an army camp, Castra.
Chillie	♀	Revived	Ċille	ċille	-
Churchill	♂	Lastname	Ċircehyll	ċirce	hyll	Not a given name in OE. Borne by the English statesman and writer, Sir Winston Churchill.
Churchbor	♂	Hypothetical	*Ċirċebūr	ċirce	būr	Akin to the name “Kirby”, which came from Old Norse.
Clay	♂	Lastname	Clæġ	clæġ	-	Not a given name in OE. Either a shortening of the name Clayton, which began as a locational lastname, or from the lastname Clay, also a locational lastname, for someone who lived near earthen clay.
Clayland	♂	Lastname	Clæġland	clæġ	land	Not a given name in OE.
Clayton	♂	Lastname	Clæġtūn	clæġ	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Cleveland	♂	Lastname	Clifland	cliff	land	Not a given name in OE. Borne by American president Grover Cleveland (1837-1908).
Cliff	♂	Lastname	-	cliff	cliff	Not a given name in OE. A shortening of the lastnames Clifford and Clifton. See also: Clive.
Clifford	♂	Lastname	Clifford	cliff	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Clifton	♂	Lastname	Cliftūn	cliff	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Clint	♂	Lastname	-	glim	-	Not a given name in OE. A shortening of the lastname Clinton. Borne by American film star Clint Eastwood (born 1930).
Clinton	♂	Lastname	Glimtūn	glim	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From a steadname of a town on the Water Glyme, whose name is from a Welsh word meaning, and likely kin with, the English word 'glimmering'. Borne by American president Bill Clinton (born 1946).
Clive	♂	Lastname	-	cliff	-	Not a given name in OE. From the locational lastname for someone who lived near a cliff.
Clover	♀	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From the name of the plant, which comes from OE “clāfre”.
Colburn	♂	Lastname	Cōlburne	cōl	burne	Not a given name in OE.
Colbor	♂	Hypothetical	*Cōlbūr	cōl	būr	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to “Colby”, which comes from Old Norse.
Colden	♂	Lastname	Cōldenu	cōl	denu	Not a given name in OE.
Cole	♂	Lastname	Cōla	cōl	-	From the lastname “Cole”, which may come from “Nicholas” in some instances, but can also come the Old English nickname for someone with dark, or “coal” like skin.
Coleridge	♂	Lastname	Cōlhryċġ	cōl	hryċġ	Borne by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834).
Colgate	♂	Lastname	Cōlġēat	cōl	ġēat	Borne by Englishman William Colgate (1783-1857), who made the Colgate toothpaste business.
Colton	♂	Lastname	Cōltūn	cōl	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Conwel	♂	Revived	Cēnewealh	cēne	wealh
Cranford	♂	Lastname	Cranford	cran	ford	Not a given name in OE. The 'Cran-' in some names, such as Crandal, is from the Irish name 'Ciarán'.
Cranley	♂	Lastname	Cranlēah	cran	lēah	Not a given name in OE. The 'Cran-' in some names, such as Crandal, is from the Irish name 'Ciarán'.
Cranston	♂	Lastname	Crantūn	cran	tūn	Not a given name in OE. The 'Cran-' in some names, such as Crandal, is from the Irish name 'Ciarán'.
Crawford	♂	Lastname	Crāweford	crāwe	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Crofton	♂	Lastname	Crofttūn	croft	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Cromwell	♂	Lastname	Crumbwille	crumb	wille	Not a given name in OE. Borne by Lord Protector of the United Kingdom, Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658).
Crow	⚥	Living	Crawa	crawa	-
Cuthard	♂	Revived	Cūþheard	cūþ	heard
Cuthbald	♂	Revived	Cūþbeald	cūþ	beald
Cuthbert	♂	Living	Cūþbeorht	cūþ	beorht	Borne by a 500s Hallow of Lindisfarne, whose fame kept the name alive in England even after the Norman overthrow. It is also a widespread lastname.
Cuthbury	♀	Revived	Cūþburg	cūþ	burg
Cuthmund	♂	Revived	Cūþmūnd	cūþ	mūnd
Cuthred	♂	Revived	Cūþrǣd	cūþ	rǣd
Cuthrich	♂	Revived	Cūþrīċ	cūþ	rīċe
Cuthswith	♀	Revived	Cūþswīþ	cūþ	swīþ
Cuthwin	♂	Revived	Cūþwine	cūþ	wine
Cuthwolf	♂	Revived	Cūþwulf	cūþ	wulf
Cuthyils	♂	Revived	Cūþġils	cūþ	ġīsel
Daisy	♀	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. The given name comes from the name of the flower, which comes from OE dæġeseġe (day’s eye).
Dale	⚥	Lastname	-	dæl	-	Not known to be a given name in Old English times.
Dalton	♂	Lastname	Dæltūn	dæl	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for a dale (valley) town.
Dalwin	♂	Revived	Dealwine	deal	wine
Dane	♂	Lastname	Dena	denu	-	While sometimes misread to mean 'Danish', the given name 'Dane' comes from the English steadname 'Dene' / 'Dean', meaning a hollow, dale.
Darbor	♂	Hypothetical	*Dēorbūr	dēor	būr	Not a given name in OE. A hypothetical name akin to the Norse name “Darby” or “Derby”.
Darwin	♂	Lastname	Dēorewine	dēore	wine	A lastname that comes from the OE given name, "Dēorewine". Borne by English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882), writer of On The Origin of Species.
Darton	♂	Lastname	Dēortūn	dēor	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Dawn	♀	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From the word meaning the start of a new day, from OE “daging” (becoming day; literally: daying).
Daybert	♂	Revived	Dæġbeorht	dæġ	beorht
Dayelm	♂	Revived	Dæġhelm	dæġ	helm
Dayey	♂	Revived	Dæġhēah	dæġ	hēah
Daymund	♂	Revived	Dæġmūnd	dæġ	mūnd
Dayren	♂	Revived	Dæġhræfn	dæġ	hræfn
Dayrich	♂	Revived	Dæġrīċ	dæġ	rīċe
Dayton	♂	Lastname	Dæġtūn	dæġ	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Dean	♂	Lastname	-	dene	-	See also: Dane. Also spelled “Dene”. Not wordlorely linked with the churchly stead of Dean, which is from the French 'Dean' and Latin 'decanus', meaning a leader of ten men. Not known to be a standalone name in Old English times.
Dell	⚥	Lastname	-	dæl	-	Not known to be a given name in Old English times.
Denard	♂	Revived	Deneheard	dene	heard
Denbert	♂	Revived	Denebeorht	dene	beorht
Denfrith	♂	Revived	Denefriþ	dene	friþ
Denham	♂	Lastname	Denuhām	denu	hām	Not a given name in OE.
Denley	♂	Lastname	Denulēah	denu	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Denmood	♂	Revived	Denemōd	dene	mōd
Denton	♂	Lastname	Denutūn	denu	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Denver	♂	Lastname	Denefær	dene	fær	Not a given name in OE.
Denwald	♂	Revived	Deneweald	dene	weald
Denwolf	♂	Revived	Denewulf	dene	wulf
Denyils	♂	Revived	Deneġils	dene	ġīsel
Derbert	♂	Revived	Dēorbeorht	dēor	beorht
Derland	♂	Lastname	Dēorland	dēor	land	Not a given name in OE.
Dermund	♂	Revived	Dēormūnd	dēor	mūnd
Dermood	♂	Revived	Dēormōd	dēor	mōd
Dernoth	♂	Revived	Dēornōþ	dēor	nōþ
Derswith	♂	Revived	Dēorswīþ	dēor	swīþ
Derwald	♂	Revived	Dēorweald	dēor	weald
Derwolf	♂	Revived	Dēorwulf	dēor	wulf
Dexter	♂	Lastname	Dēaġstre	-	-	Now a man’s name, which comes from an occupational lastname, the name began to mean a female cloth dyer. (A dye-ster, in the same formation as a spinster is a female cloth-spinner.) The Latin word for right-handed is coincidental.
Dove	♀	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From the word for the bird, which comes from Old English “dūfe”, mostly found in compound words.
Drake	♂	Lastname	Draca	-	-
Drayton	♂	Lastname	Dræġtūn	dræġ	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Dritnoth	♂	Revived	Dryhtnōþ	dryht	nōþ
Drittelm	♂	Revived	Dryhthelm	dryht	helm
Dritwald	♂	Revived	Dryhtweald	dryht	weald
Dryden	♂	Lastname	Drȳġedenu	drȳġe	denu	Not a given name in OE.
Dudley	♂	Lastname	Duddaslēah	-	leah	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for someone who lived in Dudda’s lea (field).
Dunnar	♂	Revived	Dunnhere	dunn	here
Dunstan	♂	Lastname	Dūnstān	dūn	stān	Not a given name in OE.
Dunton	♂	Lastname	Dūntūn	dūn	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Dunwald	♂	Revived	Dunnweald	dunn	weald
Durward	♂	Lastname	Dunnweard	dunn	weard	Not a given name in OE.
Earl	♂	Living	*Eorla	eorl	-	From the title of Earl. Not known as a standalone name in Old English, but it was found in compound names. Mostly found as an American given name today.
Easter	♀	Living	Ēaster	ēaster	-	A latter-day name, for the now Christianised spring festival, formerly known as a heathen goddess and spring festival. It was found in bind-names but not as a standalone given name in Old English times.
Easton	♂	Lastname	Ēasttūn	ēast	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Easterwin	♂	Revived	Ēasterwine	ēaster	wine
Ed	♂	Living	Ēadda	ēad	-	A shortening of names like Edward and Edgar.
Edbald	♂	Revived	Ēadbeald	ēad	beald	Borne by a 600s King of Kent.
Edbert	♂	Living	Ēadbert	ēad	beorht	Borne by a 700s King of Northumbria and by a 700s King of Kent.
Edbury	♀	Revived	Ēadburg	ēad	burg	Also spelled: “Ebba”.
Eddar	♂	Revived	Ēadhere	ēad	here
Eddelm	♂	Revived	Ēadhelm	ēad	helm
Eddey	♂	Revived	Ēadhēah	ēad	hēah
Edfled	♀	Revived	Ēadflǣd	ēad	flǣd
Edfrith	♂	Revived	Ēadfriþ	ēad	friþ
Edgar	♂	Living	Ēadgār	ēad	gār	Borne by the King of the English (959-975).
Edie	♀	Living	*Ēaddo	ēad	-	A shortening of the name “Edith”. Not known to be a standalone name in OE.
Edild	♀	Revived	Ēadhild	ēad	hild
Edils	♂	Revived	Ēadġils	ēad	ġils
Edith	♀	Living	Ēadgȳþ	ēad	gȳþ
Edive	♀	Revived	Ēadġifu	ēad	ġifu	Also shortened in Lastnames as 'Edey'.
Edlof	♂	Revived	Ēadlāf	ēad	lāf
Edleaf	♀	Revived	Ēadlēofu	ēad	lēof
Edmar	♂	Living	Ēadmere	ēad	mere
Edmer	♂	Revived	Ēadmǣr	ēad	mǣr
Edmund	♂	Living	Ēadmūnd	ēad	mūnd
Ednoth	♂	Revived	Ēadnōþ	ēad	nōþ
Edoun	♂	Revived	Ēadhūn	ēad	hūn	Also sometimes spelled as the male name “Eden”.
Edred	♂	Living	Ēadrǣd	ēad	rǣd
Edrich	♂	Revived	Ēadrīċe	ēad	rīċe	Borne by a 600s King of Kent.
Edsey	♂	Revived	Ēadsiġe	ēad	siġe
Edstan	♂	Revived	Ēadstān	ēad	stān
Edswith	♀	Revived	Ēadswīþ	ēad	swīþ
Edwaker	♂	Revived	Ēadwacer	ēad	wacu
Edwald	♂	Revived	Ēadweald	ēad	weald
Edward	♂	Living	Ēadweard	ēad	weard	One of few Old English names to have not only lived through the Norman overthrow of England, but to have thrived with continuous use by Englishman of all classes, including the monarchy, since Old English times.
Edwin	♂	Living	Ēadwine	ēad	wine
Edwina	♀	Living	Ēadwynn	ēad	wynn	Also a female form of Edwin.
Edwolf	♂	Revived	Ēadwulf	ēad	wulf
Edwy	♂	Revived	Ēadwīġ	ēad	wīġ
Edyard	♂	Revived	Ēadġeard	ēad	ġeard
Emer	♂	Revived	Ēomǣr	eoh	mǣr
Egbald	♂	Revived	Eċġbeald	eċġ	beald
Egbert	♂	Living	Eċġbeorht	eċġ	beorht
Egbury	♀	Revived	Eċġburg	eċġ	burg
Egfrith	♂	Revived	Eċġfriþ	eċġ	friþ
Eggard	♂	Revived	Eċġheard	eċġ	heard
Eggelm	♂	Revived	Eċġhelm	eċġ	helm
Eggoun	♂	Revived	Eċġhūn	eċġ	hūn
Eglof	♂	Revived	Eċġlāf	eċġ	lāf
Egmund	♂	Revived	Eċġmūnd	eċġ	mūnd
Egnoth	♂	Revived	Eċġnōþ	eċġ	nōþ
Egred	♂	Revived	Eċġrǣd	eċġ	rǣd
Egrich	♂	Revived	Eċġrīċ	eċġ	rīċe
Egstan	♂	Revived	Eċġstān	eċġ	stān
Egwald	♂	Revived	Eċġweald	eċġ	weald
Egwel	♂	Revived	Eċġwealh	eċġ	wealh
Egwin	♂	Revived	Eċġwine	eċġ	wine
Egwolf	♂	Revived	Eċġwulf	eċġ	wulf
Eldar	♂	Revived	Ealdhere	eald	here
Eldbert	♂	Revived	Ealdbeorht	eald	beorht
Eldelm	♂	Revived	Ealdhelm	eald	helm
Eldfrith	♂	Revived	Ealdfriþ	eald	friþ
Eldith	♀	Revived	Ealdgȳþ	eald	gȳþ
Eldred	♂	Living	Ealdrǣd	eald	rǣd	Also spelled: Aldred.
Eldon	♂	Lastname	Ellasdūn	?	dūn	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for someone from Ella’s down (hill). Also found as the name “Elsdon”.
Eldoun	♂	Revived	Ealdhūn	eald	hūn
Elfled	♀	Revived	Ælfflǣd	ælf	flǣd
Elfrith	♀	Revived	Ælfrǣd	ælf	rǣd
Elfroun	♀	Revived	Ælfrūn	ælf	rūn
Elfswith	♀	Revived	Ælfswīþ	ælf	swīþ
Elith	♀	Revived	Ealhgȳþ	eald	gȳþ	Could also be spelled: Alith.
Elmer	♂	Lastname	Æþelmǣr	æþel	mǣr	See also: Ethelmer.
Elton	♂	Lastname	Ellastūn	?	tūn	Not a given name in OE. Borne by songwriter Elton John (1947), who was born as Reginald Dwight, and who named himself after his former band-mate, Elton Dean (1945-2006).
Elver	♀	Revived	Ælfwaru	ælf	waru
Elvild	♀	Revived	Ælfhild	ælf	hild
Elvive	♀	Revived	Ælfġifu	ælf	ġifu
Elvith	♀	Revived	Ælfgȳþ	ælf	gȳþ
Elwood	♂	Lastname	Ellaswudu	?	wudu	Not a given name in OE.
Enbald	♂	Revived	Ēanbeald	ēan	beald
Enbert	♂	Revived	Ēanbeorht	ēan	beorht
Enfrith	♂	Revived	Ēanfriþ	ēan	friþ
Enfled	♀	Revived	Ēanflǣd	ēan	flǣd
Engelren	♂	Hypothetical	Engelhrafn	engel	hræfn	Akin to the Norman name “Ingram”.
Enith	♀	Revived	Ēangȳþ	ēan	gȳþ
Ennar	♂	Revived	Ēanhere	ēan	here
Enmund	♂	Revived	Ēanmūnd	ēan	mūnd
Enred	♂	Revived	Ēanrǣd	ēan	rǣd
Enstan	♂	Revived	Ēanstān	ēan	stān
Enswith	♀	Revived	Ēanswīþ	ēan	swīþ
Enwald	♂	Revived	Ēanweald	ēan	weald
Enwin	♂	Revived	Ēanwine	ēan	wine
Enyard	♂	Revived	Ēanġeard	ēan	ġeard
Enyisel	♂	Revived	Ēanġīsl	ēan	ġīls , ġīsl
Erendel	♂	Revived	Earendel	earendel	-	The star, known in Old Norse folklore as Aurvandill, and borne by J R R Tolkien for the name of Eärendil the Mariner in the Silmarillion.
Erkenbald	♂	Revived	Eorconbeald	eorcon	beald	Could also be spelled "Arkenbald". Kin with the name Archibald, which was brought by the Normans and had been shaped by the Greek word Archos.
Erkenbert	♂	Revived	Eorconbeorht	eorcon	beorht
Erkenwald	♂	Revived	Eorconweald	eorcon	weald
Erkenyat	♀	Revived	Eorconġēat	eorcon	ġēat	Could also be spelled "Arkenyat", by likeness of J R R Tolkien's translation of OE "eorconstān" (great/dear-stone) to Arkenstone for The Hobbit.
Ermenbury	♀	Revived	Eormenburg	eormen	burg
Ermenhild	♀	Revived	Eormenhild	eormen	hild
Ermenlof	♂	Revived	Eormenlāf	eormen	lāf
Ermenred	♂	Revived	Eormenrǣd	eormen	rǣd
Ermenrich	♂	Revived	Eormenrīċ	eormen	rīċe
Ermenthrith	♀	Revived	Eormenþrȳþ	eormen	þrȳþ
Ernwald	♂	Revived	Earnweald	earn	weald	Kin with the name Arnold, which was brought by the Normans.
Ernwin	♂	Revived	Earnwine	earn	wine
Ernwolf	♂	Revived	Earnwulf	earn	wulf
Ernwy	♂	Revived	Earnwīġ	earn	wīġ
Erpwald	♂	Revived	Eorpweald	eorp	weald
Erpwin	♂	Revived	Eorpwine	eorp	wine
Esmund	♂	Lastname	Ēastmūnd	ēast	mūnd	Most often spelled 'Esmond', which is a Norman spelling of the latter word (OE 'mūnd').
Estrild	♀	Living	Ēasthild	ēaster	hild	Written by Geoffrey of Monmouth to be the name of a Germanic princess who was taken captive by the Briton chief Humber the Hun, known in the tale by the name “Estrildis”.
Ethel	♀	Living	Æþel	æþel	-	The name died out but came back in the 1800s. Kin with the Norman name Adele.
Ethelbald	♂	Revived	Æþelbeald	æþel	beald	Can also be spelled: Athelbald. Borne by a 700s King of Mercia and by an 800s King of Wessex.
Ethelbert	♂	Living	Æþelbeorht	æþel	beorht	Can also be spelled: Athelbert. A short-lived name brought back in the 1800s. Borne by a score of kings from the 500s to 800s, and outstanding Americans of the 1800s, such as Ethelbert Watts (1846–1919). Kin with the Norman name Albert.
Ethelbrand	♂	Revived	Æþelbrand	æþel	brand	Can also be spelled: Athelbrand.
Ethelbury	♀	Revived	Æþelburg	æþel	burg	Can also be spelled: Athelbury.
Etheleaf	♀	Revived	Æþellēof	æþel	lēof	Can also be spelled: Athelleaf.
Ethelfled	♀	Revived	Æþelflǣd	æþel	flǣd	Can also be spelled: Athelfled. Borne by the daughter of Alfred the Great and Lady of Mercia in the 800s.
Ethelfrith	♂	Revived	Æþelfriþ	æþel	friþ	Can also be spelled: Athelfrith. Borne by a 500s King of Bernicia.
Ethelgar	♂	Revived	Æþelgār	æþel	gār	Can also be spelled: Athelgar.
Ethelith	♀	Revived	Æþelgȳþ	æþel	gȳþ	Can also be spelled: Athelith.
Ethelive	♀	Revived	Æþelġifu	æþel	ġifu	Can also be spelled: Athelive.
Ethellad	♀	Hypothetical	*Æþelhād	æþel	hād	Can also be spelled: Athellad. Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to the Norman name “Adelaide”, and the French name “Alice”.
Ethellar	♂	Revived	Æþelhere	æþel	here	Can also be spelled: Athellar. Borne by a 600s King of East Anglia.
Ethellard	♂	Revived	Æþelheard , Æþeġeard	æþel	heard , ġeard	Can also be spelled: Athellard. A blend of two Old English names that would likely have blended into one another over time. Æþelheard was borne by a 700s King of Wessex.
Ethellelm	♂	Revived	Æþelhelm	æþel	helm	Can also be spelled: Athellelm.
Ethelley	♂	Revived	Æþelhēah	æþel	hēah	Can also be spelled: Athelley.
Ethellild	♀	Revived	Æþelhild	æþel	hild	Can also be spelled: Athellild.
Ethelloun	♂	Revived	Æþelhūn	æþel	hūn	Can also be spelled: Athelloun.
Ethelman	♂	Revived	Æþelmann	æþel	mann	Can also be spelled: Athelman.
Ethelmer	♂	Revived	Æþelmǣr	æþel	mǣr	Can also be spelled: Athelmer. Kin with Elmer, which is a shortening, from the same Old English name.
Ethelmund	♂	Revived	Æþelmūnd	æþel	mūnd	Can also be spelled: Athelmund.
Ethelmood	♂	Revived	Æþelmōd	æþel	mōd	Can also be spelled: Athelmood.
Ethelnoth	♂	Revived	Æþelnōþ	æþel	nōþ	Can also be spelled: Athelnoth.
Ethelred	♂	Revived	Æþelrǣd	æþel	rǣd	Can also be spelled: Athelred. Borne by a 600s King of Mercia, by 700s and 800s Kings of Northumbria, by an 800s King of East Anglia, by an 800s King of Kent and by an 800s King of Wessex.
Ethelrich	♂	Revived	Æþelrīċ	æþel	rīċe	Can also be spelled: Athelrich. King of Bernicia and by a 500s King of Deira.
Ethelsey	♂	Revived	Æþelsiġe	æþel	siġe	For the living name with the same spelling, see: Chelsea.
Ethelstan	♂	Revived	Æþelstān	æþel	stān	See: Athelstan.
Ethelswith	♀	Revived	Æþelswīþ	æþel	swīþ	Can also be spelled: Athelswith. Borne by a Queen of Mercia in the 800s.
Ethelthrith	♀	Revived	Æþelþrȳþ	æþel	þrȳþ	Can also be spelled: Athelthrith. Borne by the Holywoman and Queen of Northumbria and The Fens in the 600s. Kin with the Norman name Audrey.
Ethelwald	♂	Revived	Æþelweald	æþel	weald	Can also be spelled: Athelwald. Borne by a 600s King of East Anglia, by a 600s King of Deira and by a 700s King of Northumbria.
Ethelward	♂	Revived	Æþelweard	æþel	weard	Can also be spelled: Athelward. Borne by an 800s King of East Anglia.
Ethelwel	♂	Revived	Æþelwealh	æþel	wealh	Can also be spelled: Athelwel. Borne by a 600s King of Sussex.
Ethelwin	⚥	Revived	Æþelwine ♂ , Æþelwynn ♀	æþel	wine , wynn	Can also be spelled: Athelwin. Borne by an English holyman of the 600s and another of the 1000s.
Ethelwolf	♂	Living	Æþelwulf	æþel	wulf	Can also be spelled: Athelwolf. Borne by an 800s King of Kent and by an 800s King of Wessex. Kin with the German name Adolf and its English shape, Adolph.
Ethelwy	♂	Revived	Æþelwīġ	æþel	wīge	Can also be spelled: Athelwy.
Ethelyard	♀	Revived	Æþelġeard	æþel	ġeard	Can also be spelled: Athelyard. Kin with Edelgard.
Everard	♂	Lastname	Eoferheard	eofer	heard	Likely a blend of the Old English "Eoferheard" and Norman "Eburhard", though the OE shape would likely yield the same outcome, even if it had died out.
Everley	♀	Lastname	Eoferlēah	eofer	lēah	Also spelled: Everly. Not a given name in OE.
Everton	♂	Lastname	Eofertūn	eofer	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for a town near wild boar.
Everwin	♂	Revived	Eoferwine	eofer	wine	Also found shortened in names such as Irwin and Erwin. Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for a tilled field near wild boar.
Fairchild	♂	Lastname	Fæġerċild	fæġer	ċild	Not a given name in OE. From a lastname that began as a nickname for a child with fair hair.
Fairfax	⚥	Lastname	Fæġerfax	fæġer	fax	Not a given name in OE. From a lastname that began as a nickname for someone with fair hair.
Farman	♂	Revived	Færmann	fær	mann
Farnham	♂	Lastname	Fearnhām	fearn	hām	Not a given name in OE.
Farnley	♂	Lastname	Fearnlēah	fearn	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Farnoth	♂	Hypothetical	*Færnōþ	fær	nōþ	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to “Ferdinand”, which is a Spanish shape of an older mainland Germanic name.
Fastwolf	♂	Revived	Fæstwulf	fæst	wulf
Felton	♂	Lastname	Feldtūn	feld	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Felyeld	♂	Revived	Feoluġeld	feld	ġeld
Fenn	♂	Lastname	Fenn	fenn	-	Not a given name in OE. Either from the standalone lastname of Fenn, or as a shortening of the name Fenton, which also began as a lastname.
Fenton	♂	Lastname	Fenntūn	fenn	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Fenwick	♂	Lastname	Fennwīċ	fenn	wīċ	Not a given name in OE.
Fern	♀	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. A name that became widespread in the 1800s, both for boys and girls, and later mostly for girls, named for the plant.
Fleetwood	♂	Lastname	Flēotwudu	flēot	wudu	Not a given name in OE. From the lastname Fleetwood, spread by the rock band Fleetwood Mac.
Flint	♂	Living	Flint	-	-	From the everyday word “flint”, meaning tough, sturdy, or steadfast.
Folkbert	♂	Revived	Folcbeorht	folc	beorht
Folkbury	♀	Revived	Folcburg	folc	burg
Folkard	♂	Revived	Folcheard	folc	heard
Folkar	♂	Revived	Folchere	folc	here
Folkwald	♂	Revived	Folcweald	folc	weald
Folkwin	♂	Revived	Folcwine	folc	wine
Ford	♂	Lastname	-	ford	-	Not a given name in OE. A name that began as a locational lastname for someone who lived near the ford of a stream.
Frank	♂	Living	Franca	frenc	-	Either to do with the French folk, or from the word meaning “free” (as in to speak frankly).
Freeman	♂	Lastname	Frēomann	frēo	mann
Frelof	♂	Revived	Frēalāf	frēa	lāf
Frewin	⚥	Revived	Frēawine ♂ , Frēawynn ♀	frēa	wine, wynn
Frewer	♀	Revived	Frēawaru	frēa	waru	Also found as the lastname "Frewer", from OE "Frēowaru", where the first bit is from frēo (free, highborn).
Frewolf	♂	Revived	Frēawulf	frēa	wulf
Frith	♀	Living	Friþ	friþ	-	Kin with the name “Fred”, a shortening of "Frederick", which is an Anglo-Norman name.
Frithbert	♂	Revived	Friþubeorht	friþ	beorht
Frithgar	♂	Revived	Friþugār	friþ	gār
Frithelm	♂	Revived	Friþuhelm	friþ	helm
Frithith	♀	Revived	Friþugȳþ	friþ	gȳþ
Frithlof	♂	Revived	Friþulāf	friþ	lāf
Frithmund	♂	Revived	Friþumūnd	friþ	mūnd
Frithred	♂	Revived	Friþurǣd	friþ	rǣd
Frithrich	♂	Revived	Friþurīċ	friþ	rīċ
Frithstan	♂	Revived	Friþustān	friþ	stān
Frithswith	♀	Revived	Friþuswīþ	friþ	swīþ
Frithwald	♂	Revived	Friþuweald	friþ	weald
Frithwin	♂	Revived	Friþuwine	friþ	wine
Frithwolf	♂	Revived	Friþuwulf	friþ	wulf
Frithyard	♂	Revived	Friþuġeard	friþ	ġeard
Frithyils	♂	Revived	Friþuġils	friþ	ġīsel
Frodo	♂	Living	Frōda	frōd	-	A name spread by J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
Frost	♂	Living	-	frost	-	Not known to be a given name in OE. Either from the lastname Frost, often named for the writer Robert Frost, or from the everyday word, for someone born in winter, or for someone with fair or white hair.
Fry	♂	Lastname	-	frēo	-	Not known to be a given name in OE. From the lastname “Fry”, which began as a name of status for a free-man.
Fulred	♂	Revived	Fulrǣd	full	rǣd
Fulton	♂	Lastname	Fugoltūn	fugol	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Gadfrith	♂	Revived	Gādfriþ	gād	friþ
Gadrich	♂	Revived	Gādrīċ	gād	rīċ
Gangwolf	♂	Revived	Gangwulf	gang	wulf	See also: Wolfgang.
Gar	♂	Revived	Gara	gār	-	See also: Gary.
Garfield	♂	Lastname	Gārfeld	gār	feld	Not a given name in OE. Spread by American president James Garfield (1831-1881), and later by the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis (1945-present).
Garland	♂	Lastname	Gārland	gār	land	Not a given name in OE.
Garmund	♂	Revived	Gārmūnd	gār	mūnd
Garrard	♂	Revived	Gārheard	gār	heard	Akin to the Norman name Gerard.
Garthrist	♂	Revived	Gārþrist	gār	þrist
Garthrith	♀	Hypothetical	Gārþrȳþ	gār	þrȳþ	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to the Norse name “Gertrude”.
Garwald	♂	Revived	Gārweald	gār	weald	Akin to the Norman name Gerald.
Garwin	♂	Revived	Gārwine	gār	wine
Garwolf	♂	Revived	Gārwulf	gār	wulf
Gary	♂	Living	Gara	gār	-	See also: Gar. Short for any of the names beginning with ‘Gar’, such as Garfield.
Gaz	♂	Living	-	gār	-	See also: Gary. A nickname for ‘Gary’ or other names beginning with ‘Gar’.
Gladstone	♂	Lastname		glæd	stān	Not a given name in OE.
Gladwin	♂	Lastname	Glædwine	glæd	wine	Not a given name in OE.
Goddard	♂	Lastname	Godheard	god	heard	A blend of the Old English name Godheard and Norman name Godard, which spring from the same Germanic name.
Godfrith	♂	Revived	Godfriþ	god	friþ	Akin to the Norman names Godfrey and Geoffrey.
Godiva	♀	Living	Godġifu	god	ġifu	Anglish spelling: Godive. Living name from a Latin shape of OE Godġifu. Borne by Lady Godiva in the 1000s.
Godroun	♀	Revived	Godrūn	god	rūn	Akin to the Norse name Gudrun from the Volsung Saga.
Godshalk	♂	Revived	Gōdṡċealc	wulf	ṡċealc
Godwin	♂	Living	Godwine	god	wine	Borne by an influential advisor to the king in 1000s, whose son Harold Godwinson was later made king and then killed in the Norman overthrow of England. The given name may come a lastname rather than in continuous use since Old English times.
Goldie	♀	Living	Golda ♂	gold	-
Goldive	♀	Revived	Goldġifu	gold	ġifu
Goldar	♂	Revived	Goldhere	gold	here
Golding	♂	Revived	Golding	gold	ing
Goldman	♂	Revived	Goldmann	gold	mann
Goldrich	♂	Revived	Goldrīċ	gold	rīċ
Goldroun	♀	Revived	Goldrūn	gold	rūn
Goldsey	♂	Revived	Goldsiġe	gold	siġe
Goldstan	♂	Revived	Goldstān	gold	stān
Goldwin	♂	Revived	Goldwine	gold	wine
Goodar	♂	Revived	Gōdhere	gōd	here
Goodman	♂	Lastname	Gōdmann	gōd	mann	Not a given name in OE.
Goodey	♀	Revived	Gōdġifu	gōd	ġifu
Goodie	♀	Revived	Gōde	gōd	-
Goodwife	♀	Revived	Gōdwīf	gōd	wīf
Goodwin	⚥	Revived	Gōdwine ♂ , Gōdwynn ♀	frēa	wine, wynn
Goodwolf	♂	Revived	Gōdwulf	gōd	wulf
Goodwy	♂	Revived	Gōdwīġ	gōd	wīġe
Gorham	♂	Lastname	Gārhām	gār	hām	Not a given name in OE.
Gorton	♂	Lastname	Gārtūn	gār	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Grafton	♂	Lastname	Grāftūn	-	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for a grove-town.
Graham	♂	Lastname	Grundhām	grund	hām	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for a home/town near gravel/crushed ground. Spread by the Scottish Graham clan.
Gresham	♂	Lastname	Græshām	græs	hām	Not a given name in OE.
Grey	♂	Lastname	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From the lastname “Grey”, which can come from the everyday word borne as a nickname.
Grover	♂	Lastname	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for someone who lived in a grove. Borne by American leader Grover Cleveland (1837–1908).
Grimbald	♂	Revived	Grimbeald	grim	beald
Guthfrith	♂	Revived	Gūþfriþ	gȳþ	friþ
Guthlock	♂	Revived	Gūþlāc	gȳþ	lāc	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guthlac_of_Crowland
Guthlof	♂	Revived	Gūþlāf	gȳþ	lāf
Guthmund	♂	Revived	Gūþmūnd	gȳþ	mūnd
Guthwald	♂	Revived	Gūþweald	gȳþ	weald
Guthwin	♂	Revived	Gūþwine	gȳþ	wine
Gytha	♀	Fossilised	Gūþa ♂, Gūþo ♀	gȳþ	-	A fossilised spelling of an Old English name that was brought back in Victorian times with a latinised feminine -a ending. (In Old English, -a was a masculine ending, the feminine ending being -o.)
Hadley	⚥	Lastname	Hǣþlēah	hǣþ	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Hal	♂	Living	-	-	-	A lambdaism of the shortened name Harry. (When an “r” becomes an “l”.) See also: Harry.
Hale	♂	Lastname	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for someone who lived in a hollow or nook, from the OE word for hole, “halh”.
Hall	♂	Lastname	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From a lastname for someone who lived in a shared hall.
Halwid	♀	Hypothetical	*Hǣlþwīd	hǣlþ	wīd	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to the Norman name “Eloise”.
Halfdan	♂	Revived	Healfdene	healf	dene
Hamilton	♂	Lastname	Hameldūn	hamel	dūn	Not a given name in OE. Borne by American Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton (about 1756 to 1804).
Hamrich	♂	Hypothetical	*Hāmrīċ	hām	rīċe	Not found in Old English, but if it were, it would be kin with the Norman names Hank, Harry and Henry.
Handshoe	♂	Revived	Hondṡċio	hond	ṡċio	A name meaning "Glove". Friend of Beowulf in the epic poem Beowulf.
Harbald	♂	Revived	Herebeald	here	beald
Harbert	♂	Revived	Herebeorht	here	beorht	Lives on in the Norman-swayed name Herbert.
Hardbert	♂	Revived	Heardbeorht	heard	beorht
Harding	♂	Lastname	Hearding	heard	ing	While it was a name in Old English, it lives on today by way of the lastname. Spread by the American president Warren Harding (1865-1923).
Hardred	♂	Revived	Heardrǣd	heard	rǣd
Hardwick	♂	Lastname	Heardwiċ	heard	wiċ	Not a given name in OE.
Hardwin	♂	Lastname	Heardwine	heard	wine	See also: Harwin. Not a given name in OE.
Harfrith	♂	Revived	Herefriþ	here	friþ
Harich	♂	Revived	Hererīċ	here	rīċe
Harith	♀	Revived	Heregȳþ	here	gȳþ
Harland	♂	Lastname	Haralond	hara	lond	Also spelled: Harlan. Not a given name in OE.
Harley	⚥	Lastname	Haralēah	hara	lēah	Not a given name in OE. Often named after the motorcycle business Harley Davidson.
Harlow	⚥	Lastname	Herehlǣw	here	hlǣw	Also spelled: Arlo, Arlow, Harlowe. Not a given name in OE.
Harman	♂	Revived	Haramann	here	mann	Lives on as a lastname.
Harmer	♂	Revived	Haramǣr	here	mǣr
Harmood	♂	Revived	Haramōd	here	mōd
Harold	♂	Living	Hereweald	here	weald	Could also be spelled: Harwald. The -old ending instead of -wald is likely owed to being shaped by its Norse kin, Haraldr. Died out after the Norman overthrow, brought back in the 1800s. See also: Harwald.
Harper	⚥	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From an occupational lastname for a harp-player, from OE “hearpa”.
Harred	♂	Revived	Hererǣd	here	rǣd
Harris	♂	Lastname	-	here	-	A lastname for someone fathered by a “Harry”. Literally: Harry’s.
Harrison	♂	Lastname	-	here	son	A lastname the son of a “Harry”. Literally: Harry’s son.
Harry	♂	Living	-	here	-	While this began in English as a shortening of Henry, an Anglo-Norman name, it is also a shortening of other Har- names, such as Harold.
Harsey	♂	Revived	Heresiġe	here	siġe
Harstan	♂	Revived	Herestān	here	stān
Harswith	♀	Revived	Hereswīþ	here	swīþ
Hartford	♂	Lastname	Heorotford	heorot	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Hartley	♂	Lastname	Heorotlēah	heorot	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Hartwell	♂	Lastname	Heorotwille	heorot	wille	Not a given name in OE.
Harwald	♂	Revived	Hereweald	here	weald	See also: Harold.
Harward	♂	Lastname	Hereweard	here	weard	Borne by Hereward the Wake, a man who fought back the 1066 Norman overthrow of England. Also kin with the Norse name Harvard. See also: Hereward.
Harwin	♂	Revived	Herewine	here	wine	The lastname of the same spelling is said by Hanks and others in The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland to be from the Anglo-Norman name “Harduin” (Hardwin).
Harwolf	♂	Revived	Herewulf	here	wulf
Hathaway	⚥	Lastname	Hǣþaweġ	hǣþ	weġ	Not a given name in OE. Borne by the actress Anne Hathaway.
Hathbald	♂	Revived	Hǣþubeald	hǣþ	beald
Hathbert	♂	Revived	Hǣþubeorht	hǣþ	beorht
Hathfrith	♂	Revived	Hǣþufriþ	hǣþ	friþ
Hathkin	♂	Revived	Hǣþcyn	hǣþ	cynn
Hathlof	♂	Revived	Hǣþulāf	hǣþ	lāf
Hathlock	♂	Revived	Hǣþulāc	hǣþ	lāc
Hathred	♂	Revived	Hǣþurǣd	hǣþ	rǣd
Hathrich	♂	Revived	Hǣþurīċ	hǣþ	rīċe	The name of a hero in the great poem Widsith.
Hathwald	♂	Revived	Hǣþuweald	hǣþ	weald
Hathwolf	♂	Revived	Hǣþuwulf	hǣþ	wulf
Hathwy	♀	Revived	Heaþuwīġe	heaþ	wīġe	Akin to the German name Hedwig.
Hawk	♂	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. Either for the everyday word for the bird (from OE “hafoc”) or from the lastname, also from the same word.
Hayden	⚥	Lastname	Heġedenu, Heġedūn	heġ	denu , dūn	Also spelled: "Haden", "Haydon". Not a given name in OE. The latter bit could be from either OE denu (a den, dale) or dūn (a down, hill). Linked only by likeness to the composer Franz Joseph Haydn, whose name comes instead from the Netherlandish word for 'heathen'. The likeness to the Irish name Aidan is also coincidental.
Hayley	⚥	Lastname	Heġelēah	heġ	lēah	Also spelled: “Haley”. Not a given name in OE. Borne by the English child actress Hayley Mills (b. 1946).
Hayward	♂	Lastname	Heġeweard	heġ	weard	Not a given name in OE.
Haywood	♂	Lastname	Heġewudu	heġ	wudu	Not a given name in OE.
Hazel	♀	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. Coined in the 1800s after the name of the plant (from OE “hæsel”.)
Heath	♂	Living	Hǣþa	hǣþ	-	Borne by the drawer William Heath Robinson (1872—1944), whose name spurred the saying “Heath Robinson” for an overly knotty tool. See also: Heather.
Heather	♀	Living	Hǣþe	hǣþþre	-	See also: Heath.
Heaven	♀	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From the everyday word, “heaven”, from OE “heofon”.
Hedley	♂	Lastname	Hǣþulēah	heaþ	lēah	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for a heath-lea (field).
Helmstan	♂	Revived	Helmstān	helm	stān
Helmweald	♂	Revived	Helmweald	helm	weald
Helmwolf	♂	Revived	Helmwulf	helm	wulf
Helmyils	♂	Revived	Helmġils	helm	ġīsel
Helstan	♂	Revived	Helstān	hel	stān
Helwald	♂	Revived	Helweald	hel	weald
Hereward	♂	Fossilised	Hereweard	here	weard	Borne by Hereward the Wake, a man who fought back the 1066 Norman overthrow of England. Hereward is a fossilised spelling of a name that would most likely be spelled 'Harward' through more natural development. (See words like 'harbor', or names like 'Harold' and 'Alvar'.) See also: Harward.
Hergar	♂	Revived	Heorugār	heoru	gār
Herolf	♂	Revived	Heorulf	heoru	wulf
Herrend	♂	Revived	Heorrenda	heoru	rand	A poet from the Battle of the Heodenings.
Herstan	♂	Revived	Heorustān	heoru	stān
Herwald	♂	Revived	Heoruweald	heoru	weald
Herward	♂	Revived	Heoruweard	heoru	weard
Heybert	♂	Revived	Hēahbeorht	hēah	beorht
Heybury	♀	Revived	Hēahburg	hēah	burg
Heyfrith	♂	Revived	Hēahfriþ	hēah	friþ
Heymund	♂	Revived	Hēahmūnd	hēah	mūnd	Akin to the Norman name Hammond.
Heynoth	♂	Revived	Hēahnōþ	hēah	nōþ
Heyred	♂	Revived	Hēahrǣd	hēah	rǣd
Heystan	♂	Revived	Hēahstān	hēah	stān
Heyward	♂	Revived	Hēahweard	hēah	weard	Akin to the name “Howard”, thought to be from a name, such as mainland “Hugihard” (akin to Hugh-hard) or Norse “Hávarđr”.
Heywolf	♂	Revived	Hēahwulf	hēah	wulf
High	♂	Hypothetical	*Hēah	hēah	-	Not found in Old English, but if it were, it would be kin with the Norman name Hugh, meaning mindful, kindhearted.
Hild	♀	Revived	Hild	hild	-
Hildbald	♂	Revived	Hildbeald	hild	beald
Hildbert	♂	Revived	Hildbeorht	hild	beorht	Akin to the Norman name “Ilbert”.
Hildbury	♀	Revived	Hildburg	hild	burg
Hildfrith	♂	Revived	Hildfriþ	hild	friþ
Hildmer	♂	Revived	Hildmǣr	hild	mǣr
Hildred	⚥	Living	Hildrǣd	hild	rǣd	Died out following the Norman overthrow and was brought back in the 1800s.
Hildwin	⚥	Revived	Hildwine ♂ , Hildwynn ♀	hild	wine
Hildyard	⚥	Revived	Hildġeard	hild	ġeard	Akin to the German name “Hildegard”, as borne by Hildegard von Bingen.
Hill	♂	Lastname	-	hyll	-	Not a given name in OE. From a locational lastname for someone who lived in or near a hill. Sometimes a shortening of the name Hilton. See also: Hilton.
Hilton	♂	Lastname	Hylltūn	hyll	tūn	Not a given name in OE. Borne by Conrad Hilton (1887-1979), founder of Hilton Hotels.
Hisbert	♂	Revived	Hysebeorht	hyse	beorht
Hisnoth	♂	Revived	Hysenōþ	hyse	nōþ
Holden	♂	Lastname	Holdenu	hol	denu	Not a given name in OE. From the Lastname Holden, and borne by the player Holden Caulfield in the J D Salinger book Catcher in the Rye (1951).
Holly	♀	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From the everyday word, “holly”, from OE “holeġn”. Especially given to girls born about Yuletide.
Honey	♀	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From the everyday word, “honey”, from OE “huniġ”.
Hope	♀	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. A puritanical Christian name, from the everyday word “hope”, from OE “hopa”.
Horton	♂	Lastname	Horhtūn	horh	tūn	Not a given name in OE. Borne by the main player in the Dr. Seuss books Horton Hatches the Egg, and Horton Hears a Who.
Hrothgar	♂	Fossilised	Hrōþgār	hrōþ	gār	A fossilised spelling from Old English, taken straight from the epic poem, Beowulf. Borne by economic historian Sir Hrothgar John Habakkuk (1915-2002). Akin to the Norman name "Roger". See also: Rothgar.
Hudson	♂	Lastname	Hūdassunu	-	-	Not a given name in OE. Sometimes from a Norman name, for the son of a man named Hugh. As an Anglish name, it is from a lastname meaning “Son of Hūda”.
Hunbert	♂	Revived	Hūnbeorht	hūn	beorht	Akin to the Norman name “Humbert”.
Hunfrith	♂	Revived	Hūnfriþ	hūn	friþ	Akin to the Norman name “Humphrey”.
Hunith	♀	Revived	Hūngȳþ	hūn	gȳþ
Hunive	♀	Revived	Hūnġifu	hūn	ġifu
Hunlof	♂	Revived	Hūnlāf	hūn	lāf
Hunred	♂	Revived	Hūnrǣd	hūn	rǣd
Hunsey	♂	Revived	Hūnsiġe	hūn	siġe
Hunstan	♂	Revived	Hūnstān	hūn	stān
Hunter	⚥	Living	Hunta ♂ , Hunto ♀	hunt	-
Huntley	♂	Lastname	Huntlēah	hunt	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Hunwald	♂	Revived	Hūnweald	hūn	weald
Huxley	♂	Lastname	Huccaslēah	-	lēah	From a lastname for someone who lived on or near Hucca’s lea (field). Often named after Charles Darwin’s supporter, Thomas Huxley (1825-1895).
Hybald	♂	Revived	Hyġebeald	hyġe	beald
Hybert	♂	Revived	Hyġebeorht	hyġe	beorht	Akin to the Norman name “Hubert”.
Hylock	♂	Revived	Hyġelāc	hyġe	lāc
Hyton	♂	Hypothetical	*Hyġetūn	hyġe	tūn	Akin to the name Houston, made of the Norman name “Hugh” and Old English “tūn” (town).
Ingbrand	♂	Revived	Ingbrand	Ing	brand
Ingwald	♂	Revived	Ingweald	Ing	weald
Irwin	♂	Lastname	Eoferwine	eofer	wine	Also spelled: Erwin. A shortening of the Middle English name Everwin that lives on as a Lastname.
Ivy	♀	Living	-	ifiġ	-	Not known to be a given name in Old English times.
Kemp	♂	Lastname	-	-	-	From a lastname, from the Middle English nickname for a fighter, or “kemp”. Not a name in Old English.
Ken	⚥	Living	-	cēne	-	A shortening of names starting with Ken.
Kenbert	♂	Revived	Cēnbeorht	cēne	beorht
Kenbury	♀	Revived	Cēnburg	cēne	burg
Kenelm	♂	Living	Cēnhelm	cēne	helm
Kenfrith	♂	Revived	Cēnfriþ	cēne	friþ
Kenfous	♂	Revived	Cēnfūs	cēne	fūs	Borne by a 600s King of Wessex.
Kennar	♂	Revived	Cēnhere	cēne	here
Kennard	♂	Lastname	Cēnheard	cēne	heard , weard
Kenlof	♂	Revived	Cēnlāf	cēne	lāf
Kenred	♂	Revived	Cēnrǣd	cēne	rǣd	Died out in the Middle Ages, and was borrowed back from Germany in the 1800s as the name Conrad. Borne by a 700s King of Mercia and by a 700s King of Northumbria.
Kenswith	♀	Revived	Cēnswīþ	cēne	swīþ
Kent	♂	Living	-	-	-	Either a shortening of the name “Kenton”, or named straight for the historic English county of Kent, which came from a Brythonic word meaning “border”.
Kenton	♂	Lastname	-	cēne, cyne	-	From a lastname that comes from sundry forewords, such as keen, kingly, or the stream Kenn.
Kenthrith	♀	Revived	Cēnþrȳþ	cēne	þrȳþ
Kenwald	♂	Revived	Cēnweald	cēne	weald
Kenwel	♂	Revived	Cēnwealh	cēne	wealh	Borne by a 600s King of Wessex.
Kenwin	⚥	Revived	Cēnwine ♂ , Cēnwynn ♀	cēne	wine , wynn
Kenwolf	♂	Revived	Cēnwulf	cēne	wulf	Borne by a 700s King of Mercia.
Kenyisel	♂	Revived	Cēnġīsl	cēne	ġīsel
Kim	⚥	Living	-	cyne	-	Short for “Kimberley”.
Kimber	⚥	Living	Cyneburg	cyne	burg	See also: Kinbury.
Kimberley	⚥	Living	Cyneburgaslēah	cyne	burg + lēah
Kinbald	♂	Revived	Cynebeald	cyne	beald
Kinbert	♂	Revived	Cynebeorht	cyne	beorht
Kinbill	♂	Revived	Cynebill	cyne	bill
Kinbury	♀	Revived	Cyneburg	cyne	burg	See also: Kimber.
Kinfrith	♂	Revived	Cynefriþ	cyne	friþ
King	♂	Living	-	cyne	-	Mostly found in the United States, sometimes straight after the titular word, and sometimes after Black civil rights advocate Martin Luther King, Jr.
Kingsley	♂	Lastname	Cynningaslēah	cynning	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Kingston	♂	Lastname	Cynningastūn	cynning	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Kingswell	♂	Lastname	Cynningaswille	cynning	wille	Not a given name in OE.
Kinleaf	♀	Revived	Cynelēof	cyne	lēof
Kinnard	♂	Revived	Cyneheard	cyne	heard
Kinnild	♀	Revived	Cynehild	cyne	hild
Kinmund	♂	Revived	Cynemūnd	cyne	mūnd
Kinred	♂	Revived	Cynerǣd	cyne	rǣd
Kinrich	♂	Revived	Cynerīċ	cyne	rīċe
Kinsey	⚥	Lastname	Cynesiġe	cyne	siġe
Kinsley	♂	Lastname	Cyneslēah	cyne	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Kinstan	♂	Revived	Cynestān	cyne	stān
Kinthane	♂	Revived	Cyneþeġn	cyne	þeġn
Kinwald	♂	Revived	Cyneweald	cyne	weald
Kinwin	⚥	Revived	Cynewine ♂ , Cynewynn ♀	cyne	wine, wynn
Kinwolf	♂	Revived	Cynewulf	cyne	wulf
Kinyils	♂	Revived	Cyneġīls	cyne	ġīsel
Knightley	♂	Lastname	Cnihtlēah	cniht	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Kynaston	♂	Lastname	Cynefriþastūn	cyne	friþ + tūn	Not a given name in OE. From a lastname for someone who lived in a namesake town, which were named for a man named Cynefriþ.
Langdon	♂	Lastname	Langdenu, Langdūn	lang	denu, dūn	Not a given name in OE. The latter bit could be from either OE denu (a den, dale) or dūn (a down, hill).
Langford	♂	Lastname	Langford	lang	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Langley	♂	Lastname	Langlēah	lang	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Langston	♂	Lastname	Langstān	lang	stān	Not a given name in OE.
Langworth	♂	Lastname	Langworþ	lang	worþ	Not a given name in OE.
Layton	♂	Lastname	Lēactūn	lēac	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Leaf	⚥	Living	Lēof ♀ , Lēofa ♂	lēof	-	A blend of the everyday English word "leaf" of a plant, and the Old English name "lēof" (beloved), which is kin with the Norse name "Lief"/"Leif", from "Leifr", and which likely backed up the bearing of the word "Leaf" as a name, which was a making of 1960s hippy culture.
Lechild	♂	Revived	Lēofċild	lēof	ċild
Ledbald	♂	Revived	Lēodbeald	lēod	beald	Akin to the German name “Leopald”.
Leddar	♂	Revived	Lēodhere	lēod	here	Akin to the German name “Luther”.
Ledfrith	♂	Revived	Lēodfriþ	lēod	friþ
Ledwald	♂	Revived	Lēodweald	lēod	weald
Ledwolf	♂	Revived	Lēodwulf	lēod	wulf
Lefled	♀	Revived	Lēofflǣd	lēof	flǣd
Lefrich	♂	Revived	Lēofrīċe	lēof	rīċe
Lefrith	♂	Revived	Lēoffriþ	lēof	friþ
Legar	♂	Revived	Lēofgār	lēof	gār
Leland	♂	Lastname	Lēahland	lēah	land	Also spelled: Leyland. Not a given name in OE.
Leman	♂	Living	Lēofmann	lēof	mann	Lives on as a lastname (also spelled "Lemmon"), and in the English word "leman", meaning someone beloved.
Lemer	♂	Revived	Lēofmǣr	lēof	mǣr
Lenoth	♂	Revived	Lēofnōþ	lēof	nōþ
Lequen	♀	Revived	Lēofcwēn	lēof	cwēn	Anglish spelling: Lecwen.
Leroun	♀	Revived	Lēofrūn	lēof	rūn
Lesey	♂	Revived	Lēofsiġe	lēof	siġe
Leson	♂	Revived	Lēofsunu	lēof	sunu
Lestan	♂	Revived	Lēofstān	lēof	stān
Leving	♂	Revived	Lēofing	lēof	ing
Leward	♂	Revived	Lēofweard	lēof	weard
Lewer	♀	Revived	Lēofwaru	lēof	waru
Lewin	♂	Living	Lēofwine	lēof	wine
Leyive	♀	Revived	Lēofġifu	lēof	ġifu
Lily	♀	Living	-	lilie	-	Not known to be a given name in Old English times.
Livingston	♂	Lastname	Lēofwinestūn	lēof	wine + tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Lothar	♂	Revived	Hlōþhere	hlōþ	here
Luddar	♂	Revived	Hlūdhere	hlūd	here
Ludlum	♂	Lastname	Hlūdhlǣwhām	hlūd	lǣw + hām	Not a given name in OE.
Ludwy	♂	Hypothetical	*Hlūdwīġe	hlūd	wīġe	Not found in Old English, but if it were, it would be kin with the names Alois, Clovis, Lewis, Louis, Louise and Ludwig.
Mainar	♂	Revived	Mæġenhere	mæġen	here
Mainard	♂	Lastname	Mæġenheard	mæġen	heard	The last name is likely from the Anglo-Norman "Mainard", though the OE shape, "Mæġenheard", would likely yield the same outcome, even if it had died out.
Marston	♂	Lastname	Merṡċtūn	merṡċ	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Marwood	♂	Lastname	Merewudu	mere	wudu	Not a given name in OE.
Mathellard	♂	Revived	Mæþelheard	mæþel	heard
Melbourne	♂	Lastname	Mylenburne	mylen	burne	Not a given name in OE. Most often named for the head city in the Australian state of Victoria. See also: Milburn.
Merhard	♂	Revived	Mǣrheard	mǣr	heard
Merryweather	♂	Lastname	-	myrġe	weþer	From a lastname which first began as a nickname in Middle English, meaning merry, good, or fair weather.
Merton	♂	Lastname	Meretūn	mere	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Merwel	♂	Revived	Merewealh	mere	wealh
Merwhite	♂	Revived	Merehwīt	mere	hwīt
Merwin	♀	Revived	Merewynn	mere	wynn
Middleton	♂	Lastname	Middeltūn	middel	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Milburn	♂	Lastname	Mylenburne	mylen	burne	See also: Melbourne. Not a given name in OE.
Mildred	♀	Living	Mildþrȳþ	mild	þrȳþ	Could also be spelled: Mildrith
Milford	♂	Lastname	Mylenford	mylen	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Millard	♂	Lastname	Mylenweard	mylen	weard
Milton	♂	Lastname	Mylentūn	mylen	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Mittild	♀	Hypothetical	*Mihthild	miht	hild	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to the Norman name “Matilda”.
Modwulf	♂	Revived	Mōdwulf	mōd	wulf
Monday	♀	Living	Monandæġ	mōna	dæġ
Morcar	♂	Revived	Mōrcār	mōr	cār
Morland	♂	Lastname	Mōrland	mōr	land	Not a given name in OE.
Morley	♂	Lastname	Mōrlēah	mōr	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Morton	♂	Lastname	Mōrtūn	mōr	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Mycroft	♂	Lastname	Mǣdcroft	mǣd	croft	From a shape of the lastname "Medcroft", where the -d was lost. Borne by the player Mycroft in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tales, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Newcombe	♂	Lastname	Nēowecume	nēowe	cume	Not a given name in OE.
Newland	♂	Lastname	Nēoweland	nēowe	land	Not a given name in OE.
Newman	♂	Lastname	Nēowemann	nēowe	mann	Not a given name in OE.
Newport	♂	Lastname	Nēoweport	nēowe	port	Not a given name in OE.
Newton	♂	Lastname	Nēowetūn	nēowe	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Nithad	♂	Revived	Nīþhād	nīþ	hād	A cruel king in Germanic folklore.
Nithard	♂	Revived	Nīþheard	nīþ	heard
Nithmund	♂	Revived	Nīþmūnd	nīþ	mūnd
Norbert	♂	Living	Norþbeorht	norþ	beorht	A blend of the inborn Old English name, and the Norman Frankish name. Borne by a Holyman of Xanten, Germany in the 1000s.
Norman	♂	Living	Norþmann	norþ	mann	A name borne in Old English and backed up by the Normans of Normandy following the overthrow of 1066. The name itself, literally: north-man, wises to someone being of the north, often meaning "viking", or of the Nordic or Scandinavian region.
Northrop	♂	Lastname	Norþþorp	norþ	þorp	Not a given name in OE. From a lastname that has a metathesis of "thorp" to "throp".
Norton	♂	Lastname	Norþtun	norþ	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Norwood	♂	Lastname	Norwudu	norþ	wudu	Not a given name in OE.
Nothar	♂	Revived	Nōþhere	nōþ	here
Nothard	♂	Revived	Nōþheard	nōþ	heard
Nothbald	♂	Revived	Nōþbeald	nōþ	beald
Nothbert	♂	Revived	Nōþbeorht	nōþ	beorht
Nothelm	♂	Revived	Nōþhelm	nōþ	helm	Borne by a 600s King of Sussex.
Nothith	♀	Revived	Nōþgȳþ	nōþ	gȳþ
Nothmund	♂	Revived	Nōþmūnd	nōþ	mūnd
Nothwolf	♂	Revived	Nōþwulf	nōþ	wulf
Oakbald	♂	Revived	Ācbeald	āc	beald
Oakfrith	♂	Revived	Ācfriþ	āc	friþ	Not known as a living given name, but is the name of a Wood in Wiltsire. https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/oakfrith-wood/
Oakley	♂	Lastname	Āclēah	āc	lēah	Also spelled: Ackley. Not a given name in OE.
Oakwolf	♂	Revived	Ācwulf	āc	wulf
Odell	⚥	Lastname	Wādhyll	wād	hyll	Not a given name in OE.
Ogden	♂	Lastname	Ācdenu	āc	denu	Not a given name in OE.
Onel	♂	Revived	Onela	-	-	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onela
Onyenthew	♂	Revived	Anġenþēow	anġen	þēow
Ordbert	♂	Revived	Ordbeorht	ord	beorht
Ordfrith	♂	Revived	Ordfriþ	ord	friþ
Ordgar	♂	Revived	Ordgār	ord	gār
Ordhelm	♂	Revived	Ordhelm	ord	helm
Ordhey	♂	Revived	Ordhēah	ord	hēah
Ordlof	♂	Revived	Ordlāf	ord	lāf
Ordmer	♂	Revived	Ordmǣr	ord	mǣr
Ordnoth	♂	Revived	Ordnōþ	ord	nōþ
Ordrich	♂	Revived	Ordrīċ	ord	rīċe
Ordwald	♂	Revived	Ordweald	ord	weald
Ordwolf	♂	Revived	Ordwulf	ord	wulf
Osbald	♂	Revived	Ōsbeald	ōs	beald	Borne by a 700s King of Northumbria.
Osbert	♂	Living	Ōsbeorht	ōs	beorht
Osborn	♂	Living	Ōsbeorn	ōs	beorn	The word beorn, as found in OE bindnames, may have a root meaning of a man/child, and may not come from the same root word as beorn, found in Mainland Europe, meaning bear. It may therefore be mistakenly linked with Mainland European names such as Berengar.
Osbury	♀	Revived	Ōsburg	ōs	burg
Osfrith	⚥	Revived	Ōsfriþ	ōs	friþ	Akin to the Old Norse name “Astrid”.
Osgar	♂	Revived	Ōsgār	ōs	gār	While the living name Oscar may come from the Old English name Ōsgār, it's more likely that it instead comes from the Irish name Oscair, making it unlinked to the Old English name, which seems to have died out.
Osgood	♂	Lastname	Ōsgōd	ōs	gōd
Oslock	♂	Revived	Ōslāc	ōs	lāc	Borne by a 700s King of Sussex.
Oslof	♂	Revived	Ōslāf	ōs	lāf
Osmer	♂	Lastname	Ōsmǣr	ōs	mǣr
Osmood	♂	Revived	Ōsmōd	ōs	mōd
Osmund	♂	Living	Ōsmūnd	ōs	mūnd	Also found by the Norman-spelling of "Osmond". Borne by an holyman who was appointed to the see of Salisbury by William of Normandy, following the overthrow of England in 1066.
Osred	♂	Living	Ōsrǣd	ōs	rǣd	Borne by two 700s kings of Northumbria. Died out following the Norman overthrow. Brought back in the 1900s.
Osrich	♂	Revived	Ōsrīċ	ōs	rīċe	Borne by a 600s King of Deira, by a 700s King of Northumbria and by a 700s King of Sussex.
Osselm	♂	Revived	Ōshelm	ōs	helm	Kin with the Norse name Ansel, or Anselm, which was borne by the photographer Ansel Easton Adams (1902-1984).
Osser	♂	Revived	Ōshere	ōs	here
Osthrith	♀	Revived	Ōsþrȳþ	ōs	þrȳþ
Oswald	♂	Living	Ōswald	ōs	weald	Borne by the 600s King of Northumbria who fought against Penda Pybbing (the last great heathen king of mainland England) who was martyred in death. Also borne by a 900s bishop who was venerated for his works at reforming the church. The name died out in the middle ages and was brought back in the 1800s.
Osward	♂	Revived	Ōsweard	ōs	weard
Oswin	♂	Living	Ōswine	ōs	wine	Born by a 600s King of Northumbria (kin to Oswald of Northumbria) who was also canonised as a martyr. The name died out about the 1400s and was brought back in the 1800s.
Oswood	♂	Revived	Ōswudu	ōs	wudu
Oswolf	♂	Revived	Ōswulf	ōs	wulf
Oswy	♂	Living	Ōswīġ	ōs	wīġ
Ottar	♂	Revived	Ōhtere	ōht	here
Outred	♂	Revived	Ūhtrǣd	ūt	rǣd	Borne by Uhtred of Bebbanburg in Bernard Cornwell’s ‘Saxon Series’, built on the life of Utred the Bold of the 1000s and the happenings of Alfred the Great. The revived given name is shaped after the lastname sprung from the living name that has since died out, Outred (also spelled Oughtred). See also: Uhtred.
Oz	♂	Living	Ōsa	ōs	-	A shortening of names such as Oswald or Oswin.
Pendleton	♂	Lastname	Pinndæltūn	pinn	dæl + tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Penley	♂	Lastname	Pinnlēah	pinn	lēah	Not a given name in OE. The first deal of the name, "pinn" can mean either a headland, or livestock pen.
Pillard	♂	Revived	Pīlheard	pīl	heard
Playard	♂	Revived	Pleġheard	plēg	heard
Playbert	♂	Revived	Pleġbeorht	plēg	beorht
Playmund	♂	Revived	Pleġmūnd	plēg	mūnd
Playred	♂	Revived	Pleġrǣd	plēg	rǣd
Playwin	♂	Revived	Pleġwine	plēg	wine
Portland	♂	Lastname	Portland	port	land	Not a given name in OE. Often named after any of the widely known cities, such as Portland, Oregon; Portland, Maine; or Portland, England.
Prescott	♂	Lastname	Prēostcot	prēost	cot	Not a given name in OE.
Presley	♂	Lastname	Prēostlēah	prēost	lēah	Not a given name in OE. Often named after the rock and roll singer, Elvis Presley (1935-1977).
Preston	♂	Lastname	Prēosttūn	prēost	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Queen	♀	Living	Cwēn	cwēn	-	In Old English times, queen was a word that meant any woman, only only the king's wife. As 'Qu-' is from French inflow, this could be spelled as Cween for a more inborn spelling.
Queenie	♀	Living	Cwēn	cwēn	-	Spread in the Victorian era in honor of Queen Victoria. As 'Qu-' is from French inflow, this could be spelled as Cween for a more inborn spelling.
Quenbury	♀	Revived	Cwēnburg	cwēn	burg	Anglish spelling: Cwenbury.
Quenith	♀	Revived	Cwēngȳþ	cwēn	gȳþ	Anglish spelling: Cwenith.
Quenthrith	♀	Revived	Cwēnþrȳþ	cwēn	þrȳþ	Anglish spelling: Cwenthrith.
Quickhelm	♂	Revived	Cwichelm	cwic	helm	Anglish spelling: Cwickhelm.
Quickwin	♂	Revived	Cwicwine	cwic	wine	Anglish spelling: Cwickwin.
Quinton	♂	Lastname	Cwēntūn	cwēn	tūn	Not a given name in OE. Shaped by, but not wordlorely linked with the French name Quentin, which instead comes from Latin Quintinus, meaning 'fifth born child'.
Radburn	♂	Lastname	Rēadburne	rēad	burne	Not a given name in OE.
Radcliff	♂	Lastname	Rēadcliff	rēad	cliff	Not a given name in OE.
Radford	♂	Lastname	Rēadford	rēad	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Radley	♂	Lastname	Rēadlēah	rēad	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Rainar	♂	Living	Reġenhere	reġen	here	Blended with the Norman name “Reiner”/”Reyner”, and akin to the Norse name “Ragnar”.
Rainard	♂	Revived	Reġenheard	reġen	heard	Akin to the Norman name “Raynard” and German “Reinhard”.
Rainbow	⚥	Living	-	reġn	boga	Not known as a given name in Old English times. A name that sprung out of the hippy culture of the 1960s.
Raingar	♂	Revived	Reġengār	reġen	gār
Rainhold	♂	Revived	Reġenhold	reġen	hold
Rainmund	♂	Revived	Reġenmūnd	reġen	mūnd	Akin to the Norman name “Raymond”.
Rainwald	♂	Revived	Reġenweald	reġen	weald	Akin to the Norman name “Reginald”, and Norse “Ronald”.
Rainward	♂	Revived	Reġenweard	reġen	weard
Raleigh	♂	Lastname	Rālēah	rā	lēah	Not a given name in OE. Often named after the poet and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618).
Ramsden	♂	Lastname	Rammsdenu	ramm	denu	Not a given name in OE.
Ramsey	♂	Lastname	Hramsīeġ	hramsan	īeġ	Also spelled: Ramsay. Not a given name in OE.
Randwolf	♂	Revived	Randwulf	rand	wulf	Akin to the names “Randall” and “Randolph”, first brought to England by Norse settlers and later backed up by Normans.
Raven	⚥	Living	*Hræfn	hræfn	-	A name that is made from an Old English word but may not have been a given name in Old English times.
Reddar	♂	Revived	Rǣdhere	rǣd	here
Redfrith	♂	Revived	Rǣdfriþ	rǣd	friþ
Rednoth	♂	Revived	Rǣdnōþ	rǣd	nōþ
Redrich	♂	Revived	Rǣdrīċ	rǣd	rīċe
Redwald	♂	Revived	Rǣdweald	rǣd	weald
Redwin	♂	Revived	Rǣdwine	rǣd	wine
Redwolf	♂	Revived	Rǣdwulf	rǣd	wulf	Akin to the Norse name “Ralph”, and the Norman “Raoul”.
Richard	♂	Living	Rīċheard	rīċe	heard	A name spread by the Normans but whose shape would likely have blended with its seldom-borne, Old English match.
Richbert	♂	Revived	Rīċbeorht	rīċe	beorht
Richsey	♂	Revived	Rīċsiġe	rīċe	siġe	Borne by an 800s King of Northumbria.
Ridgebor	♂	Hypothetical	*Hryċġbūr	hryċġ	būr	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to “Rigby”, which comes from Old Norse.
Ridgeway	♂	Lastname	Hryċġweġ	hryċġ	weġ	Not a given name in OE.
Ridgeley	♂	Lastname	Hryċġlēah	hryċġ	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Ridley	♂	Lastname	Hrēodlēah	hrēod	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Riley	⚥	Lastname	Ryġelēah	ryġe	lēah	Also spelled: Ryley. Not a given name in OE. Not linked with the Irish name "Reilley", which comes from from Gaelic "Raghallach".
Rodney	♂	Lastname	*Hrōþasīeġ	hrōþ	īeġ	Not a given name in OE. Borne by British admiral Lord Rodney (1719-1792). Etymology is not known for sure. Said by Coats and others in The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland to likely be from Old English “Hrōþa” + “īeg”.
Rose	♀	Living	-	rōse	-	A name borne through Middle English but not known to be a given name in Old English times. It may have started in English as a shape of the nickname "horse", such as from Old Norse "hross".
Rosefield	♂	Hypothetical	*Rōsefeld	rōse	feld	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to “Roosevelt”, which is a Netherlandish lastname spread in the English-speaking world by the American presidents.
Rothbert	♂	Revived	Hrōþbeorht	hrōþ	beorht	Akin to the Norman name “Robert”, and German name “Rupert”.
Rothgar	♂	Revived	Hrōþgār	hrōþ	gār	Akin to the Norman name "Roger". See also: Hrothgar.
Rothland	♂	Hypothetical	*Hrōþland	hrōþ	land	Akin to the Norman name “Roland”, and the Italian name “Orlando.”
Rothmund	♂	Revived	Hrōþmūnd	hrōþ	mūnd
Rothrich	♂	Revived	Hrōþrīċ	hrōþ	rīċ	Akin to the Norman name "Roderick".
Rothwer	♀	Revived	Hrōþwaru	hrōþ	waru
Rothwin	♂	Revived	Hrōþwine	hrōþ	wine
Rothwolf	♂	Revived	Hrōþwulf	hrōþ	wulf	Akin to the Norman name “Rolph” (or “Rolf”) and the German name “Rudolph” (or “Rudolf”).
Rudyard	♂	Lastname	Rudġeard	rud	ġeard	Not a given name in OE.
Rutherford	♂	Lastname	Hrȳþerford	hrȳþer	ford	Not a given name in OE. Borne by Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States.
Rycroft	♂	Lastname	Ryġecroft	ryġe	croft	Not a given name in OE.
Ryland	♂	Lastname	Ryġeland	ryġe	land	Not a given name in OE.
Samwise	♂	Living	*Sāmwīs	sām	wīs	Not found as a name in OE, only as the adjective, “sām-wise”, meaning half-wise, or dull. Tolkien revived the name for Samwise Gamgee, the simple gardner, in ‘’The Lord of the Rings’’.
Sandford	♂	Lastname	Sandford	sand	ford	Also spelled: Sanford. Not a given name in OE.
Saxbold	♂	Revived	Seaxbeald	seax	beald
Saxbury	♀	Revived	Seaxburg	seax	burg
Saxhelm	♂	Revived	Seaxhelm	seax	helm
Saxred	♂	Revived	Seaxrǣd	seax	rǣd	Borne by a 600s King of Essex.
Saxwolf	♂	Revived	Seaxwulf	seax	wulf
Seabert	♂	Lastname	Sǣbeorht	sǣ	beorht
Seabrook	♂	Lastname	Sǣbrōc	sǣ	brōc
Seabury	⚥	Lastname	Sǣburg	sǣ	burg	The -bury ending would make this a woman's name in Old English times, but it is now more likely found to be found as a man's name, coming from the living Lastname.
Seafled	♀	Revived	Sǣflǣd	sǣ	flǣd
Seafrith	♂	Revived	Sǣfriþ	sǣ	friþ
Seaman	♂	Lastname	Sǣmann	sǣ	mann
Seathrith	♀	Revived	Sǣþrȳþ	sǣ	þrȳþ
Seaton	♂	Lastname	Sǣtūn	sǣ	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Selbor	♂	Hypothetical	*Sealhbūr	sealh	būr	Not found in OE, a hypothetical name akin to “Selby” and “Shelby”, which come from Old Norse.
Selbury	♀	Revived	Seleburg	sele	burg
Seldon	♂	Lastname	Sealhdenu, Sealhdūn	sealh	denu, dūn	Not a given name in OE. The latter bit could be from either OE denu (a den, dale) or dūn (a down, hill).
Sellard	♂	Revived	Seleheard	sele	heard
Selred	♂	Revived	Selerǣd	sele	rǣd	Borne by a 700s King of Essex.
Selthrith	♀	Revived	Seleþrȳþ	sele	þrȳþ
Selwyn	⚥	Lastname	Selewine, Seolhwine	sele , seolh	wine	Also spelled: Selwin. The lastname "Selwyn" may sometimes come from OE 'Seolhwine' (seal-friend), and sometimes may also come from the Norman given name Selvein, from Latin Silvanus (woodsman, wildman).
Sewin	♂	Revived	Siġewine	siġe	wine
Seward	♂	Lastname	Siġeweard	siġe	weard	Sometimes shortened to "Sword" as a Lastname.
Sewell	♂	Lastname	Siġeweald	siġe	weald
Sewolf	♂	Revived	Siġewulf	siġe	wulf
Seyard	♂	Revived	Siġeheard	siġe	heard
Seyar	♂	Revived	Siġehere	siġe	here	See also: Siggar.
Shaftar	♂	Revived	Ṡċeafthere	ṡċeaft	here
Shaftwin	♂	Revived	Ṡċeaftwine	ṡċeaft	wine
Sheldon	♂	Lastname	Ṡċylfdenu, Ṡċylfdūn	ṡċylf	denu, dūn	Not a given name in OE. The latter bit could be from either OE denu (a den, dale) or dūn (a down, hill). Borne by a player in the 2000s American tv show "The Big Bang Theory" and its spinoff "Young Sheldon".
Shelley	⚥	Lastname	Ṡċylflēah	ṡċylf	lēah	Not a given name in OE. Not wordlorely linked with the Irish name Shelley, which is from Irish Gaelic Sealbhaigh. The spelling "Shelly" can also be shortened, pet shape of other "Shel-" names, such as "Sheldon".
Shelton	♂	Lastname	Ṡċylfltūn	ṡċylf	tūn	Not a given name in OE. The latter bit could also be from either OE denu (a den, dale) or dūn (a down, hill).
Shepley	♂	Lastname	Ṡċēaplēah	ṡċēap	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Shepherd	♂	Lastname	Ṡċēaphierda	ṡċēap	hierde
Sherbald	♂	Revived	Ṡċīrbeald	ṡċīr	beald
Sherburn	♂	Lastname	Ṡċīrburne	ṡċīr	burne	Also spelled: Sherborn(e). Not a given name in OE.
Sherlock	♂	Lastname	Ṡċīrlocc	ṡċīr	locc	Spread by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Sherrard	♂	Lastname	Ṡċīrheard	ṡċīr	heard
Sherwald	♂	Revived	Ṡċīrweald	ṡċīr	weald
Sherwood	♂	Lastname	Ṡċīrwudu	ṡċīr	wudu	Not a given name in OE. Spread by the Sherwood found in the English tale of Robin Hood.
Shirley	⚥	Lastname	Ṡċīrlēah	ṡċīr	lēah	Also spelled: Sherley. Not a given name in OE.
Sidman	♂	Revived	Sīdemann	sīde	mann
Sibbald	♂	Revived	Siġebeald	siġe	beald
Sibbert	♂	Revived	Siġebeorht	siġe	beorht	Borne by a 600s King of East Anglia, two 600s kings of Essex and by an 700s King of Wessex.
Sibbery	⚥	Lastname	Siġeburg	siġe	burg	The -bury ending would make this a woman's name in Old English times, but it is now more likely found to be found as a man's name, coming from the living Lastname.
Sidney	⚥	Lastname	Sīdenīeġ	sīde	īeg	Often spelled "Sidney" for boys and "Sydney" for girls. Often shortened to "Sid". The head city in the Australian state of New South Wales. Sometimes comes from the name for the French town of Saint Denis, or from the Biblical "Sidon". Sometimes a varient of "Sindy", from "Cindy".
Sifled	♀	Revived	Siġeflǣd	siġe	flǣd	Also found as the lastname "Sifleet".
Sifrith	♂	Revived	Siġefriþ	siġe	friþ	Akin to the German name "Siegfried".
Sigger	♂	Lastname	Siġegār, Siġehere	siġe	gār, here	A blend of the Old English names Siġegār and Siġehere, and could sometimes come from the standalone Old Norse name "Sigar", kin with Old English "siġe". See also: Seyar.
Sillock	♂	Revived	Siġelāc	siġe	lāc	Also spelled: Sillick. Not known as a living given name. Shaped after the living lastname which comes from the same Old English given name.
Simmer	♂	Revived	Siġemǣr	siġe	mǣr
Simmund	♂	Revived	Siġemūnd	siġe	mūnd	Akin to the German name "Sigmund".
Sinnoth	♂	Revived	Siġenōþ	siġe	nōþ	Also found as the living Lastname "Sinnott".
Sirred	♂	Revived	Siġerǣd	siġe	rǣd
Sirrich	♂	Revived	Siġerīċe	siġe	rīċe
Smedley	♂	Lastname	Smēþelēah	smēþe	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Snowden	♂	Lastname	Snāwdēnu, Snāwdūn	snāw	denu, dūn	Also spelled: Snowdon. Not a given name in OE. The latter bit could be from either OE denu (a den, dale) or dūn (a down, hill). Borne by American political dissident Edward Snowden.
Somerset	♂	Lastname	Sumertūnsǣte	sumor	tūn + sǣte	Not a given name in OE. A locational lastname for someone from Somerset County, England, which was named for those seated or settled about Somerton (Summer-town).
Somerton	♂	Lastname	Sumertūn	sumor	tūn	Not a given name in OE. A locational lastname for someone from Somerton, in Somerset County, England. According to Robin Bush's 1994 book, Somerset: The Complete Guide, the town of Somerton was likely named after what was once a Summer grazing land for livestock, which would flood in the colder months of the year.
Southwell	♂	Lastname	Sūþwille	sūþ	wille	Not a given name in OE. A locational lastname for someone who lived near a well at the southern end of a town, or south of a town's main well.
Stafford	♂	Lastname	Stæfford, Stedeford	stæf, stede	ford	Not a given name in OE. The first deal of the name could be from either "stæf", meaning a staff (pole) that marked where to ford a stream; or it could be from "stede", a meaning a stead (town) where folks would ford a stream.
Stan	♂	Lastname	Stān	stān	-	A shortening of compound names such as Stanley and Stanton. For the natural, non-compounded varient, see also: Stone.
Stanford	♂	Lastname	Stānford	stān	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Stanley	♂	Lastname	Stānlēah	stān	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Stannand	♂	Revived	Stānhand	stān	hand
Stanton	♂	Lastname	Stāntūn	stān	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Stone	♂	Living	Stān	stān	-	Most often from the locational lastname, "Stone", named for someone who lived on stoney land. Sometimes named straight for the word "stone", as a token of strength and steadfastness. See also: Stan.
Steadman	♂	Lastname	Stedemann	stede	mann
Stewart	♂	Lastname	Stiġweard	stiġ	weard	“Stewart” spelling is more widespread as a lastname. Often shorted to “Stu” as a given name. The spelling “Stuart” is French, first made widespread in the 1500s, by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who was reared in France. Borne by the House of Stewart/Stuart, which lead Scotland from 1371 to 1567, and then the United Kingdom from 1567 to 1714.
Stockley	♂	Lastname	Stocclēah	stocc	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Stockton	♂	Lastname	Stocctūn	stocc	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Stockwell	♂	Lastname	Stoccwille	stocc	wille	Not a given name in OE.
Stratford	♂	Lastname	Strǣtford	strǣt	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Strickland	♂	Lastname	Stircland	stirc	land	Not a given name in OE. From a lastname that has a metathesis of "stirk-" (a bullock) to "strick-".
Storm	⚥	Living	-	storm	-	Seems to first become a given name in the 1900s. Not known to be a given name in Old English times.
Suffield	♂	Lastname	Sūþfeld	sūþ	feld	Not a given name in OE.
Suffolk	♂	Lastname	Sūþfolc	sūþ	folc	Not a given name in OE.
Sutcliff	♂	Lastname	Sūþcliff	sūþ	cliff	Not a given name in OE.
Sutton	♂	Lastname	Sūþtūn	sūþ	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Summer	♀	Living	Sumar	sumer	-
Summerlider	♂	Revived	Sumerlida	sumer	lid
Sunday	♀	Living	Sunnandæġ	sunne	dæġ
Sunny	♀	Living	Sunna ♂ , Sunno ♀	sunne	-	While the Old English word “Sunne” (Sun) was feminine, it was sometimes made masculine as a given name “Sunna”, and in today’s English, as “Sunny”, is almost only given to women.
Swafbert	♂	Revived	Swǣfbeorht	swefn	beorht
Swanton	♂	Lastname	Swantūn	swan	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Swavard	♂	Revived	Swǣfheard	swefn	heard
Swavild	♂	Revived	Swǣfġild	swefn	ġild
Swavred	♂	Revived	Swǣfrǣd	swefn	rǣd
Swinburne	♂	Lastname	Swīnburne	swīne	burne	Not a given name in OE.
Swinford	♂	Lastname	Swīnford	swīne	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Swinton	♂	Lastname	Swīntūn	swīne	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Swithbald	♂	Revived	Swīþbeald	swīþ	beald
Swithbert	♂	Revived	Swīþbeorht	swīþ	beorht
Swithelm	♂	Revived	Swīþhelm	swīþ	helm
Swithfrith	♂	Revived	Swīþfriþ	swīþ	friþ
Swithnoth	♂	Revived	Swīþnōþ	swīþ	nōþ
Swithoun	♂	Revived	Swīþrǣd	swīþ	rǣd
Swithwin	♂	Revived	Swīþwine	swīþ	wine
Switholf	♂	Revived	Swīþwulf	swīþ	wulf
Thedbert	♂	Revived	Þēodbeorht	þeod	beorht
Theddild	♀	Revived	Þēodhild	þeod	hild
Thedred	♂	Revived	Þēodrǣd	þeod	rǣd
Thedrich	♂	Revived	Þēodrīċ	þeod	rīċe	Kin with Old Low German Dederick, which yields Derek, Derreck, Derrick, Dirk.
Thedwolf	♂	Revived	Þēodwulf	þeod	wulf
Thingfrith	♂	Revived	Þingfriþ	þingfriþ	friþ
Thrithgar	♂	Revived	Þrȳþgār	þrȳþ	gār
Thrithred	♂	Revived	Þrȳþrǣd	þrȳþ	rǣd
Thrithwolf	♂	Revived	Þrȳþwulf	þrȳþ	wulf
Thorburn	♂	Lastname	Þurbeorn	þur	beorn	Also spelled: Thurburn. The ”Thor-”/“Thur-” shape of Thor/Thunder is a late borrowing into Old English straight from Norse.
Thurbrand	♂	Revived	Þurbrand	þur	brand
Thurfrith	♂	Revived	Þurfriþ	þur	friþ
Thurlock	♂	Revived	Þurlāc	þur	lāc
Thurlow	♂	Lastname	Þurhlǣw	þur	hlǣw	Not a given name in OE.
Thurstan	♂	Lastname	Þurstān	þur	stān	Also spelled: Thurston. The Old English name also yielded lastnames such as Duston and Dustin.
Thurwald	♂	Revived	Þurweald	þur	weald
Tidbald	♂	Revived	Tīdbeald	tīd	beald
Tidbert	♂	Revived	Tīdbeorht	tīd	beorht
Tidbury	♀	Revived	Tīdburg	tīd	burg
Tidfrith	♂	Revived	Tīdfriþ	tīd	friþ
Tiddelm	♂	Revived	Tīdhelm	tīd	helm
Tiddey	♂	Revived	Tīdhēah	tīd	hēah
Tiddoun	♂	Revived	Tīdhūn	tīd	hūn
Tidwald	♂	Revived	Tīdweald	tīd	weald
Tidwolf	♂	Revived	Tīdwulf	tīd	wulf
Tilbert	♂	Revived	Tilbeorht	til	beorht
Tilden	♂	Lastname	Tildenu	til	denu	Not a given name in OE.
Tilford	♂	Lastname	Tilford	til	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Tillar	♂	Revived	Tilhere	til	here
Tillman	♂	Lastname	Tilmann	til	mann
Tilred	♂	Revived	Tilrǣd	til	rǣd
Tilthane	♂	Revived	Tilþeġn	til	þeġn
Tilton	♂	Lastname	Tiltūn	til	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Tilwin	♂	Revived	Tilwine	til	wine
Tirwald	♂	Revived	Tīrweald	Tīr	weald	The “Tir-” shape of Tue/Tye is a late borrowing into Old English straight from Norse.
Tirwolf	♂	Revived	Tīrwolf	Tīr	wulf
Tortar	♂	Revived	Torhthere	torht	here
Tortbert	♂	Revived	Torhtbeorht	torht	beorht
Tortelm	♂	Revived	Torhthelm	torht	helm
Tortith	♀	Revived	Torhtgȳþ	torht	gȳþ
Tortmund	♂	Revived	Torhtmūnd	torht	mūnd
Tortred	♂	Revived	Torhtrǣd	torht	rǣd
Tortwald	♂	Revived	Torhtweald	torht	weald
Tortwin	♂	Revived	Torhtwine	torht	wine
Truman	♂	Lastname	Trīewemann	trīewe	mann	Not a given name in OE. Born by the American leader Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) and the American writer Truman Capote (1924-1984).
Trumbert	♂	Revived	Trumbeorht	trum	beorht
Trummar	♂	Revived	Trumhere	trum	here
Trumwin	♂	Revived	Trumwine	trum	wine
Tuesday	⚥	Living	Tīwesdæġ			Anglish spelling: Tewsday.
Tunbert	♂	Revived	Tūnbeorht	tūn	beorht
Tunred	♂	Revived	Tūnrǣd	tūn	rǣd
Tunrich	♂	Revived	Tūnrīċ	tūn	rīċe
Tunwald	♂	Revived	Tūnweald	tūn	weald
Tunwolf	♂	Revived	Tūnwulf	tūn	wulf
Twyford	♂	Lastname	Twīġeford	twīġe	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Uhtferth	♂	Revived	Ūhtferhþ	ūht	ferhþ
Uhtred	♂	Fossilised	Ūhtrǣd	ūht	rǣd	Borne by Uhtred of Bebbanburg in Bernard Cornwell’s ‘Saxon Series’, built on the life of Utred the Bold of the 1000s, and the happenings of Alfred the Great. See also: Outred.
Upton	♂	Lastname	Upptūn	upp	tūn	Not a given name in OE. Borne by the American writer and politician Upton Sinclair (1878-1968).
Wade	♂	Lastname	Wada	wadan	-
Wadsworth	♂	Lastname	Wadasworþ	wadan	worþ	Also spelled: “Wordsworth”.
Waldar	♂	Revived	Wealdhere	weald	here	Kin with the Anglo-Norman name “Walter”.
Walden	♂	Lastname	Wealdene	wealh	denu	Not a given name in OE.
Walder	♂	Lastname	Walda	wald	-	From a lastname that meant a wold-dweller (woods-dweller).
Waldhelm	♂	Revived	Wealdhelm	weald	helm
Waldmer	♂	Revived	Wealdmǣr	weald	mǣr	Kin with mainland “Waldemar”, and through that link, maybe also kin with the Slavic name “Vladimir”.
Walker	♂	Lastname	Wealcere	wealc	-
Wallard	♂	Revived	Wealhheard	wealh	heard
Walloun	♂	Revived	Wealhhūn	wealh	hūn
Walthew	♂	Revived	Wealhþēow	wealh	þēow
Walton	♂	Lastname	Waldtūn, Wealhtūn, Wealltūn	wald, wealh, weall	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From any number of town names, which could come from Old English “wald” (woods), “wealh” (welsh, foreign), or “weall” (wall) + “tūn” (town).
Warbury	♀	Revived	Wærburg	waru	burg
Ward	♂	Lastname	Wearda	weard	-
Wardar	♂	Revived	Weardhere	weard	here	Akin to the Norman name “Warner”.
Wardell	♂	Lastname	Weardhyll	weard	hyll	Not a given name in OE.
Warbald	♂	Revived	Warbeald	waru	beald
Warbert	♂	Revived	Warbeorht	waru	beorht
Warfrith	♂	Revived	Warfriþ	waru	friþ
Warhard	♂	Revived	Warheard	waru	heard
Warhelm	♂	Revived	Warhelm	waru	helm
Warmund	♂	Revived	Warmūnd	waru	mūnd
Warnoth	♂	Revived	Warnōþ	waru	nōþ
Warstan	♂	Revived	Warstān	waru	stān
Warthrith	♀	Revived	Wærþrȳþ	waru	þrȳþ
Warwick	♂	Lastname	Werwic	wer	wiċ	Not a given name in OE.
Washington	♂	Lastname	Hwæssingatūn	Hwæssa (?)	ing + tūn	Not a given name in OE. Most often named after the American revolutionary leader George Washington (1732-1799).
Waybrand	♂	Revived	Weġbrand	weġ	brand
Wayday	♂	Revived	Weġdæġ	weġ	dæġ
Wayland	♂	Lastname	Welhand	wel	hand	Not a given name in OE.
Weestan	♂	Revived	Wēohstān	wēoh	stān	A hero spoken of in the epic poem Beowulf.
Weldon	♂	Lastname	Willedūn	wille	denu, dūn	Also spelled: “Welden”. Not a given name in OE. The latter bit could be from either OE denu (a den, dale) or dūn (a down, hill).
Wellington	♂	Lastname	Weolingatūn	Weola (?)	ing + tūn	Not a given name in OE. Either from the lastname, or named after Arthur Wellesley the first Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), who ended the Napoleonic wars by beating Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Welthrith	♀	Revived	Wealhþrȳþ	wealh	þrȳþ
Welton	♂	Lastname	Willetūn	wille	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Wentworth	♂	Lastname	Winterworþ	winter	worþ	Not a given name in OE.
Wesley	♂	Lastname	Westlēah	west	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Weston	♂	Lastname	Westtūn	west	tūn	Not a given name in OE.
Whatbert	♂	Revived	Hwǣtebeorht	hwǣte	beorht
Whatred	♂	Revived	Hwǣtetūn	hwǣte	tūn
Wheatley	♂	Lastname	Hwǣtelēah	hwǣte	lēah	Also spelled: “Whatley”. Not a given name in OE.
Whitaker	♂	Lastname	Hwītacer	hwīt	acer	Not a given name in OE.
Whitfield	♂	Lastname	Hwītfeld	hwīt	feld	Not a given name in OE. Borne by American cryptographer Bailey Whitfield Diffie (1994).
Whitley	⚥	Lastname	Hwītlēah	hwīt	lēah	Not a given name in OE.
Whitney	⚥	Lastname	Hwītnēah	hwīt	nēah	Not a given name in OE.
Whitred	♂	Revived	Hwītrǣd	hwīt	rǣd
Whittis	♂	Revived	Hwīthyse	hwīt	hyse
Widsith	♂	Revived	Wīdsīþ	wīd	sīþ
Wilbur	♂	Lastname	Wildbār	wild	bār
Wilder	♂	Lastname	Wilddēor	wild	dēor
Wilfled	♀	Revived	Willflǣd	will	flǣd
Wilford	♂	Lastname	Willford	will	ford	Not a given name in OE.
Wilfred	♂	Lastname	Willfriþ	will	friþ	Also spelled: “Wilfrid”. Anglish spelling: “Wilfrith”. Borne by a holyman in the 600s. Brought back in the 1800s. The lastname “Wilfred” sometimes comes from a metathesis of “Wilford”.
Wilgar	♂	Revived	Willgār	will	gār
Will	♂	Living	Willa	will	-	A shortening of compound names starting with “Will-”, such as William and Wilbur.
Willar	♂	Revived	Willhere	will	here
Willard	♂	Living	Willheard	will	heard
Willelm	♂	Revived	Willhelm	will	helm	Can also be spelled: Wilhelm. Overtaken by its Norman match, William, thanks to William of Normandy.
Wilmund	♂	Revived	Willmūnd	will	mūnd
Wilmer	♂	Lastname	Willmǣr	will	mǣr
Wilnoth	♀	Revived	Willnōþ	will	nōþ
Willow	♀	Living	-	weliġ	-	Not a given name in OE. From the everyday word for the tree, from OE “welig”.
Wilred	♂	Revived	Willrǣd	will	rǣd
Wilsey	♂	Revived	Willsiġe	will	siġe
Wilstan	♂	Revived	Willstān	will	stān
Wilyils	♂	Revived	Willġils	will	ġīsel
Winbald	♂	Revived	Winnbeald	wine	beald
Winbert	♂	Revived	Winnbeorht	wine	beorht
Windsor	⚥	Lastname	Windlesōra	windles	ōra	Not a given name in OE. Borne by the British Royal Family since 1917.
Winfield	♂	Lastname	Winnfeld	wine	feld	From a lastname that meant a “won” (worked/tilled) field.
Winfled	♀	Revived	Wynnflǣd	wynn	flǣd
Winfred	♂	Living	Winefriþ	wine	friþ	Anglish spelling: “Winfrith”. Died out following the Norman overthrow, brought back in the 1800s. The name “Winifred” has been swayed by “Winfred”, but Winifred is rather an Englishing of the Welsh name “Gwenfrewi”.
Winfrith	♂	Revived	Wynnfriþ	wine	friþ	See also: Winfred.
Winnar	♂	Revived	Wynnhere	wine	here
Winnie	⚥	Living	-	wine	-	A shortening of names such as Winfred, Winifred (see Winfred) and Winston. More often a woman’s name than a man’s name.
Winhelm	♂	Revived	Wynnhelm	wine	helm
Winsey	♂	Revived	Wynnsiġe	wine	siġe
Winston	♂	Lastname	Winnstān	wine	stān	From the lastname “Winston”, not a name that lived through time as a given name. Borne by the English leader and writer Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965).
Winter	⚥	Living	-	winter	-	Not a given name in OE. From the everyday word for the season, often given to someone born in the season of winter, or for someone with fair hair or skin, or ironically for someone with dark skin and hair.
Winthrop	♂	Lastname	Wynnasþorp	wine	þorp	Not a given name in OE. From the lastname “Winthorp”, which comes from the name of a town, or “thorp” named for someone known as “Wynna”. Spread by the early settler kindred of Winthrop of New England.
Winton	♂	Lastname	Winastūn , Winntūn , Wiþiġtūn	wine	tūn	Not a given name in OE. From the lastname “Winton”, which comes at times from OE “Winastūn” (Wina’s town), “Winntun” (field-town), or “Wiþiġtūn” (withy/willow-town).
Witbald	♂	Revived	Wihtbeald	wiht	beald
Witbert	♂	Revived	Wihtbeorht	wiht	beorht
Witbrod	♂	Revived	Wihtbrord	wiht	brord
Witbury	♀	Revived	Wihtburg	wiht	burg
Witfled	♀	Revived	Wihtflǣd	wiht	flǣd
Witfrith	♂	Revived	Wihtfriþ	wiht	friþ
Witgar	♂	Revived	Wihtgār	wiht	gār
Witlof	♂	Revived	Wihtlāf	wiht	lāf
Witmund	♂	Revived	Wihtmūnd	wiht	mūnd
Witnoth	♂	Revived	Wihtnōþ	wiht	nōþ
Witred	♂	Revived	Wihtrǣd	wiht	rǣd
Witsey	♂	Revived	Wihtsiġe	wiht	siġe
Wittar	♂	Revived	Wihthere	wiht	here
Wittard	♂	Revived	Wihtheard	wiht	heard
Wittelm	♂	Revived	Wihthelm	wiht	helm
Wittoun	♂	Revived	Wihthūn	wiht	hūn
Wityils	♂	Revived	Wihtgils	wiht	ġils
Wolf	♂	Living	Wulfa , Offa	wulf	-
Wolfbald	♂	Revived	Wulfbeald	wulf	beald
Wolfbert	♂	Revived	Wulfbeorht	wulf	beorht
Wolfled	♀	Revived	Wulfflǣd	wulf	flǣd
Wolfgang	♂	Hypothetical	*Wulfgang	wulf	gang	Not found as a name in Old English. If it were, it would likely take the same shape as the living mainland name, “Wolfgang”. See also: Gangwolf.
Wolfgar	♂	Revived	Wulfgār	wulf	gār
Wolflof	♂	Revived	Wulflāf	wulf	lāf
Wolfmer	♂	Revived	Wulfmǣr	wulf	mǣr
Wolfred	♂	Revived	Wulfrǣd	wulf	rǣd
Wolfrich	♂	Revived	Wulfrīċ	wulf	rīċe
Wolfroun	♀	Lastname	Wulfrūn	wulf	rūn	The name died out as a given name but lives on as the English Lastname Wolfroun.
Wolfsey	♂	Revived	Wulfsiġe	wulf	siġe
Wolfstan	♂	Revived	Wulfstān	wulf	stān
Wolswith	♀	Revived	Wulfswīþ	wulf	swīþ
Wolthrith	♀	Revived	Wulfþrȳþ	wulf	þrȳþ
Wolvar	♂	Revived	Wulfhere	wulf	here	Born by a 600s King of Mercia.
Wolvard	♂	Revived	Wulfheard	wulf	heard
Wolvat	♂	Revived	Wulfġeat	wulf	ġeat
Wolver	♀	Revived	Wulfwaru	wulf	waru
Wolvey	♂	Revived	Wulfhēah	wulf	hēah
Wolvin	⚥	Revived	Wulfwine ♂ , Wolfwynn ♀	wulf	wine , wynn
Wolvith	♀	Revived	Wulfgȳþ	wulf	gȳþ
Wolvive	♀	Revived	Wulfġifu	wulf	ġifu
Wolvoun	♂	Revived	Wulfhūn	wulf	hūn
Woodrow	♂	Lastname	Wudurǣw	wudu	rǣw	Not a given name in OE. Borne by the United States leader Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).
Woodstock	♂	Lastname	Wudustocc	wudu	stocc	Not a given name in OE. Spread by the Woodstock Music & Art Fair of 1969.
Woodward	♂	Lastname	Wuduweard	wudu	weard	From an occupational name for someone who warded, or cared for the woods.
Wren	♀	Living	-	-	-	Not a given name in OE. From the everyday word for the bird, from OE “wrenna”.
Wyatt	♂	Lastname	Wīġheard	wīġ	heard	Not a given name in OE. Spread by American lawman Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) who was in the Gunfight at the OK Corrall of 1881.
Wybald	♂	Revived	Wīġbeald	wīġ	beald
Wybert	♂	Living	Wīġbeorht	wīġ	beorht
Wybury	♀	Revived	Wīġburg	wīġ	burg
Wyfrith	♂	Revived	Wīġfriþ	wīġ	friþ
Wyfous	♂	Revived	Wīġfūs	wīġ	fūs
Wyhar	♂	Revived	Wīġhere	wīġ	here
Wyhard	♂	Revived	Wīġheard	wīġ	heard
Wyhelm	♂	Revived	Wīġhelm	wīġ	helm
Wyhey	♂	Revived	Wīġhēah	wīġ	hēah
Wylof	♂	Revived	Wīġlāf	wīġ	lāf
Wymund	♂	Living	Wīġmūnd	wīġ	mūnd	Also found by the Norman-spelling of "Wymond".
Wynoth	♂	Revived	Wīġnōþ	wīġ	nōþ
Wyred	♂	Revived	Wīġrǣd	wīġ	rǣd
Wystan	♂	Living	Wīġstān	wīġ	stān	Also spelled: “Wistan”, as in the hallowed man of the 800s who was an atheling, and was killed by his nephew Bertwolf. Borne by the writer Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973).
Wythane	♂	Revived	Wīġþeġn	wīġ	þeġn
Wyswith	♀	Revived	Wīġswīþ	wīġ	swīþ
Yardley	⚥	Lastname	Ġeardlēah	ġeard	lēah	Not a given name in OE. Born by the actress Yeardley Smith (1964-now), the voice of Lisa Simpson of The Simpsons.
Yardwin	♂	Revived	Ġēardwine	ġeard	wine
Yardwolf	♂	Revived	Ġeardwulf	ġeard	wulf
Yildwin	♂	Revived	Ġildewine	ġeld	wine
Yiselar	♂	Revived	Ġīslhere	ġīls , ġīsl	here
Yiselard	♂	Revived	Ġīslheard	ġīls , ġīsl	heard
Yiselbert	♂	Revived	Ġīslbeorht	ġīls , ġīsl	beorht	Akin to the Norman name Gilbert.
Yiselmer	♂	Revived	Ġīslmǣr	ġīls , ġīsl	mǣr
Yiselmund	♂	Revived	Ġīslmūnd	ġīls , ġīsl	mūnd
Yenbald	♂	Revived	Ġēanbald	ġēan	beald
Yenbert	♂	Revived	Ġēanbeorht	ġēan	beorht
Yenbury	♀	Revived	Ġēanburg	ġēan	burg
Yenred	♂	Revived	Ġēanred	ġēan	rǣd
Yenthrith	♀	Revived	Ġēanþrȳþ	ġēan	þrȳþ

Make Your Own Name

The following is a hoard of words that are often found in English bindnames. (Further reading on Germanic Names on Wikipedia.) These long-standing English naming words can be blended together to make new names. While there are many spellings of words that have come down to us over the years, only the most widespread, well-known shapes are given. So, for the bind-word shape of “lea” we only have “-ley”, as in “Ashley” rather than “Ashlee”, “Ashleigh” and so on. Since many naming words died out altogether, some of them had to be shaped anew for today’s readers. These are marked with a star (*).

The old Germanic naming way was to blend an adjective (“rich”, “beloved”) with a noun (“hill”, “rose”, “fighter”). While some of our names keep this trend, many have come to us through lastnames. This is also why there are not only more wepmanly (♂) names, but that many of the landmark words (“east”, “field”, “hill”, and so on) are linked with naming men. Stanley bears this out, as it comes from a lastname for someone who lived in a stony lea.

Another Old English naming way is rhyming. A rhyme these days might read like, “Alvin, Edwin and Elwin.” Though there are also fore-rhymes, like “Edgar and Edward”.

The naming words are marked as wepmanly (♂), womanly (♀), or shared (⚥) kinds of man, to show you how they've been borne before. However, it’s up to the reader to find the word that fits best for any given name. Ashley, like Stanley, was once a wepmanly name, as it was meant to show kinship, but it has since shifted to mostly a womanly name.

Some craftiness and understanding of how speech works is needed when making bindnames. English has two kinds of consonants, spoken and whispered. Put your finger to your throat, make an “f” and then a “v”. You’ll see that you make the same shape in your mouth. But as your finger will tell you, you only whisper the “f”, while you speak the “v”. Vowels are always spoken. So, when the fricative consonants (s/z, f/v, th/TH) fall between vowels, they’re often spoken too. It’s also needful to think of how the twained staves shift how a word reads, “sh”, “th”, “ch”. You should also think about the “unspoken e” that shifts the lengths of vowels (as in “bit” to “bite”). It’s best to speak a name aloud a few times to see how it flows, and then to think of how to put that in writing.

Binding “Alf-” and “-win” yields Alvin (not “Alfwin”). When “Alf-” is bound with “-win” it’s smoother to drop the “w”. The “f” is spoken since it blurs into the incoming “i” vowel, and the “f” is therefore written as a “v”.
Binding “Os-” and “-helm” yields “Oselm” (not “Oshelm”).
Binding “Bert-” and “-har” yields “Bertar” (not “Berthar”).
Binding “Blis-” and “-har” yields “Blissar” (not “Blisar”).
Binding “Ed-” and “-gith” yields “Edith” (not “Edgith”).
Staves are therefore marked in brackets if they might need to be swapped or dropped.

OE Shape	Kind	Foreword	Afterword	Background
acer	♂	Acker-	-aker	An acre, field, a tiller, tilled land.
āc	♂	Oak-		An oak tree, or tall, or strong.
ād	♂	*Ad-		A bonfire, a fire great enough to burn bones.
æġel	⚥	Ail-		An atheling, highborn, or leaderly, or righteous. (A late offshoot of OE æþel.)
ǣġen	⚥	Ain-		One’s own, beholden only to oneself.
æl	⚥	*Al-		All, full, whole, or everyone.
ælf	⚥	Al(f/v)-, El(f/v)-	-alf, -elf	An elf, someone smart, crafty, or handsome.
æṡċ	⚥	Ash-		An ash tree, or the World Tree, or the first man. (Ash [Askr] in Germanic folklore was the first Man, along with the first woman, Elm [Embla].)
æt	♂	At-		At, on, near to.
æþel	⚥	Athel-, Ethel-		An atheling, highborn, or leaderly, or righteous.
amal	⚥	Amal-		Bold, hardworking, or of the Amalings.
ān	⚥	An-		One, or alone.
and	♂	*An-		Back, against, wither, over, or without.
angel-, engel-, ingel-	⚥	*Eng(e)l-		English, Anglo-Saxon, or an angler, or an angle. (They all spring from a shared root meaning of “an angle”, as in “a hook”.)
anġen	♂	*Onyen-		Ongoing, forward, or against, or to come again.
āwa	♂	*Aw(a)-		Always, ever, forever.
bær	♂	Bar-		Bare, naked.
bær	♂	Bar-		Barley.
bār	♂	Bor-	-bur	A boar, a wild swine.
beadu	⚥	*Bad-		To beat, fight.
bēag	♂	Bag-		Bent, like a bight, bow, or ring.
beald	⚥	Bald-	-bald	Bold, strong, lordly, or the Bold god.
bēan	♂	Ban-		A bean, or bean-tiller.
bearn	⚥		*-barn	A barn, a child.
bec, bæċ	♂	Beck-		A beck, beach, brook, or stream.
bēd	♂	*Bede-	*-bede	To ask, bid, beseech; or a worshipping bead.
bēo	⚥	*Bee-		A bee, honey-maker; or busy.
beofer	⚥	Bever-		A beaver; or busy, hardworking.
beonet	♂	Bent-		Bent, a strong, stiff grass.
beorg	♂	*Ber-	*-bery	A barrow, berg, hill, mound.
beorht	⚥	Bert-	-bert	Bright, fair, beloved, shining.
beorn, bera	⚥	Bern-	-bern	A bear; or a strong man or woman. (The words for “bear” and “man” blended together in names, since the OE word beorn [man] took the same shape as the Frankish word beorn [bear].)
bēt	⚥	*Bet-	*-bet	Better, great, good, well.
bill	⚥	*Bill-	*-bill	Bill-like, sharp, smart, an edge, a sword.
birċe	♂	Berk-		A birch tree, or field of birch.
blæc	⚥	Black-		Black, dark, swart; or deep; or dirty; or evil.
blīc	⚥	*Blick-		Blick, shining, beloved.
blīþ	⚥	*Blith-		Blithe, bliss, gladness, happiness.
bod	♂	*Bod-	*-bode	To bode, tell, ask.
bord	⚥		-bord	A board, shield.
bōt	♂	*Bot-	*-boot	To boot, help, free; eke to.
brād	♂	Brad-		Broad, wide, deep, open.
brand	⚥	Brand-	-brand	A brand, fire, light, or sword.
breġu	⚥	*Brey-		Strong, leaderly, shining, beloved.
brōc	⚥	Brock-	-brook	A brook, stream.
brocc	♂	Brock-		A brock, or earth-dweller.
brōm	♂	Brom-		Broom, sedge, underwood, a besom.
brord	♂	Brod-	*-brod	A brad, spike, spear, arrow, thin blade.
brūn	⚥	Bron-	*-brown	Brown, dark, or a bear.
bryċġ	⚥	Bridge-		A bridge.
bryne	♂	Bren-		Burning, fiery, hot-blooded.
bucca	♂	Buck-		A buck, a goat or hart.
būr	♂		*-bur	A bower, dwelling, town.
burg	⚥	Bur-	-bury	A borough, a strong, walled town.
burne	♂	Burn-	-burn	A burn, stream, brook, spring.
byrne	♂	Burn-		A burne/byrnie, shieldwear, shield; shelter.
cæd	♂	*Cad-		A boat, or a seaman.
cald	♂	Cald-		Cold, wintry.
camb	♂		-comb	A comb, a hollow, or a narrow dale.
cār	♂		-car	Careful, burdened, or worried.
ċead	♂	Chad-		(Of unknown spring. Maybe an Old English borrowing of the Brythonic word 'kad', meaning fightlock.)
ċealc	⚥	Chel-		Chalk; white.
cealf	♂	Cal(f/v)-		A calf, a young cow.
ċeap	♂	Chap-		Cheap; a good deal; to deal in goods.
cēne	♂	Ken-		Keen, bold, fit.
cent	♂	Kent-		The land of Kent.
ċēol	⚥	*Chel-		Of a ship’s keel, a ship, or a sailor. (The ‘hard k’ found in keel was shaped by inflow from Old Norse.)
ċeorl	⚥	*Cherl-	*-cherl	A churl, a freeman, a bower. (A churl in olden times was an everyday free-man, above a thew, but not of high standing.) (The name was seldom borne even in Old English times. Most likely all living names with Charl- / Charles are from the French borrowing.)
ċild	⚥		-child	A child, youthful.
ċirċe	♂	Church-	-church	A church. (Kin with the Northern word 'Kirk', likely shaped by Norse inflow .)
clǣġ	♂	Clay-		Clay, sticky earth.
clif	♂	Cli(f/v)-	-cliff	A cliff, headland, or stone.
clȳd	♂	Clyde-		Clean, or to cleanse.
cniht	♂	Knight-		A knight, righteous wye, fighter, or a boy.
cnof	♂	*Knu(f/v)-		A knuff, churl, free-man, or boyish.
col	♂	Col-	-coal	Coal, dark, black, swarthy.
cote	♂	Cot-		A cote, house, dwelling.
cran	♂	Cran-		A crane, wading bird.
crāwe	⚥	Craw-		A crow; black; forboding.
croft	♂	Croft-	-croft	A croft, field, lea.
crumb	⚥	Crom-		Bent, hooked.
cume	⚥		-combe	To come, happen, arise.
cūþ	⚥	Cuth-		Couth, well-known, or beloved. (Couth has an older meaning of “well-known”.)
cweld	♂	*Queld- ( Cweld- )		To quell, stop, kill, or death, ending, evening. (As 'Qu-' is from French inflow, this could be spelled as Cweld- for a more inborn spelling.)
cwēn	♀	Quen- ( Cwen- )		Queenly, leaderly, or womanly, wifely. (A queen in olden times meant not only a king’s wife, but the same as “lady” or “woman” does today.) (As 'Qu-' is from French inflow, this could be spelled as Cwen- for a more inborn spelling.)
cwic	♂	Quick- ( Cwick- )		Quick, lively, or speedy. (As 'Qu-' is from French inflow, this could be spelled as Cwick- for a more inborn spelling.)
cyne	♂	Kin-		Of the kin, theed, folk, or kingly, leaderly. (The words kin, and kind, are from the same rootword cynn which meant “folk” or “strain”. King comes from cynning [leader of the kin] and was shortened to cyne in names. These therefore often get lumped together.)
cynning	♂	King-		See: cyne.
cytel	♂	*Kell-	*-kell	A holy kettle, or a helm, headwear.
dæd	♂	*Ded-		A deed, or a doer.
dæġ	⚥	Day-	-day	The day, bright, shining.
dæl	♂	Dale-	-dale	A dale, dell, a hollow, land between hills.
deal	♂	Dal-		Proud, a blowhard.
dell	⚥	Dell-	-dell	A dell, small dale, hollow, land between hills.
dene	♂	Dan-	-dan	Danish.
denu	⚥		-den	A dene, dale, hollow, or a being’s den. (-den is often blended with -don, meaning a “down” or “hill”, as in names like Snowdon/Snowden.)
dēor	⚥	Der-	-der	A roe deer, any wild being, or bold. (Deer in olden times meant any wild being.)
dēore	⚥	Dar-		Dear, beloved.
dod	♂	*Dod-		Naked, or without.
dōm	⚥	*Dom-	-dom	Doom, outcome, or something foretold.
drēam	⚥	*Dream-		To dream, or happiness, or song.
drȳġe	♂	Dry-		Dry.
dryht	♂	*Drit-		A dright, a band of fighters, a folk, or a leader.
dūn	♂	Dun-	-don	A down, dune, a hill. (The -don shape is often blended with -den, meaning a “dene" or “hollow”, as in names like Snowdon/Snowden.)
dunn	♂	Dun-		Dun, dark, brown, or black.
dūru	♂	Dur-		A door, an opening.
ēad	⚥	Ed-		Wealth, riches, a gift, or happiness.
eald	⚥	Al(d)-, El(d)-		Old, elderly, wise, learned.
ealh	⚥	Al(c)-		A holyhall, shelter.
ēan	⚥	*Ean-		To yean, eke, breed, yield, or bloom.
earn	♂	Ern-		An erne, bird, seabird, or flight.
ēast	♂	East-		East, the rising sun.
ēast	⚥	East-		East, shining, the rising sun.
ēaster	⚥	Easter-		The god of yeaning, the rising sun in the East.
eċġ	⚥	Eg-		An edge, sword, or smart, sharp.
eofer	⚥	Ever-		A boar.
eoh	⚥	*E-		A horse, or horse-rider.
eorcon	⚥	*Erken-		Shining, or dear, or great, or the god Tiw.
eorl	♂	Earl-		An earl, a man of high standing.
eormen	⚥	*Ermen-		Great, strong, or endless, or the god Woden. (Armin, as found in the name Irminsul, “the World Tree”, was also likely a nickname for the god Woden. The Norse name for the World Tree, Yggdrasil, comes from Ygg’s- “Woden’s” -drasil “horse/hanging-tree”.)
eorp	♂	Erp-		Swarthy, or brown.
eorþe	♂	Ard-		Earth, land, homeland.
fæġer	⚥	Fair-		Fair, handsome, light.
fær	⚥	Far-	-(f/v)are	To fare, wander.
fæst	⚥	*Fast-		Fast, set, strong, true.
fearn	♂	Fern-		A fern.
feax	⚥		-fax	Hair, locks.
feld	♂	Field-	-(f/v)ield	A field, croft, lea.
fenn	♂	Fen-		A fen, a marshland.
ferhþ	♂	*Ferth-	*-(f/v)erth	Mind, soul, heart.
flǣd	♀	Fled-	-(f/v)led	Fair, pretty, beloved.
flēot	⚥	Fleet-		Floating; or a fleet of ships; a harbour; a sailor.
folc	⚥	*Folk-	-(f/v)olk	The folk, theed, one’s kinsmen.
ford	♂	Ford-	-(f/v)ord	A ford, water-faring.
frēa	♂	*Fre-	*-frey	A lord, or the god of yeaning Frey Ingwin.
frenc	♂	Frank-		A Frank, or freedom, or a freeman.
frēo	♂	Free-		Free, frithful, or beholden to no one.
friþ	⚥	Frith-	-(f/v)rith	Free, frithful, sheltered.
frōd	♂	*Frod-		Frood, old, wise, learned.
frōd	♂	Frost-		Frosty, wintry; cold; white-haired.
fugol	♂	Ful-		A fowl, or any bird.
full	♂	Ful-		Full, whole.
fūs	⚥		*-(f/v)ouse	Fouse, keen, bold, ready.
gād	♂	Gad-		A gad, a gore, a spear, or a sharp stick.
gang	♂	Gang-	-gang	To go, to fare. (As in a gangway.)
gār	⚥	Gar-	-gar	A gore, spear, or three-sided thing.
ġēan	⚥	*Yen-		To go; or go back again. (The 'hard g' in again was likely shaped by Norse inflow.)
ġeard	⚥	Yard-	-(y)ard	A yard, field, or the stakes that bind them. (Yard shares same root as garđr “garth” in ON Miđgarđr “Middle-Yard” or “Middle-Earth”.)
ġeat	⚥	*Yat-		A gate, an opening. (The ‘hard g’ found at the start of the living English word for gate was shaped by inflow from Old Norse.)
ġeld	♀	*Yild-	*-(y)eld	Golden, gilded, worthy, or yielding. (The ‘hard g’ found at the start of the living English word for gold/gild was shaped by inflow from Old Norse.)
ġeong	⚥	*Young-		Young, new, youthful.
ġifu	♀		*-(y)ive	A gift. (The ‘hard g’ found at the start of the living word was shaped by inflow from Old Norse.)
ġīls	⚥	*Yils-	*-(y)ils	See: ġīsel.
ġīsel	⚥	*Yisel-	*-(y)isl	A guest, or someone held in oath. (A ġīsel in Anglo-Saxon times was often a child of a king or lord held in trust against another.)
glæd	⚥	Glad-		Glad, happy, shining, blessed.
god	⚥	God-		A god, or the God (Yahweh).
gōd	⚥	Good-	-good	Good, worthy, a gift.
gold	⚥	Gold-		Golden, gilded, worthy; yellow-haired.
græs	⚥	Gres-		Grass, or an open field.
grim	♂	Grim-	-grim	A mask, a grime.
grund	♂	Gra-		Ground, crushed, grit.
gūþ	⚥	*Guth-	*-(g)uth	A fight, a fighter, or fightlock. (As in Guthlock.)
gȳþ	♀		-(g)ith	A fight, a fighter, or fightlock. (As in Edith.)
hād	⚥		*-(h)ood	A kind, a way of being (-hood).
hǣlþ	⚥	*Hal-		Healthy, whole.
hǣst	♂	*Hest-		Anger, storm, madness.
hǣþ	♂	Hath-	-(h)eath	A heather shrub, a heath, or wild lands.
hǣþen	♂	Heathen-		A heathen, believer in the old gods, or wild.
hām	♂	Ham-	-(h)am	A home, dwelling, homestead, or town.
hamel	♂	Hamil-		Broken, rough.
hand	♂	Hand-	*-(h)and	Hand, strength, shelter, leadership.
hār	♂	Hor-		Hoary, grey, old, wise, beloved.
hara	♂	Hare-		A hare, coney, bunny.
heaþu	♀	*Had-		A fight, a fighter, or fightlock.
hēafod	♂	Head	-(h)ead	Head, hair, mind, soul.
hēah	♂	Hey-		High, above, leaderly, beloved.
heald	♂	Hold-	-(h)old	To hold, or friendly, or watchful.
healf	♂	Half-		Half, split.
heall	♂	Hall-	-(h)all	A hall, building, dwelling.
heard	♂	Hard-		Hard, strong, stern, leaderly.
heġ	⚥	Hay-		Hay, grass, fodder.
helm	⚥	Helm-	-(h)elm	Helm, shelter, shielding, shieldwear.
help	⚥	*Help-		Help, uplifting.
heorot	♂	Hart-		A hart, stag, roe deer.
heoru	♂	*Her-		A sword, an edge, or sharpness.
here	⚥	Har-	*-(h)er	A here, body of fighters.
hierde	⚥		-(h)erd	A herder, a shepherd.
hil	♂	Hil-		A hill; high up.
hild	⚥	Hild-	-(h)ild	A fight, hild, a fighter, or fightlock.
hlǣw	♂	Low-	-low	A low, a hill.
hlūd	♂	*Lud-		Loud, well-heard, or well-known.
hlūd	♂	*Lud-		Loud, well-heard, or well-known.
hol	⚥	Hol-		A hole, a hollow; deep.
horh	⚥	Hor-		Hore, earth, mud; filth, unclean.
hramsan	⚥	Ram-		Ramsons, wild garlic.
hræfn	♂	Ren-	*-ren	A raven, watchful, foreboding.
hrēod	♂	Rid-		Reed, rush, watery grass.
hrōþ	♂	Roth-	-roth	Great, well-known, beloved.
hryċġ	♂	Ridge-	-ridge	A ridge, row of hills, or a spine.
hūn	⚥	*Hun-	*-(h)oun	A young bear, or a child.
hunt	⚥	Hunt-		A hunter, or hound, wolf.
hwæt	♂	What-		Quick, lively, bold.
hwǣte	♂	Wheat-		Wheat, grain.
hwīt	⚥	Whit-		White, shining, bright, fair, beloved.
hyġe	♂	Hy-		High, thought, understanding, mindful. (As in Ođinn’s raven Huginn.)
hyll	♂	Hill-	-(h)ill	A hill, a down, mound or barrow.
hyse	♂	His-	-(h)is	A young man, a fighter.
hȳþ	⚥	*Hy	-eth	A hithe, haven, wharf.
iċ	⚥		-ich	I, the self, awareness.
īeġ	⚥	Ey-	-ey	An island. (The “s” spelling in “island” was put in by writers who mistakenly likened the word to the Latin word “isle”.)
ing	♂		-ing	Belonging to, or a child of.
Ing(wine)	♂	Ing-		The god Frey (Lord) Ingwin. Yeanful, bearing.
īren	♂	Iron-	-iron	Iron, hard, strong, steadfast.
lāc	♂	Lock-	-lock	A godly gift, or beloved, or playful, or a deed or way of being (as in wedlock).
lāf	♂	La(f/v)-	-lof	Who is left, an afterbear, a follower, an erve.
land	♂	Land-	-land	Land, earth, a folkdom.
lang	♂	Lang-		Long, tall.
lēac	⚥	Lay-		A leek, spring.
lēah	⚥	Le-	-ley	A lea, field.
lēod	♂	*Led-		The lede, folk, theed, or a kinsman.
lēof	⚥	Le-	-leaf	Lief, beloved, dear, a leman.
lid	♂	*Lid-	-lid	To lithe, a wayfarer/seafarer, or a ship or wain.
locc	⚥		-lock	A lock of hair.
lufu	♀		*-love	Beloved, fair, lovely.
mǣd	⚥	Med-		A meadow.
mæġen	♂	Main-		Main, mighty, great.
mǣr	♂	Mer-	-mer	Mere, great, well-known, couth.
mæþel	♂	*Mathel-		Meetly, talkative, friendly, bringing together.
mann	♂	Man	-man	A man, a fighter, strong.
marṡċ	♂	Mars-		A marsh.
mearc	♂	Mark-		A mark, or a march, a spot or edge.
mere	⚥	Mar-	-more	A mere, sea, stream or any body of water.
miht	⚥	*Mit-		Mighty, great, strong, beloved.
mild	♀	Mild-		Mild, soft, mellow.
mōd	♂	*Mod-	-mood	Mood, soul, mind, heart.
mōna	⚥	Mon-		The Moon.
mōr	♂	Mor-		A moor, fen, marsh, swamp.
mūnd	♂	Mound-	-mund	A mound, march, shelter, hand, strength.
mȳþe	♂	My-		The mouth of a stream.
nēah	⚥		-ney	Nigh, near, or an island.
nēowe	♂	New-		New, young.
nīþ	♂	Nith-	*-nithe	Nithe, hatred.
norþ	♂	North-		North.
nōþ	⚥	*Noth-	*-noth	Bold, daring, ready.
ōht	♂	*Ot-		Fear, foe, doom, weird.
ōra	♂		-or	Muddy earth, an edge, or a shelf of land.
ord	♂	Ord-		An ord, a spear-tip.
ōs	⚥	Os-		One of the gods (Ese), the god Woden, or speech. (Ese is the English kin to the Norse word Æsir. The word Os is also linked with speech and Woden, the god of words and wisdom.)
pīl	♂	Pil-		A pile, spike, spear, arrow.
pinn	♂	Pen-		A pin, something stuck out, such as a cliff or ridge.
pleġ	♂	Play-		Playing, quick, lively.
port	⚥		-port	A port, a haven.
rǣd	⚥	Red-	-red	Rede, reading, telling, understanding, wisdom.
rǣw	♂		-row	A row, string.
rāhā	♂	Ray-		A roe deer.
ramm	♂	Ram-		A ram, a sheep.
rand	♂	Rand-	*-rand	A rand, an edge, a shield-rim.
rēad	⚥	Red-	-red	Red, ruddy; fiery.
reġn	♂	Rain-		To set right, to lead, to give rede or reading.
rīċ	♂	Rich-	-rich	Rich, wealthy, leaderly.
rōse	♀	Rose-		A rose blossom.
rud	♂	Rud-		A rudd fish; ruddy, red.
rūh	♂	Row-		Rough, furrowed.
rūn	♀	*Roun-	-roun	Rouns, the unknown, riddle, understanding. (The rouns, or runes, were seemingly otherwordly markings that came to the English before the Latin staffrow. Roun means “something hidden”.)
ryġe	⚥	Ry-		Rye grain.
ryṡċ	♂	Rush-		Rush, marsh-grass.
sǣ	⚥	Sea-	-sea	The sea, or any body of water.
sǣte	⚥		-set	A settle, a seat (house, home, dwelling, land). (See also: setl.)
sām	⚥	Sam-		Half, split.
sand	♂	Sand-	-sand	Sand, grit.
ṡċeaft	♂	Shaft-		A shaft, spear; something made.
ṡċeaga	♂		-shaw	Shaw, thicket.
ṡċealc	♂	Shalk-	-shalk	A shalk, man, fellow, helper, sailor, fighter. (A shalk in olden times could be a bondman or a man of low standing who might work or go to fight.)
ṡċēap	♂	Shep-		Sheep, lamb, shy, weak.
ṡċio	⚥		-shoe	A shoe, clothing, sheath.
ṡċīr	⚥	Sher-		Sheer, shining, bright, fair, white, beloved.
ṡċylf	⚥	Shel-		A shelf, slope, floor.
seax	⚥	Sax-	-sex	A sax knife, sword, or a Saxon.
sealh	⚥	Sel-		A sallow (willow tree); yellow; sickly.
sele	⚥	Sel-		A great hall or house.
seolh	⚥	Sel-		A seal.
setl	♂		-set	A settle, a seat (house, home, dwelling, land). (See also: sǣte.)
sīde	⚥	Sid-		Side, edge, long, wide.
siġe	⚥	Si-	-sey	Sey, winning, shining.
sīþ	♂	*Sith-	*-sithe	Wayfaring, outing, wandering.
smēþe	⚥	Smed-		Smooth, calm, mindful.
smiþ	♂	Smith-	-smith	A smith, craftsman.
snāw	⚥	Snow-		Snow, white, fair, or cold, wintry.
stæf	♂	Sta(f/v)-		A staff (a stick, rod, pole; a straight line, bookstaff).
stān	♂	Stan-	-stan	A stone, hard, strong, steadfast.
stede	♂	Stead-	-stead	A stead, land, dwelling, town, or steadfast.
stī	♂	Ste-		A sty, house, hall. (As in a pig sty, or a steward.)
stīrc	♂	Strick-		A stirk, steer, bull.
stocc	♂	Stock-	-stock	A stock, tree stump, or stead.
stōw	⚥		-stow	A spot to stow something, a stead.
strǣt	♂	Strat-		A street, road, way.
sumer	⚥	Summer-		Summer, warm, sunny.
sunne	♀	Sun-		The sun; bright, shining.
sunu	♂		-son	A son of.
sūþ	♂	South-		South.
swan	♂	Swan-		A swan.
swefn	♂	Swe(f/v)-		Asweve, asleep, dead.
swīn	♂	Swin-		A swine, pig, boar.
swīþ	⚥	*Swith-	*-swith	Swithe, true, strong, healthy.
þanc	♂	Thank-	-thank	To think, thoughtful, thankful, mindful, smart.
þeġn	♂	Thane-	-thane	A thane, leader, fighter, man. (A thane in Anglo-Saxon times was a free man of high standing. He was often a leader of fighting men.)
þēod	⚥	*Thed-		The theed, folk, lede, kinsmen, land.
þēow	♂	Thew-	*-thew	A thew, worker, helper, thrall, bondman. (A thew in Anglo-Saxon times was a lowly working bondman, owned by another man.)
þing	♂	Thing-		A thing, being, self, or deed, or meeting.
þorn	♂	Thorn-		A thorn, spiked bush, or rough.
þorp	♂	Thorp-	-thorp	A thorp, town, or throng, one who brings together.
þrīst	♂		*-thrist	Bold, daring.
þrȳþ	⚥	*Thrith-	-thrith	Thrith, strength, the god and daughter of the Thunder god. (Thrith in Germanic folklore is a god born from the god of Thunder [Thor] and his wife, Sib [Sif].)
þuner	♂	Thur-		Thunder, the god of Thunder (Thor) and the working man.
þur	♂	Thur-		See: þuner. (A late borrowing into Old English from Old Norse.)
tīd	⚥	*Tid-		Tide, time, happening.
til	♂	Til-		Tilled, good, fit.
Tīr-	♂	Tir-		See: Tīw. (A late borrowing into Old English from Old Norse.)
Tīw	♂	Tue-, Tew-		Shining, beloved, great, the one-handed god Tue. (Tue comes from a word meaning “shining one”, from the same rootword as deity, Deus and Zeus.)
torht	⚥	*Tort-		Bright, shining, beloved, watchful.
trēow	♂	Trow-		A tree, tall, strong.
trīewe	♂	True-	-true	True, trustworthy, troth.
trym	♂	Trim-		Trim, fit, strong, sound.
tūn	♂	Town-	-ton	A town, dwelling or yard.
twīġe	♂	Twy		Twice, two, a twin.
ūht	♂	*Ut-	*-out	Dawn, dusk, twilight, daybreak.
upp	♂	Up-		Up, above.
wacu	⚥	Wake-		Awake, watchful, lively.
wad	♂	Wad-		To wade, wayfare, or water, or the god Wade.
wād	⚥	Od-		Woad, blue.
weġ	♂	Way-	-(w)ay	A way, road, or to wayfare, wander.
wæl	⚥	*Wal-		Death, slaughter. (Wal is found in words such as Woden’s Walhall “hall of the slain” and Walkyries “choosers of the slain”.
wæter	⚥	Water-	-water	Water, sea, steam, flow.
wald	♂	Wald-	-(w)ald	A wold, woodland.
wand	⚥	*Wand-		To wander, wayfare, or wend, turn.
waru	♀	War-	*-(w)are	Aware, watchful, wise.
wealcan	♂	Walk-		To walk, tread, step, fare.
weald	♂	Wald-	-(w)ald	Wielding, strength, leadership, lordly.
wealh	⚥	Wel-	*-wel	Welsh, an outsider, or bondman. (Welsh was a word once borne for any non-Germanic outsider, not only the Welsh folkdom of today. It was often borne in a manner of ill-will.)
weard	♂	Ward-	-(w)ard	A ward, watchman, keeper, leader, lord, or strong.
wel	⚥	Wel-		Well, good, fit, strong.
weliġ	♂	Wil-		A willow tree, tall, strong.
wēoh	♂	*Wee-		Blessed, hallowed, the soul. (One of the three shapes that make up the All-father: Wode (see Wod-), Will (see Wil-) and Wee. As in Ođinn, Vili & Vē.)
wer	♂	War-		A weir, dam.
west	♂	West-		West, the setting sun.
wiċ	♂	Wick-	-(w)ich, -(w)ick	A wick, town, dwelling, homestead, or haven, bay.
wīd	♂	Wid-	-(w)ide	Wide, far.
wīf	♀		*-(w)ife	Wife, woman, lady. (A wife in olden times meant the same as“woman” or “lady” does today. “Woman” is a shortening of “wife-man”, where “man” means our kind as a whole, and our other half is a “weapon-man” or “were-man”.)
wīġ	⚥	Wy-	-wy	A fight, a fighter, or fightlock, wye.
wiht	⚥	*Wit-	-wight	A wight, an elf, ghost, a man, or any living being.
wilde	♂	Wild-	-(w)ild	Wild, free, carefree, unbroken.
will	⚥	Wil-		Will, want, wish, yearning. (One of the three shapes that make up the All-father: Wode (see Wod-), Will and Wee (see Wee-). As in Ođinn, Vili & Vē.)
wille	♂	Wel-		A well, spring, stream.
wine	⚥	Win-	-win	Winner, friendly, or work, or want, or gladness. (Blended with womanly OE wynn. Win springs from an old word which split into sundry meanings, the main being “to wish”.) See also: wynn.
winter	♂	Went-		Winter, cold, dark.
wīs	⚥		*-(w)ise	Wise, smart, or a way of being.
wiþig	♂	Wi(n)-		A withy (a willow-tree).
wōd	⚥	*Wod-		Wode, madness, insight, song, the god Woden. (Wode, meaning “madness” or “insight”, springs from the same root as the name of the god Woden/Ođinn. One of the three shapes that make up the All-father: Wode, Will (see Wil-) and Wee (see Wee-). As in Ođinn, Vili & Vē.)
worþ	♂		-(w)orth	A yard, tilled land, homestead.
wudu	♂	Wood-	-(w)ood	Woods, woodland.
wulf	⚥	Wol(f/v)-	-wolf	A wolf, hound, or hunter.
wynn	⚥	Win-	-win	Winner, friendly, or work, or want, or gladness. (Blended with wepmanly OE wine. Win springs from an old word which split into sundry meanings, the main being “to wish”.) See also: wine.

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Brythonic Names

Anglo-Celtic
Name	Kind	Whence	Notes
Cadmon	♂	Cædmon

Celtic
Name	Kind	Whence	Notes
Carey	⚥
Donald	♂	Domhnall
Douglas	♂
Kenneth	♂
Leslie	⚥
Owen	♂

Greek & Latin Names

Greek & Latin
Name	Kind	Whence	Notes
Ayax	♂	Aiāx	kin: Ajax
Chester	♂	castrum
Fillip	♂	Φίλιππος	kin: Philip, Phil, Filippo, Philippe
Mark	♂	Marcus	kin: Marcus, Marco, Marcellus, Martin (The element 'Mark' found in English lastnames such as Markham is unrelated and comes from the Old English word mierċe, meaning a border/edge, as in the land of Mercia -- the historical Borderlands between England and Wales, and The Mark from Tolkien's writings.)
Look	♂	Lūcās	kin: Luke, Lucas, Luca
Yason	♂	Ιάσων	kin: Jason, Giasone
Paul	♂	Paulum
Anton	♂	Antonius	kin: Anthony

Hebrew & Aramaic Names

Hebrew & Aramaic
Name	Kind	Whence	Notes
Benyamin	‎♂	בִּנְיָמִין	kin: Benjamin, Ben
Yacob	♂	Iacobus	kin: James, Jacob, Jack, Jacques, Iago, Jeb, Giacomo, Seamus, Jim, Josephine
Yames	♂	Iacomus	kin: James, Jacob, Jack, Jacques, Iago, Jeb, Giacomo, Seamus, Jim, Josephine
Yesu	‎♂‎	יֵשׁוּע	kin: Joshua, Jesus
Yeshua	♂	Ieshua	kin: Joshua, Jesus
Yohanna	♀	Iohanna	kin: Jean, Joan, Johanna, Siobhán, Joana
Yohannes	♂	Iohannes	kin: John, Johan, Hans, Giovanni, Jean, Juan, Evan, Ian, Ivan
Barþolomeus	♂	Bartholomæus	kin: Bartholomew
Matþeus	♂	Matthaeus	kin: Matthew, Mateo Note: This name wasn't used as a given name in England until the Norman invasion.
Yoodas	♂	Ioudas	kin: Judas, Jude
Yoode	♂	Ioudas	kin: Jude, Judas
Petrus	♂	Petrus	kin: Peter
Andres	♂	Andreas	kin: Andrew, Andre, Andres
Þaddeus	♂	Thaddaeus	kin: Thaddeus
Timoþeus	♂	Timotheus	kin: Timothy
Yeshua	♂	Yeshua	kin: Joshua, Jesus
Þomas	♂	Θωμάς	kin: Tomas
Simon	♂	Simon	kin: Simeon
Simeen	♂	Simeon	kin: Simeon, Simon
Maria	♀	Maria	kin: Mary, Mariam
Sara	♀	שרה
Ewe	♀	Eve
Aaron	♂	Ααρών
Ruþ	♀	רות‎
Susanna	♀	Susanna	kin: Susan, Sukey