What were popular boy names in the 1500s?
What were popular boy names in the 1500s?
Top 50 Male Names by the century pre-conquest to 1600
| Pre conquest | 1067- 1199 | 1500- 1535 |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh | Adam | Roger Alexander Andrew Christopher |
| Leofing | Simon | |
| Osgood | Osbert | |
| T[h]ori | Reginald |
What are some medieval names for boys?
Medieval Boy Names
- Alaric – German for “noble ruler.”
- Aldous – Italian and German for “wealthy.”
- Archibald – German for “genuine.”
- Arne – Old Norse for “eagle.”
- Arthur – Celtic for “bear.”
- Bahram – Persian for “victorious.”
- Bard – Gaelic for “poet” or “singer.”
- Bartholomew – Hebrew for “furrow.”
What were popular boy names in the 1600s?
| Total Frequency of this Block | |
|---|---|
| John 1215 (20.3%) Thomas 805 (13.4%) William 786 (13.1%) Richard 534 (8.9%) Robert 372 (6.2%) | 3712 (62.0%) |
| Henry 204 George 172 Edward 169 Nicholas 129 James 114 | 788 (13.2%) |
| Francis 86 Christopher 80 Edmund 72 Roger 70 Peter 58 | 366 (6.1%) |
| Anthony 54 Ralph 51 Walter 47 Barnard 46 Hugh 46 | 244 (4.1%) |
What are good Anglo Saxon names?
Other Anglo-Saxon male names include Alwin, Chad, Cuthbert, Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Godwin, Harold and Wilfred. Interestingly, Edward, Alfred and Wilfred are still popular. There aren’t as many recognisable female names, but they include Audrey, Edith, Ethel, Hilda and Mildred. Only Edith is a popular name today.
What were popular male names in the 1700s?
Of course, the most common boy name during colonial times was John, closely followed by other very classic boy names such as William and Henry. Along with John and William, other 18th century names for boys in the US Top 200 today include Abraham, Alexander, Christopher, Elias, Isaac, Jacob, Levi, and Nathaniel.
What were popular names during the Great Depression?
Top names of the 1930s
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Name |
| 1 | Robert | Mary |
| 2 | James | Betty |
| 3 | John | Barbara |
What are medieval English names?
A study of personal names recorded in a major English medieval record source has revealed that ‘William’ was by far the most common name among the men listed in it….Top Ten Medieval Female Names
- Alice.
- Matilda.
- Agnes.
- Margaret.
- Joan.
- Isabella.
- Emma.
- Beatrice.
