350 Royal Medieval Boy Names With Meanings

The medieval period began around 476 A.D. and ended between 1400 and 1450. As such, I have selected 350 royal medieval boy names with meanings included.

List Of 350 Royal Medieval Boy Names:

Fergus

Fergus is from ancient Scotland and means “the masculine (one).”

Theobald

It is made of the Germanic elements theod (”people”) and bald (”bold”). Theobald of Dorat was a French saint.

Conor

From Conchobar, “lover of hounds.”

Merlin

“Sea fortress,” and the wizard of Arthurian legend.

Berengar

Berengar I (“bear spear”) of Friuli daughter was abbess of Santa Giulia in Brescia.

Denis

“Follower of Dionysus.”

Oliver

Olive tree.

Hildebrand

Hildebrand has roots in the Old Norse Hildibrandr, ”battle sword.” There is a Scandinavian song called “Hildebrand’s death.”

Niketas

“Victorious”.

Roger

“Famous spear,” and the first king of Sicily.

Ethelwulf

From æthel, noble, and wulf, “wolf.”

Gerard

With Proto-Germanic origins, Gerard is symbolizing “strong spearman.” Giraud, Garrard, and other names are a form of Gerard.

Godfrey

“Peace of God.”

Medieval Male Names With Dark Meanings:

Name	Meaning	Pronunciation
Mallory	”unlucky”	MAL-uh-ree
Grim	masked one	GRIM
Gwrgi	man-dog, in Welsh	GOOR-gee
Duff	black	DUF
Hagen	hedge, or enclosure	HAH-gen or HAY-gen
Morfran	”great crow.”	MOR-vran
Orm	serpent	ORM
Arawn	origin unclear	AH-rown or ah-RAWN
Donn	brown one	DON
Corvin	of the raven	KOR-vin
Kolskegg	”coal beard”	KOHL-skeg
Mordred	moderate, or controlled	MOR-dred
Dougal	”dark stranger.”	DOO-gul
Starkad	strong	STAR-kahd
Gwyn	white, or blessed	GWIN

The list continues.

Wolfgang

“Way of the wolf.” It is popular in Germany and Austria.

Torsten

“Thor’s stone” and comes from the Old Norse Þórsteinn. It is made of the theonym Þór (”Thor”) and steinn (“stone”). Its English equivalent is Thurstan.

Fulke

”People’s fighter.”

Wymark

Wymark is the Anglicized form of the Old Breton Wiuhomarch, “noble horse.”

Siward

“Victory guardian.”

Boleslaw

Boleslaw (“more glory”) the Brave was crowned the first king of Poland.

Milos

Favor. Save

Lancaster

The House of Lancaster was created by Henry III of England. Lancaster was brought to England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Lancaster is meaning “Roman fort on the River Lune” and also comes from the town in Lancashire.

Wulfric

Wulfric combines wulf, wolf, and ric, “power.”

Vsevolod

Ruler of all.

Epic Medieval Names With Valiant Meanings:

Name	Meaning	Pronunciation
Wojciech	”joyful warrior”	VOY-chekh
Brand	sword	BRAND
Fearghal	man of valor	FAR-ul or FAIR-gul
Arslan	lion, in Turkish	ar-SLAHN
Baldric	”bold ruler.”	BAWL-drik
Cadell	battle	KAD-el
Hartmut	strong in spirit	HART-moot
Yaropolk	the fierce army	YAH-roh-polk
Harding	hardy, or daring	HAR-ding
Trahaearn	”very iron”	trah-HY-arn
Ratibor	he fights wars	RAH-tee-bor
Borivoj	battle warrior	BOR-zhih-voy
Byrhtnoth	”bright courage.”	BIRHT-noth or BURT-noth
Wigand	fighter	VEE-gahnt
Cearbhall	brave in battle	KAR-ul

Scroll for more.

Alfred

“Elf counsel”.

Alwin

With Germanic origins, Alwin means “elf friend.” Alwin has one of the most interesting meanings from this list of medieval names.

Torvald

“Thor’s ruler.”

Murdoch

“Sea warrior.”

David

David (”beloved”) I of Scotland founded Holyrood Abbey.

Oswald

Oswald (“god power”) brought the monks of Iona to Lindisfarne.

Lorencio

Lorencio is of Latin origin more exactly from Laurentius (“From Laurentum”).

Manfred

“Man of peace”. Save

Percival

Pierce the valley.

Conan

From the Celtic word for hound, “little hound.”

Siegfried

Siegfried is composed of the Germanic elements ”sig” (victory) and ”frithu” (peace). Together, Siegfried is symbolizing “victorious peace.”

Aimery

”Brave.” Aimery comes from the Old German name Aimery.

Arnold

“Eagle power.”

Silvester

Of the forest.

Alexander

Alexander (“defender of men”) III of Scotland died in a fall from his horse.

Lancelot

Lancelot du Lac is from the Arthurian legends. It means “little lance” and is possible to came from Germanic Wlancloth. Some argue that it is connected with Ladislaus I of Hungary.

John

“God is gracious.”

Maelgwn

“Prince hound”.

Fantasy medieval boy names​:

Name	Meaning	Pronunciation
Galahad	origin unclear	GAL-uh-had
Fierabras	”fierce arm”	fyair-ah-BRAH
Taran	thunder	TAR-an
Legolas	coined, green leaf	LEG-oh-las
Beowulf	”bee wolf.”	BAY-oh-wulf
Pryderi	care, or anxiety	pruh-DAIR-ee
Ector	he holds fast	EK-tor
Theoden	the people’s lord	THAY-oh-den
Culhwch	”slender pig”	KIL-hookh
Elrond	coined, star dome	EL-rond
Unferth	”strife.”	OON-fairth
Cuchulainn	hound of Culann	koo-HUL-in or KOO-khul-in
Amadis	he loves God	AM-uh-dis or ah-MAH-dees
Esplandian	invented, sound only	es-plan-dee-AHN
Wiglaf	war remnant	WIG-laf

Even more below.

Bruno

From the Germanic brun, “brown.”

Philip

From the Greek Philippos, Philip means ”loving.” Pip, Lip, Phillie, Philly, and Phil are popular diminutives.

Zvonimir

“Sound of peace.”

Premysl

Premysl (“thoughtful”) the Ploughman founded the Bohemian royal line in legend.

Herbert

Bright army.

Warin

Warin comes from the Old French Guarin (”protect”). Pronounced VAH-reen, Warin is another one that came to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Bastian

”Venerable.”

Aengus

In Irish mythology, Aengus is the god of poetic inspiration. It means ”vigor” or “one strength.”

Alaric

Alaric is made of the Germanic parts, ala (”everyone’s”) and ric (”ruler”). Alaric I was the first ruler of the Visigoths and sacked Rome in 410.

Osbert

“Bright god.”

Walden

From “weald” *forest) and “denu” (valley), Walden has its origins in Old English.

Llywelyn

“Leader”.

Andrew

“Manly,” and the Hungarian king of the Golden Bull.

Jaromir

From jar, fierce, and mir, “peace.”

Conrad

Conrad is a German masculine given name that was brought to England by the Normans.

Nikephoros

“Bearer of victory.”

Brendan

Prince.

James

James (“supplanter”) I of Aragon was also known as Conqueror.

Mortimer

“Still water.”

Guntram

Guntram is made of gund, battle, and hramn, “raven.”

Leopold

Leopold is the name of many dukes of Austria. Leopold is not related to Leon.

Cassian

Cassian is connected with the Roman Cassius.

Humphrey

”Peaceful warrior” and is of Anglo-Norman descent. Variants include Humfress, Homfray, Humphry, and Humphreyson.

Theodore

From Greek theos, god, and doron, “gift.”

Stephen

“Crown” with Greek origins.

Alexios

Defender.

Reginald

Reginald is roughly translated to ”advice” or ”rule.” It signifies a ruler or kingly figure and is derived from Reginaldus.

Quentin

It is a diminutive variation of Quintus (“fifth”).

Geoffrey

Geoffrey has German and English roots. Geoffrey is a derivative of Dutch Godfried, and means “peaceful territory.” Jefferson is a patronymic form.

Geraint

From the Latin Gerontius, “old man.”

Tudor

People ruler.

Odoacer

“Wealth watcher,” and the general who deposed the last Western Roman emperor.

Ranulf

Ranulf has its origin in the Old Norse Reginúlfr, which means ”decision wolf.” It was introduced into England via the Norman Conquest.

Urban

“Of the city,” and the pope who launched the First Crusade.

Innocent

“Harmless.”

Arthur

Bear.

Edmund

”Prosperous guardian,” and is made of the elements ”ēad” (riches) and ”mund” (protector).

Raymond

“Wise protector.”

Finbar

“Fair head”.

Macbeth

”Son of life”.

Baldwin

”Bold friend.” Its Spanish variant is Balduino, while its French is Baudouin

Henry

Henry is “ruler of the home,” and is from Common Germanic “Haimarīks.” In the United States, Henry is found in the top 100 most popular boy names. Henrika and Hendrikje are feminine variants.

Sigtrygg

Sigtrygg (“victory true”) Silkbeard of Dublin minted the first Irish coins.

Alfonso

It combines adal, noble, and funs, “ready.”

Francis

“Frenchman.”

Roderick

Roderic (”famous ruler”) was the last Visigothic monarch of Hispania. Rod and Rory all trace back to it.

Wulfstan

Wolf stone.

Photios

“Light.”

Lionel

“Little lion,” and a son of Edward III.

Clovis

Clovis (famous in battle) comes from the Frankish Chlodovech (hlod, fame, plus wig, war). Clovis I founded the Merovingian dynasty around 481. It is pronounced as KLOH-vis.

Edwin

Rich friend.

Charles

“Free man.”

Gunther

Gunther (“battle army”) is the Burgundian king of the Nibelungenlied.

Bela

From the old Slavic bel, “white.”

Cyril

“Lordly,” and the monk the Cyrillic alphabet is named after.

Clement

Merciful.

Wolfram

Wolfram (“wolf raven”) von Eschenbach wrote the Grail epic Parzival.

Osman

Osman is the Turkish form of Uthman, “baby bustard.”

Cnut

Cnut the Great ruled England and Norway at once in the 11th century.

Julian

“Youthful.”

Guy

Wood.

Dragos

“Dear,” and founder of Moldavia in the aurochs hunt legend.

Lachlan

“Land of lakes.”

Adrian

Adrian (“from Hadria”) IV is the only Englishman to become pope.

Childebert

From hild, battle, and beraht, “bright.”

Egbert

It is made from ecg (”edge of a blade”) and beorht (”bright”). The German line keeps it as Eckbert.

Niall

“Champion”.

Martin

From Martinus, “of Mars.”

Edric

“Rich ruler.”

Oleg

“Holy.”

Athelstan

The first king to rule all of England was Athelstan and he was crowned in 925. It combines æþele (”noble”) and stan (stone).

Alan

Handsome.

Cenwulf

“Bold wolf.”

Wenceslas

“More glory,” and the duke of the carol Good King Wenceslas.

Douglas

From Gaelic dubh, dark, and glas, “stream.”

Timur

Iron.

Ethelbert

Ethelbert (“noble bright”) of Kent was the first English monarch to be baptized.

Otto

”Wealth” or ”fortune.” Otto reads the same forward and back, and is common in German and Scandinavian families.

Magnus

Latin for ”great” and ”large.”

Rollo

The Viking who founded Normandy went by Rollo, a Latin made from the Old Norse Hrólfr, famed wolf.

Fionn

Fionn (“fair”) mac Cumhaill is the giant of the Giant’s Causeway legend.

Nuño

From the Latin Nonius, “ninth.”

Gareth

“Gentle.”

Frederick

”Peaceful ruler.” Frederick I was nicknamed Barbarossa for his red beard. Fritz and Fred are the everyday short forms.

Edward

“Rich guardian.”

Duncan

Dark warrior.

Leonard

“Brave lion,” and a patron saint of prisoners.

Roland

Roland is symbolizing “glory of the land” and Orlando is its Italian twin. The Song of Roland is the oldest surviving major poem in the French language.

Tancred

”Thoughtful counsel.”

Anselm

Anselm is made of the Germanic ans (”a god”) and helm (”protection”). It survives as the Italian Anselmo and the trimmed Ansel.

Matthias

“Gift of God,” and Matthias Corvinus had the epithet “the Just”.

Ivar

Bow warrior.

Walter

“Ruler of the army”.

Hartwig

“Strong battle.”

Pelayo

Pelayo (“of the sea”) won at Covadonga and founded the Kingdom of Asturias.

Lothair

“Famous army.” The French write it Lothaire.

Sigismund

Welds sigi (victory) and mund (protection): victory’s shield. Sigismund of Luxembourg summoned the Council of Constance that closed the papal schism.

Oisín

Oisín, pronounced USH-een, is “little deer.”

Taliesin

“Shining brow,” and one of the earliest Welsh poets known by name.

Haakon

“High son.”

Casimir

From kazić, to destroy, and mir, “peace.”

Bjorn

Bear.

Hugh

”Mind” or ”spirit.” The medieval Latin Hugo is where Hughes comes from.

Hywel

Hywel (“eminent”) the Good is the king who is credited with medieval Welsh law.

Gonzalo

From Gundisalvus, “battle elf.”

Isaac

“He will laugh,” with roots in the Hebrew Yitsḥaq.

Dunstan

“Dark stone,” and the patron saint of goldsmiths.

Harold

“army ruler”. Hal and Harry are two monikers that I like.

Eustace

Fruitful.

Desiderius

“Longing,” and the last monarch of the Lombards.

Morgan

It has origins in Welsh mor, sea, and cant, “circle.”

Aldric

“Old ruler.”

Sweyn

Old Norse for boy or young warrior. Danish ruler Sweyn Forkbeard invaded England in 1013.

Basil

Basil II (”kingly”) was an emperor known as the Bulgar Slayer.

Ulf

“Wolf”.

Tadhg

Tadhg is pronounced TIGE and means “poet.”

Dagobert

Dagobert I (”shining day”) was among the last Merovingians to hold real power. Dagobert was the first crowned head buried at the Abbey of Saint-Denis.

Jasper

“Treasurer,” and the uncle who raised Henry VII.

Engelbert

It combines Engel, a Germanic tribe, and beraht, “bright.”

Ronan

“Little seal”.

Hubert

“Bright mind.”

Mojmir

“My peace.”

Childeric

Childeric (“battle ruler”) I went to his grave in Tournai with hundreds of gold bees.

Wilfred

”One who wants peace” and comes from wil (desire) and frið (peace).

Odo

Odo is from the Germanic aud and is meaning ”wealth.” It is a close cousin of Otto.

Leofric

Leofric (“dear ruler”) was the husband of Lady Godiva.

Oswin

“God friend.”

Mircea

Mircea has a Slavic root and a meaning that I love: “peace.”

Gaston

It comes from Gascon, “a man from Gascony.”

Alvaro

Guardian of all.

Mindaugas

“Much wisdom,” and the only crowned king of Lithuania.

Dietmar

“Famous people.”

Maurice

Dark-skinned.

Ragnar

Ragnar (“counsel army”) Lodbrok is the saga Viking with the hairy breeches.

Yaroslav

“Fierce glory”.

Bede

Prayer.

Severin

“Stern.”

Radu

“Happy.”

Osric

God ruler.

Bernard

“Brave bear,” and the abbot who preached the Second Crusade.

Theophilos

“Friend of God”.

Birger

“Helper.”

Vlad

Vlad (“rule”) the Impaler lent Bram Stoker the name Dracula.

Rostislav

“Growing glory.”

Michael

“Who is like God?”

Aldhelm

Aldhelm is made of ald, old, and helm, “helmet.”

Sigebert

“Bright victory,” and the husband of the warrior queen Brunhilda.â

Ivo

Yew.

Somerled

Somerled (“summer traveler”) carved out the Kingdom of the Isles.

Hermann

Hermann is made of heri (“army”) and man.

Cian

Ancient.

Alcuin

“Sanctuary friend”.

Richard

Brave ruler.

Thorfinn

It is symbolizing “thunder-Sami.”

Justinian

“Just,” and the emperor who constructed Hagia Sophia.

Madoc

Madoc means “fortunate”.

Godwin

God friend.

Lorcan

From lorcc, fierce, with a suffix, “little fierce one.”

Edwy

Edwy comes from Eadwig, “rich war.”

Joscelin

“A Goth.”

Zbigniew

Dispel anger.

Donald

“World ruler.”

Bertrand

Bright raven.

Heraclius

“Glory of Hera.”

Valerian

Strong.

Gregory

“Watchful”.

Norbert

Norbert combines nord, north, and beraht, “bright.”

Ethelred

Ethelred is symbolizing ”noble counsel” and is from unræd.

Tryggve

“Trustworthy.”

Peter

“Rock.”

Saladin

Saladin (“righteousness of the faith”) took Jerusalem from the crusaders.

Rhys

Ardor.

Caradoc

Beloved.

Aubrey

“Elf ruler”.

Gilbert

Gilbert combines gisil, pledge, and beraht, bright.

Leif

Leif (“heir”) Erikson reached North America about 500 years before Columbus.

Andronikos

From Greek anēr and nikē.

Ansgar

Ansgar (“god spear”) is remembered as the Apostle of the North.

Kenelm

“Bold helmet.”

Ziemowit

“Lord of the family”.

Mahon

“Bear.”

Igor

From the Norse Ingvar, “warrior of Ing.”

Hereward

“Army guard,” and the Saxon rebel who held out at Ely.

Anastasius

“Resurrection.”

Eystein

“Island stone.”

Eberhard

Brave boar.

Boniface

“Good fate,” and Apostle of the Germans.

Hjalmar

“Warrior’s helmet”.

Dmitri

“Of Demeter,” and a Moscow prince who beat the Golden Horde at Kulikovo.

Tiernan

“Lord.”

Constantine

“Steadfast,” and the name of three kings of Scots.

Dominic

“Of the Lord.”

Ferdinand

“Brave journey”.

Halfdan

From Old Norse Hálfdan, “half Dane.”

Florian

“Flowering,” and the patron saint of firefighters.

Bruce

”From Brix”.

Arnulf

“Eagle wolf”.

Cathal

From cath, “battle,” and fal, “rule.”

Godric

God’s ruler.

Diarmuid

Diarmuid, said DEER-mid, means “without envy.”

Thorkell

Thor’s cauldron.

Theodosius

“God-given”.

William

“Resolute protector.”

Branimir

“Protector of peace.”

Arduin

From hard, brave, and wini, “friend.”

Thomas

Thomas (“twin”) Becket was killed inside Canterbury Cathedral.

Cormac

Cormac (“charioteer”) mac Airt is a wise high king of Irish legend.

Robert

“Bright fame.”

Owain

Owain (“well born”) Glyndŵr was the last Welshman as Prince of Wales.

Sviatoslav

“Holy glory.”

Iorwerth

“Handsome lord.”

Abelard

“Noble and resolute”.

Wystan

“Battle stone.”

Erling

Descendant of the earl.

Fitzroy

“Son of the king,” good for royal sons born outside marriage.

Archibald

It combines ercan, genuine, and bald, “bold.”

Arpad

Arpad (“seed”) led the Magyars into the Carpathian Basin.

Dante

Enduring.

Swithin

“Strong,” and a bishop whose feast day is said to predict 40 days of rain.

George

“Farmer,” and the dragon-slaying patron saint of England.

Ambrose

“Immortal.”

Welf

“Whelp,” and a dynasty that gave Italy the Guelph faction.

Boris

Boris (“fighter”) I brought Christianity to Bulgaria.

Ciaran

“Little dark one.”

Gawain

Gawain (“white hawk”) takes the Green Knight’s axe blow in the medieval poem.

Idris

“Ardent lord.”

Lazar

“God has helped,” and a Serbian prince who died at Kosovo.

Cosimo

“Order.”

Werner

Protecting army.

Romanos

“Roman,” and one of the Byzantine emperors.

Liudolf

“People wolf.”

Simon

“He has heard”.

Brian

“Noble.”

Bran

Raven.

Uther

“Terrible.”

Hervé

“Battle worthy”.

Malcolm

From Máel Coluim, “devotee of Saint Columba.”

Maximilian

Maximilian (“greatest”) I of Habsburg who is known in history as the Last Knight.

Edred

Rich counsel.

Nicholas

Victory of the people.

Edgar

“Rich spear.”

Burchard

“Strong castle”.

Conall

“Strong wolf.”

Ralph

Ralph is made of rad, counsel, and wulf, “wolf.”

Bogdan

Bogdan is a name I hear in Romania, and I like its meaning: “God’s gift.”

Olaf

“Ancestor’s descendant.”

Tristan

Tristan (“tumult”) is the knight who falls for Isolde.

Erik

“Eternal ruler,” and the Viking who named Greenland.

Benedict

Blessed.

Lambert

From land and beraht, “bright land.”

Celestine

Heavenly.

Manuel

“God is with us”.

Sancho

Sancho (“sacred”) the Fat of León went to Córdoba to lose weight.

Cadwaladr

“Battle leader.”

Isidore

From the Greek Isidoros, “gift of Isis.”

Aylmer

“Noble and famous.”

Mstislav

It combines mest, revenge, and slava, glory.

Flann

“Red.”

Theodoric

“Ruler of the people,” and the Ostrogoth crowned head whose tomb stands in Ravenna.

Merovech

Merovech (“famous fighter”) is the origin of the Merovingian dynasty.

Kenneth

Handsome.

Gruffydd

Strong lord.

Stanislaw

“Becoming glorious,” and the bishop who is patron saint of Poland.

Wallace

From Anglo-Norman waleis, “foreigner” or “Welshman.”