[name]Hi[/name] Berries!
I’m looking for medieval clunky, preferably germanic in origin, names. Favorites so far are: Hadewych, Roslindis/Roslinde, Mariken, Elsabijn, Dietlinde, [name]Mathilde[/name], Roswitha, Sieglinde and Wendelin. Could you help me find more of these?
Thanks!
Adalheidis
Allovera
Aldegund
[name]Adelais[/name]
Amalasuintha
Berengaria
[name]Brunhild[/name]
Cunigund
Ermingard
[name]Frida[/name]
Gerhild
Godeliva
Hadewig
Herleva
[name]Hildegard[/name]
Ingeburg
Ishild
[name]Odilia[/name]
Roslindis
Swanahilda
Thanks namelover!
I like
Adalheidis
[name]Frida[/name]
Godelieve
[name]Odilia[/name] or [name]Ottilie[/name]
Swanahilda - but too Swanlike, however it is kind of a family name: my grandmothers name was Swaantina 
I love
[name]Adelais[/name] - how is it pronounced? [name]Add[/name]-uh-lays? I would pronounce it [name]Ah[/name]-duh-lah-ees…
I’m glad you liked it! I’ve never really posted about medieval names. [name]Adelais[/name] is really pretty, isn’t it? I think you could pronounce it a few ways: [name]AD[/name]-eh-lay, [name]AD[/name]-eh-lace (my favorite way to say it) or ad-eh-[name]LAY[/name]-iss.
Some of these are not that clunky, but they are pretty, and Germanic
[name]Aletta[/name]
Almarine
[name]Arietta[/name]
Clarimonde
[name]Clothilde[/name]
[name]Elke[/name]
[name]Elodia[/name], [name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Ethelinda[/name], [name]Etheline[/name] - nn [name]Ettie[/name]/[name]Etty[/name]
[name]Hannelore[/name]
[name]Hildegarde[/name], [name]Hilde[/name]
[name]Louetta[/name]
[name]Lumina[/name]
[name]Odila[/name], [name]Odile[/name], [name]Odelia[/name]
Orlane
thank you, niteowl, [name]Aletta[/name] is my own name
Others i like are: [name]Elodie[/name], Almarine, [name]Hannelore[/name] and [name]Hildegarde[/name], however, in Dutch they are pron. differently and lose some of their charm…
Would love some more suggestions
Fredegund
[name]Matilda[/name]
Radegund
Theophano
[name]Clare[/name]
[name]Rosalia[/name]
and everyones most hated [name]Gertrude[/name].
Your name is so pretty!
[name]Adeliza[/name], Azalaïs, Adosinda, Alruna, Aregund
Bathilde, Brunissende
[name]Edeline[/name], Ethelind, Elswyth/Elswitha, Ethelwynn, Etelvina, Erdmuthe, Erelieva, Everelda
Fredegond, Farahild/Pharaïlde
Godeleine, [name]Griselda[/name], Gytha
Lydwina
Nanthild, Notburga
Ortrud, Osterhilde
Rosfrith
Similde
Thusnelda, Trudeliese
Adney
Aethelind
Akelda
Alchfrid
Aldreda
Alkelda
Amalfrida
Areagne
Athilda
Aylild
Bertrade
Claramond
Eadwine
Edilda
Einilda
Elfilda
Elysande
Engeled
Engeleisia
Engelieth
Engelise
Eormengard
[name]Estrid[/name]
Glismoda
[name]Heloise[/name]
Hugolina
Leofrun
Magnhild
Mindred
Ostrogotho
Rimilda
Rohesia
Selova
Somerild
Sunigilda
Sunilda
Theodananda
@lexie Thank you for your suggestions! I like [name]Matilda[/name], but prefer [name]Mathilde[/name]. [name]Rosalia[/name] is also pretty,but not as germanic/clunky as i’m looking for. Fredegund sounds pretty in [name]German[/name], and i love the Fre-beginning, but in Dutch the g is quite harsh and I’m not fond of that sound in a name (with Hadewych/Hadewig being the exception). Same goes for Radegund and [name]Gertrude[/name]/Geertruida.
@yma Thanks for the compliment and the names:
I like Bathilde, Edelinde, Elswitha (isn’t this a smush-name?), Farahilde, Godelinde (however, i would probably never use a name with God in it, since i’m not religious), Trudeliese is really cute
@ottilie, what a list! I like Claramond but like [name]Rosamond[/name] the last part of the name is also the dutch word for mouth and feels a bit awkward. Elysande sounds pretty, can you tell me something about it’s origin? [name]Estrid[/name] or [name]Astrid[/name] is a name i quite like, but is a bit dated here.
I love [name]Heloise[/name]! And Rohesia is also pretty, even though it makes me think of Rhodesia Somerild/Somerilde i like, is this related to the scandinavian name Somarliðr? Thanks for the inspiration you gave me with this list!
About Elysande: Alahsind is the original spelling; it consists of the two Germanic words [name]Alah[/name] (hall, temple) and sinþ/sind (travel/journey/way/path). [name]James[/name] II of [name]Aragon[/name]'s last wife was called Elisenda (which I am assuming is the Catalan version of the name as she was from Catalonia). Other variations include Alicsen, Elicsenda, Elisende, [name]Elis[/name]èn, Elisind, Elysant, Helisende and [name]Helisent[/name].
Somerild/Somerilde/Somerilda: They come from the old Norse name Sumarhild (summer + battle). The word liðr in Somarliðr means “to pass”. So not the same, but, of course, both have summer in them.
[name]Hildegard[/name], [name]Hedwig[/name] and [name]Magda[/name] come to mind.
Thank you [name]Ottilie[/name] for the additional info!
Bigsweater: Thanks for your reply I do like [name]Hedwig[/name], but love Hadewych better, since it is a family name.
More input is still welcome!
Aww, glad you think so! 
I believe Trudeliese was the only smush-name I suggested; to my (limited) knowledge, Elswitha/Elswyth/Alswitha/etc. comes from the Old English (Anglo-[name]Saxon[/name]) name Ealhswith, a compound of O.E. [i]ealh[/i] “temple” (also found in Elysand/[name]Helisent[/name], I see!) + [i]swith[/i] “strong”.
I know what you mean about God- names ([name]Godiva[/name], [name]Godfrey[/name], Godric…), but have yet to write them off completely myself – in part because they’re so ancient that the “God” syllable represents a lost pre-[name]Christian[/name] (i.e. pagan) concept, which appeals to this subversive geek girl, anyway
(Another thing! It is really too bad about the -mond names (sadly, eliminates Florimonde, Esclarmonde), but what about -mund?)
[name]Hi[/name] yma,
Yes, in the mean time i did some internet searching on Elswitha and realized that is wasn’t a smush name Thank you for the extra information.
About the God-names: I feel the same, and have not wrote them off completely, but some people who know me might find it odd for me to choose such a name. However, the name [name]Elisabeth[/name] is as, if not more religious, and I don’t feel the same hesitation…
Thank you
Serilda
Zerelda
I like [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]! It’s not too clunky or complex that it’s hard to read and understand, but it still has that old vibe!