I need some boy’s names that would have been popular in the 16th-17th centuries. I’m looking for things beyond the typical [name]John[/name], [name]Charles[/name], [name]James[/name], etc. This is for something I’m writing and I’d like to mix up my characters’ names a little. Can anyone help?
Well, I think most boys WERE named [name]John[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]William[/name], etc. Other names might be…
[name]Robert[/name]
[name]Roger[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]
[name]Francis[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Richard[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Anthony[/name]
phoebesmom gave a pretty good list!
Some others:
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Ambrose[/name]
[name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]/[name]Barnabus[/name]
[name]Barnard[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Cornelius[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Geoffrey[/name]
[name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Godfrey[/name]
[name]Humphrey[/name]
[name]Jerome[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Lawrence[/name]
[name]Leonard[/name]
[name]Louis[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Martin[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name]
[name]Maurice[/name]
[name]Michael[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Ralph[/name]
[name]Reynold[/name]
[name]Reginald[/name]
[name]Rowland[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]