Of Knights, Ladies and Heroines

Girl Names
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My medieval mood inspired me to make a knightly list for boys and now one for the girls. This is mainly just because I thought it would be fun to gather as many of these kind of names as possible, but also research for future Babas. Basically what I’m after are names that would suit medieval maidens, huntresses and female knights: romantic, beautiful, brave and powerful. So, what names do you think should go on the list?

Inspirational (photo) links:
one - two - three - four - five - six - seven - eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen

The list this far:

Aillean
Alaida
[name]Angharad[/name]
Anglitoran
[name]Aravis[/name]
[name]Arcadia[/name]
Argante
Arianrod
[name]Atalanta[/name]
[name]Athene[/name]
Bellicent
Belphoebe
Blanchefleur
Blodeuwedd/[name]Blodwen[/name]
Bradamante
[name]Branwen[/name]
Caelia
[name]Callisto[/name]
[name]Ceridwen[/name]
Clarimond
Clarissant
Daronwy
Eilonwy
[name]Elaine[/name]
Elbereth
Ellisiv
Elysant
[name]Endellion[/name]
Esclarimonde
Esmeree
Ferelith
Florimell
Florisdelfa
[name]Genoveva[/name]
Gililen
[name]Gillian[/name]
Glitonea
[name]Guinevere[/name]/Gwynevere
Gwenllian
Helie
[name]Idony[/name]
Igraine
[name]Isolde[/name]/[name]Yseult[/name]
Laudine
Lisanor
[name]Lore[/name]
[name]Luned[/name]
Lyonesse
[name]Marian[/name]
Marisque
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Melora[/name]
[name]Morgana[/name]/[name]Morganetta[/name]
Morgause
Nimue
Niniane
[name]Olwen[/name]
Orchil
[name]Oriana[/name]
Pulzella
Ragnell
[name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Rowena[/name]
[name]Roxana[/name]
Rusalka
Saraide
[name]Seren[/name]
Soredamor
Tamise
[name]Tanaquil[/name]
[name]Tarian[/name]
[name]Tegan[/name]
Trephina
Tryamore
Ursaly
Verseria
Ydian
[name]Yvaine[/name]

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My favorites.
[name]Athene[/name]
Bellicent
Belpheobe
[name]Branwen[/name]
Caelia
[name]Elaine[/name]
Clarimond
Eilonwy
Igraine
[name]Isolde[/name]
Lisanor
[name]Melisande[/name]
Niniane (she’s back!!! She’s my favorite!)
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Seren[/name]- love love love this one! I’ve added this one to my list as a way to honor my mom
[name]Yvaine[/name]

This is always so much fun!

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[name]Love[/name] these magical, mediaeval lists :slight_smile: My favourites for pretty maids:

[name]Alice[/name], [name]Anstice[/name], Arminell, [name]Cay[/name], Elnor, [name]Elowen[/name], [name]Emblyn[/name], Ennor, Eseld, [name]Evanna[/name], [name]Fay[/name], Foye, Ia, [name]Isobel[/name], [name]Kelyn[/name], Lamorna, Lerryn, Loer, Loveday, Lowenna, [name]Luna[/name], [name]Mabyn[/name], [name]Mairead[/name], Meraud, [name]Merryn[/name], Morvoren, [name]Ophelia[/name], [name]Rosalind[/name], Rosenwyn, [name]Senara[/name], Steren, [name]Tamsin[/name], Wenna

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A beautiful list ^^

I see Esmeree, but I’ve seen it as Esmeray, a spelling I much prefer :slight_smile:

Maybe some of these?
Quenilda
Queniva
Ludivine
Lilivere
Somerilda
Rixende
Emerence
Ombeline
Viatrix
Ursinia
Ysabeau
[name]Ismay[/name]
[name]Ishbel[/name]
[name]Romola[/name]
Marsaili
[name]Damaris[/name]
Romarin
[name]Ali[/name]énor
[name]Sunniva[/name]
[name]Severine[/name]
Audovére
Basileia
[name]Boudicca[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]
[name]Ligeia[/name]
Alastríona
[name]Albinia[/name]
[name]Nolwenn[/name]
[name]Bathsheba[/name] (Betsabé)
Radka
Alifair
Bridgidine
Bérangère
Calluna
[name]Cassiopeia[/name]
Cypriana/Cyprienne
[name]Cyrilla[/name]
Dainora
Despoena
Eanswythe/Eanswith
Ealisaid
Eidothea
[name]Ekaterina[/name]
Ellidi
Altisadora
Ellesmere
Elswyth/Elswitha
Endzela
Ermengarde
[name]Felixa[/name]/[name]Felixia[/name]
[name]Frostine[/name]
Garance
[name]Hadassah[/name]
[name]Hannelore[/name]
Idumea
Isidra
Ivalo
Jocosa
Jolivet
[name]Kerensa[/name]
Kinneret
[name]Leocadia[/name]
Liliola
Loredana
Lorien
Lysandra
Madelief
[name]Marjolaine[/name]
[name]Melusine[/name]/a
Millefleur
Minver/Menefrida
Myrto
Myrrine
Nevillia
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Ovidia[/name]
[name]Persis[/name]
Polymnia
[name]Pomona[/name]
Pranvera
Proserpina
Ravensara
Silvestra
Sinikka
Solifera
Sunilda
Ségolène
Taddea
Terpsichore
Toivoa
Vaivora
Vakarine
Virelai
Willeca
Wynnfrith
[name]Zenovia[/name]/[name]Zenobia[/name]

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YES to this thread!! My favourites are: Blodeuwedd, [name]Ceridwen[/name], [name]Melisande[/name], [name]Oriana[/name], [name]Seren[/name], Belphoebe, Esmeree and [name]Morgana[/name]!

Adding to the list:
[name]Astoria[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]
[name]Anthea[/name]
[name]Bellatrix[/name]
Aveturine
Tiarella
Amaranth
[name]Leontine[/name]
[name]Elysia[/name]
Megara/[name]Megan[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name]/[name]Elisabeth[/name]
Faerydae
[name]Serafina[/name]
Zephyrina
[name]Titania[/name]
[name]Mathilda[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Vittoria[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]/[name]Constantina[/name]
[name]Annora[/name]
[name]Basilia[/name]
[name]Osanna[/name]
[name]Violetta[/name]
Loveday
[name]Laetitia[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Anais[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name]/[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Katerina[/name]
[name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Magdelene[/name]
[name]Hyacinth[/name]
[name]Finola[/name]/[name]Fenella[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Esmeralda[/name]
[name]Forsythia[/name]
[name]Mariposa[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Leocadia[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name]/[name]Callia[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
Hespera
[name]Pomeline[/name]
Meadowsweet

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[name]Arwen[/name]
Galadriel
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Heloise[/name]

I’m trying to think of some not listed already and it is hard. Great list! :slight_smile:

Another:
[name]Vasilisa[/name]

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I have a feeling I’m going to be falling in love with a lot of the names on this list! :stuck_out_tongue:

Some more inspiration: one - two - three

Some more names:
[name]Arianne[/name]
[name]Daenerys[/name]
Lagertha

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I would like to wholeheartedly second the suggestion of Quenilda. It absolutely deserves more attention. [name]Kay[/name] did a writeup on it here: http://nookofnames.com/2011/07/13/minding-my-ps-and-qs-quenilda/

[name]Angharad[/name], [name]Arcadia[/name], and [name]Guinevere[/name] are favorites.

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Tee hee. My daddy’s guinea pigs when he was a little boy were named [name]Blodwen[/name] and Medwyn :wink: They also had a corgi called Boyo. I think perhaps my Pop was more Welsh than my dad realised… lol.

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Thanks, ladies!

C&P1: I can’t believe I didn’t add [name]Rosalind[/name]! I’ve taken [name]Rosalind[/name] and Illyria off my name lists, that might be why… thanks! And I love Steren, Arminell, [name]Elowen[/name], Ennor, Eseld, [name]Fay[/name], [name]Isobel[/name], Lerryn, Loveday (!), Rosenwyn, [name]Senara[/name] and [name]Tamsin[/name]. I really like all of them though, but those are my loves. Thank you very much indeed.

Dearest: Oh my, I really love them all! Ursinia, Somerilda, Emerence, Rixende, [name]Hannelore[/name], Ermengarde and Kinneret are absolutely magnificent! And Esmeray might be even better than Esmeree. Thank you, kjære.

Teagardens: yes! Thank you. I love [name]Leontine[/name], [name]Elysia[/name], [name]Osanna[/name], [name]Violetta[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Leocadia[/name] and [name]Pomeline[/name], all fabulous.

Cygnus: [name]Arwen[/name] and [name]Heloise[/name] are amazing. Thank you! [name]Vasilisa[/name] too, wonderful.

More names please!

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[name]Alyssa[/name], I forgot to add my [name]Daenerys[/name] pic’s! She was supposed to be in there as well. Oh, well, thank you!

[name]Maple[/name], oooooh Quenilda! I love nook, I have read about it, it will go onto the list. Thanks for the reminder!

[name]Ren[/name], haha, guinea pig named [name]Blodwen[/name]. I love guinea pigs, they’re hilarious… It’s a fab name though, right?

Thanks again!

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What a neat list, thanks for sharing!
I especially like:
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Rowena[/name] (love it)
[name]Roxana[/name]
[name]Branwen[/name]
[name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Melora[/name]

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Alaida - pretty
[name]Angharad[/name] - perfect for your description
Arianrod - I prefer [name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Athene[/name] - I prefer [name]Althea[/name]
[name]Branwen[/name] - not one I really like but it definitely has the feel you’re looking for
Ferelith - I like the sound of this one but not the spelling (bit too ferretty)–Faralith?
[name]Luned[/name] - just heard this one the other day and I think it’s lovely
[name]Guinevere[/name] - love
Gwenllian - never heard of this but it’s beautiful
[name]Melisande[/name] - gorgeous
[name]Olwen[/name] - reminds me of Lorual–I swear I’ve heard this before but I can’t remember where
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Rowena[/name] - I’ve always liked this one
Saraide - gorgeous!
Verseria - I’ve never heard of this one but I love it!

I just heard a name in the [name]Lilac[/name] [name]Fairy[/name] book (I’m listening to it, so I don’t know how it’s spelled) but it sounded like Rosenik/Rosinek–the name of a farmer’s daughter. I thought it was pretty awesome. Not sure if you’ve read these color [name]Fairy[/name] Books by Lang, but they have a wealth of amazing names similar to what you’ve listed above.

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Kala_way, those books are great! I am slowly collecting them all :slight_smile:

[name]Ottilie[/name], I have a stack of my Russian and [name]German[/name] folklore textbooks/materials from college that you’ve inspired me to dive into again. <3

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I just love these kinds of names! Medieval stuff is so cool; I’ve always wanted to go to a Renaissance Fair!

I can’t even begin to comment on this list of names; they’re all so helpful and cool in their own ways. I do think my favorites so far are:
Belphoebe
Blodeuwedd/[name]Blodwen[/name]
[name]Endellion[/name]
Ferelith
Gwenllian (though I’d prefer it Gwynlian)

My only comment on your list:
Aillean - Is cool, in theory, but sounds like Alien

[name]One[/name] I could add? Hm, I always felt that [name]Tamar[/name], [name]Tanis[/name], Taneth, and [name]Tamsin[/name] could fit into that category. Could [name]Philomena[/name], Fiametta, Winnifreya, Wildebriar, [name]Aurelia[/name], or [name]Bernadette[/name] work too? I think so!

[name]Love[/name] these kinds of names! [name]Will[/name] bookmark this thread just in case I need some Medieval names or inspiration.

ALSO I think we need a quiz in the Name Games with a Medieval plot and with some of these names as options!!!

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Perhaps you might like a few of these:

[name]Alys[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Beata[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Elanor[/name]
[name]Eliska[/name]
Everild
[name]Freja[/name]/ Freyja
[name]Hyacintha[/name]
[name]Gwendoline[/name]
[name]Gwyneira[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Nydia[/name]
[name]Petra[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Selene[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
Tinuviel
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]

I love this style btw! Tried my best to not repeat, a lot of my favorites have already been mentioned.

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Oh hey there, entire female cast of [name]Merlin[/name] except for [name]Gwen[/name]. And entire female cast of Camelot except for Igraine. I love this thread already. I’m procrastinating writing my paper about Sir [name]Gawain[/name] and the [name]Green[/name] [name]Knight[/name] right now, so the timing couldn’t be more perfect.

More inspiration: http://images.betterworldbooks.com/044/Young-Guinevere-9780440412915.jpg

This was my absolute favorite book when I was little, mostly because I have a similar name and liked to think I looked like [name]Guinevere[/name] (we do have similar coloring!) The illustrations are truly spectacular–there was one picture in particular of [name]Guinevere[/name] looking at her reflection in a polished table that I used to stare at for hours on end. And I also really liked that [name]Guinevere[/name] ran around in the woods dressed like a huntress and encountered shapeshifters and fought terrifying beasts.

But anyway. Names. Most of my favorites have already been suggested, but:

Now that [name]Rosamund[/name] and [name]Rosalind[/name] have been covered, how about [name]Rosaline[/name]?

Some others:
[name]Aira[/name]
[name]Eira[/name]
[name]Aemilia[/name]
[name]Pamina[/name]
[name]Aliena[/name]
[name]Azenor[/name]
Enmyria
[name]Ginevra[/name]
[name]Margarethe[/name]

For Occitan names with a similar vibe, I recommend reading [name]Kate[/name] Mosse’s book Labyrinth. The story is only so-so, but the names are fantastic.

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I love this thread! I’m a fan of medieval setting and names…

From your list, I like:

Aillean
[name]Angharad[/name]
[name]Arcadia[/name]
[name]Atalanta[/name]
[name]Athene[/name]
Belphoebe
[name]Branwen[/name]
Caelia
[name]Callisto[/name]
[name]Ceridwen[/name]
Clarimond
Clarissant
Elbereth
Elysant
[name]Endellion[/name]
Gililen
[name]Gillian[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name]/Gwynevere
[name]Idony[/name]
Igraine
[name]Isolde[/name]/[name]Yseult[/name]
Laudine
[name]Luned[/name] --> Prefer [name]Lunette[/name].
[name]Marian[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
Nimue
Niniane
[name]Rowena[/name]
Rusalka
[name]Seren[/name]
[name]Tanaquil[/name]

More ideas:
[name]Eowyn[/name] --> My first thought.
[name]Calantha[/name]
Celandine
Galadriel
[name]Ginevra[/name]
[name]Joan[/name]
Forestyne
[name]Lynette[/name]
[name]Arethusa[/name]
[name]Astoria[/name]
Cwenhild
Cyneburg
Eadwynn
[name]Amoret[/name]
Oletha
[name]Ravenna[/name]
[name]Sigourney[/name]
[name]Clemence[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
Ayleth
[name]Hildegard[/name]
Angmar
[name]Ysabel[/name]
[name]Thora[/name]

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Huh. I didn’t know this was listed here. Shame there’s no data to go with it.

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I love those faerie books as well. Gorgeous! Rosenik is beautiful, [name]Kala[/name]! Cygnus, I implore you to share awesome names you come across…

Liviajoan, I am not saying all the names are usable. [name]Just[/name] collecting! [name]Tamar[/name] is gorgeous and fits perfectly. [name]Aurelia[/name], Winnifreya and [name]Bernadette[/name] fits too. [name]Philomena[/name] and [name]Fiammetta[/name] are crossing the border over to frills in my head, but beautiful names (and on my list for future babies).

Elizabethrose, [name]Alys[/name], [name]Arden[/name], Freyja, [name]Gwendolen[/name], [name]Gwyneira[/name], [name]Gwyneth[/name], Everild, [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Millicent[/name], [name]Selene[/name], [name]Thalia[/name], Tinuviel, [name]Veronica[/name] all fit in nicely. I’m trying to exclude frilly names (so lots of beautiful names have been mentioned, but I’m not adding them because they’re too sweet and princesslike ). Thank you!

Geekie, Igraine is there, you need to have a better look :wink: I love [name]Gawain[/name] and the [name]Green[/name] [name]Knight[/name], by the way, if I ever have a boy, I’m 95% certain he’ll be a [name]Gawain[/name]. [name]Rosaline[/name] is crossing the frilly-border for me. I do love [name]Aira[/name], [name]Eira[/name] and Enmyria. The [name]Kate[/name] Mosse books do have some good names… Dearest already suggested the enchanting Rixende! Thanks, sweetie.

c@29, ooh love [name]Eowyn[/name], Forestyne, Eadwyn, [name]Amoret[/name] (I forgot to put this on myself, so thanks!), [name]Ravenna[/name], [name]Clemence[/name] and [name]Thora[/name]! Thank you!

[name]Will[/name] add to the list later today.