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Medieval Names

Here is a collection of interesting Medieval Names that I have collected. they come from a wide variety of sources. Also there is name places and title. Anything interesting when it comes to names. This is an ongoing list that is growing so bookmark this and check back.

I have compiled this list of Medieval Names and places from a wide variety of sources including books, historical events and places, novels and many other sources.

If you are a video game player and looking for an interesting name this is a great resource. If you are a writer or video game designer this is also a great resource because of all the interesting place and event names.

Trying to put together a good Medieval name title like Sir John of Canterbury or Lord Markett the Brave? Hop down the page to the Title and Name Suggestions

Medieval Title and Naming Suggestions Before the Persons name you can put their title. Some examples:

• Lord Baldor
• Archbishop Drake
• Commander Dilston
• Duke William
• Duchess Elizabeth
• Prince William

You can also append to the name of the person and there were two usual ways to do this: By the place they came from or a characteristic about them

• Characteristics:
• Sir William The Brave
• Lord Walter The Courageous
• Sir James the Red
• Admiral Stout the Strong
• The Lionhearted
• The Great
• From Where:
• Mary, Queen of Scots
• The Archbishop of Canterbury
• The Prince of Wales
• William of Wykeham
• Roland of York

Of course you can combine these two techniques and create the name with a suffix and a prefix

Sir William the Strong

Medieval Title and Naming Suggestions 

Before the Persons name you can put their title. Some examples:

• Lord Baldor
• Archbishop Drake
• Commander Dilston
• Duke William
• Duchess Elizabeth
• Prince William

You can also append to the name of the person and there were two usual ways to do this: By the place they came from or a characteristic about them

Characteristics:

• Sir William The Brave
• Lord Walter The Courageous
• Sir James the Red
• Admiral Stout the Strong
• The Lionhearted
• The Great

From Where:

• Mary, Queen of Scots
• The Archbishop of Canterbury
• The Prince of Wales
• William of Wykeham
• Roland of York

Of course you can combine these two techniques and create the name with a suffix and a prefix

Sir William the Strong

Interesting Medieval Names 

• Hadrian
• Lord Crewe
• Walter De Bolbec
• Earl of Derwintwater
• Lord Montagu
• Sir John Fenwick of Wallington
• Oliver Cromwell
• Justice McKinnon
• Sir Clifton Writingham
• Walter deGrey
• Roger de Mowbray
• Joseph Rowntree
• Geoffrey Chaucer
• William of Wykeham
• Francis Drake
• Simon de Montfort
• John of Gaunt
• William of Orange
• Lord Cornwallis
• Edmund Cartwright
• Charles the Bald
• Benedict
• Gregory
• Peter
• Henry
• Frederick
• Walter
• Thomas
• Arthur
• Bryce
• Donald

• Amelia the Countess of Derwentwater
• Gloriana
• Good Queen Bess
• Catherine of Aragon
• Anne of Cleves
• Mary, Queen of Scots
• Mary of Guise
• Arabella
• Elizabeth
• Hildegard
• Brunhild
• Adelaide
• Alice
• Beatrix
• Cristiana
• Eleanor
• Emeline
• Isabel
• Juliana
• Margaret
• Matilda
• Mirabelle
• Rose
• Helena
• Guinevere
• Isolde
• Maerwynn
• Muriel
• Winifred

Titles

• Lord
• King
• Duke
• Earl
• Bishop
• Count
• Sir
• Alderman
• Admiral
• Vicar
• Monk
• Archbishop
• Prince
• Cardinal
• Chancellor

• Lady
• Queen
• Duchess
• Countess
• Princess
• Lady in Waiting
• Maid
• Maiden
• Dame

Interesting Medieval Names from Places

• Priests Hole
• Hexham Road
• Penny Pie
• Riddlehamhope Hall
• Muggleswick (yup and not related to Harry Potter )
• Gillygate
• Bishops Bridge
• Knavesmire
• Skeldergate Bridge
• Ulster Plantation

• The Cheviot Hills
• Maiden Way
• Blanchland Abbey
• The Devil’s Causeway
• The Forest of Coucy
• Stonegate
• Bookbinders Alley
• Goodramgate
• The Shambles
• Westminster Abbey
• Little Wenham

Medieval Names and Places that are simply too cool to miss

• The Devils Causeway
• The Queens Cave on Dipton Burn
• Hadrian’s Wall
• Drumclog Moss
• The Case of Jenkins’ Ear
• The Knights of Malta
• The Order of the Dragon
• The Order of the Golden Fleece

• The Red Tower
• The Black Death
• The Cave of Mother Shipton
• The Wedgwood Potteries
• Lord Protector of the Commonwealth
• Knights Templar
• The Order of Saint Lazarus

One of the great things, which is also one of the bad things, about epic fantasy is the proliferation of the big multi series epic works. We are all familiar with many of these and they range from Tolkien to Robert Jordan, Terry Brooks, Stephen Donaldson and well, practically every fantasy writer has imbibed in this form.  But it does pose a bit of a problem. If you are starting a series you need to keep the books straight. Which books are next? How many are in the series or even how many are currently in the series and how many are projected.

You also have the problem of trying to pick a new series to start. This brings up its own questions. What authors have what series?

 I have put together a webpage that helps with this problem. It is the Massive collection of series and I think it might be the largest one on the web. It currently has 53 series listed by 23 different authors and it’s getting close to 300 books.

If you are in a fantasy series or considering a new series you should check out the list. It is a great reference. The Massive List of Fantasy Series

A New Tolkien work will be coming out. The unfinished work “Children of Hurin” which Tolkien started in 1918 then later abandoned will be coming out. His son has finished it and it is scheduled to be published next april. read the article about this