Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Medieval Names of Biblical Origin

Although Biblical names were sometimes used during the Middle Ages, they did not become really popular in England until after the Reformation and is likely that at least some of the occurrences in written records were the names of Jewish people.

Male

Abel

Abelot

Adam

Adame Adcock Addie
Addy Ade Adecock
Adeite Adekin Adie
Adinet Adkin Aitken
Atkin Adequin  

Andrew

Anderewe Andreas Andreu
Andri Andriet Andrion
Andriu Androu Androuet
Andruche Andry Andryr
Dandi Dandy Tancock
Tandy    

Barnabas

Barnabe Barnaby  

Bartholomew

Badcock Bart Bartel
Bartelemi Bartelmeu Bartelot
Bartholomeus Bartle Bartlet
Bartly Bartolomeus Barty
Bat Batcock Batkin
Batty Bertelemi Bertelemy
Bertelot Berthellemy Bertol
Bertylmew Tholy Tolly
Toly    

Christopher/Christian

Christie Christofarus Christofle
Christofre Christofur Christopherus
Christouer Christy Crestiennet
Cristal Cristall Cristoffle
Cristoforus Cristofre Cristole
Crystall Crysteffor Crystoll
Kester Kit Kitt
Topher    

Daniel

Dane Daniau Dannet
Danyau Danyel Danyell
Danyll    

David

Dafydd Daue Dauid
Dave Davi Davie
Davit Davy Daw
Dawkin Dowd Taff
Taffy    

Elias

Elies Élie Eliot
Elis Elyas Elye
Elyes Elyot Elys
Helias Helie Helies
Helyas Helyes Helyot
Hély    

Gabriel

Gabel Gabell Gabrien
Gabryell    

Isaac

Isac Isake Izaak
Ysaac Ysac  

James/Jacques

Gemmes Iame Iames
Iamys Iemes Jacob
Jacobus Jacominus Jacomus
Jacomynus Jacquelin Jacquemin
Jake Jame Jamettus
Jamys Jaque Jaquemart
Jaquemin Jaquemon Jaques
Jaquet Jeames Jem
Jemmy    

Jasper

Jaspar Jesper  

Jeremy

Jed Jeremiah Jeremias
Jermyn    

Jerome

Gereminus Geronim Geronimus
Jeremimum Jereminum Jeronim
Jeronimus    

Joachim

Joachin John

Han Hancock Hanecock
Hanekin Hanequin Hankin
Hann Ihon Ihone
Iohannes Iohn Iohne
Jack Jacke Jackie
Jacky Jak Jake
Jakke Jan Janequin
Jankin Janot Janyn
Jeacock Jeanin Jehan
Jehanel Jehannequin Jehannin
Jehannot Jehanson Jehen
Jenkin Jock Joe
Johannes Jon Nib
Tib Yon  

Jordan

Iordanus Jordanus Jourdain
Judd Jurdan Jurdanus
Jurdi    

Joseph

Jessop Josep Joses

Melchior

Melcher

Michael

Mial Micahel Michel
Michelet Michell Michiel
Miel Mighel Mighell
Mihel Mihill Mikael
Myghchaell Myghell  

Moses

Moise Moss Mosse
Mosseus Mousse Moyse
Moyses    

Nicholas

Col Colart Cole
Colet Colin Colinet
Colinus Collett Colley
Colyne Nichol Nicholaus
Nichole Nick Nicky
Nicol Nicolas Nicolaus
Nicolet Nicolin Nycolas

Noah

Noe Noes Noy

Paul/Paulinus

Paule Paulin Pawelinus
Pawlin Powel Powle

Peter

Peares Pearse Peirce
Pereret Peres Perez
Perinnet Perote Perrin
Perrot Pers Peterkin
Petrus Petur Petyr
Pierce Pierres Pierrot
Piers    

Sampson

Sam Samm Samson
Sanse Sanses Sanson
Sansonnet Sansum Saunsum

Simon

Seemannus Sim Simcock
Simkin Simmond Simond
Simonnet Simpkin Sym
Symkyn Symme Symon
Symond Symonet Symonnet
Symounde    

Solomon

Salaman Salamon Salemon
Salmon    

Stephen

Estevenot Estève Estevot
Étienne Stefanus Sten
Stephanus Steuan Steven
Stevyn    

Thomas

Mace Macey Tam
Tamas Tammie Thom
Thoma Thomasin Thomasinus
Thomass Thomassin Thome
Thomelin Thomlin Thomme
Thoumas Thoumassin Tom
Tomas Tomkin Tommie
Tommy    

Tobias

Tobey Tobin Toby
Tobye Tobyn Topaz

Female

Anne

Anilla Ann Anna
Annet Annie Annot
Annote Anny Anot
Anote Nan Nance
Nancy Nanette Nanny
Nanss Nina Ninette
Ninon Nota Notekyn

Aphrah

Afra Aphra Auphrey
Ayfara    

Bathsheba

Barsabe Bathshua Bersaba

Bithiah

Bathia Betha Bethia

Christina/Christian

Chrestienne Christaire Christian
Christiana Christiania Christin
Crestienne Crisly Crislye
Cristan Cristeane Cristene
Cristian Cristiana Cristiane
Cristina Cristine Cristinia
Cristy Crystina Kristyan
Kyrstyan Xristiana  

Elizabeth

Bess Besse Besseta
Bessie Bessy Bet
Beth Bethan Betsy
Betta Bette Betty
Elezabeth Elisa Elise
Eliza Elizabet Elizabetha
Elizabethe Elizabetht Elizabez
Elizey Elizibeth Elizibetht
Elsa Elsie Elspat
Elspet Elysabeth Elyzabeth
Libbe Libet Lisa
Liza Lizbeth Lizzie
Tatsy Tatty Tetty
Tibby Tibota  

Eva

Eua Euot Euota
Eve Evelot Evelune
Evette Evota Ewe

Gabriel

Gabella Gabriela  

Hosanna

Hosannah Hosianna Osane
Osanna Osanne Osenne
Ossenna Ozanne  

Isabella

Bela Bele Beleite
Belet Bèle Bella
Belle Belon Belot
Belsant Belsante Bibbey
Bibby Bibel Bibele
Bible Biby Ebbot
Ebeta Ebett Ebota
Esabel Esabell Esobel
Ezabell Hibbot Ibbe
Ibbet Ibbot Ibbota
Ibot Ibota Isa
Isabeau Isabel Isabele
Isabell Isabelle Isabelot
Ishbel Isobel Isobella
Isopel Issabell Issabella
Issobell Issobella Libby
Nibb Sabelina Sabeline
Tibb Tibby Ybelote
Ybot Ysabel Ysabell
Ysabella Ysabelle Ysabelon
Ysabelot Ysabiau  

Jacoba

Jacobina James Jimme

Jacqueline

Jacket Jacklin Jaclyn
Jacquelle Jacquetta Jakelina
Jakemina Jaketta Jakolina
Jaquelinne Jaquelot  

Jane/Joan

Gennat Ioetta Iohane
Iohanna Ione Jahan
Jana Janat Janet
Janeta Jannet Jean
Jeane Jeanette Jeanna
Jeanne Jeene Jehane
Jehanne Jehannete Jehannette
Jehannote Jehenne Jenet
Jennet Jenny Jhone
Jinny Joane Joanette
Joanna Joetta Johamma
Johan Johana Johanna
Johna Johne Johnnett
Jone Jonet Joneta
Jonetam Jonete Jonett
Jonette Jyne  

Lillian derivative of Elizabeth or form of Lily

Lilian Lilias Lilion
Lilla Lillias Lily
Lylie    

Magdalen

Madallaine Madeleine Madelina
Madlen Madlin Madlyn
Magdalene Magdalin Magdelne
Maudeleyn Maudelyn Maudlin
Mawdelyn    

Mary

Maaline Maalot Maleta
Malie Malina Maline
Malkin Malkyn Mall
Malle Malleta Mallkin
Mallot Mally Malot
Malota Malt Maly
Malyn Malyna Mare
Marekyn Mareona Mareoun
Marian Mariana Mariel
Marina Marion Marione
Mariora Mariorie Mariot
Mariota Mariote Marioth
Marioun Marioziota Mariun
Marote May Merione
Merzone Minnie Moll
Molle Mollie Molly
Poll Pollekin Polly

Sapphira form of Zipporah

Sapphire Sefare Sephare

Sarah

Sadie Sairey Sal
Sallie Sally Sara
Sarey Sari Sarra
Sarre Sulley Sully

Simona

Simmonete Simone Symonne

Susannah

Shusan Shusanna Sosanna
Sukie Suky Susan
Susane Susanna Susanney

Theophania

Teffan Teffania Teffany
Tephania Tephna Theffania
Theffanie Theofania Thiphania
Thyphainne Tifaine Tiffan
Tiffania Tiffany Tiffonia
Tiphina Tyfainne Tyffany
Tyffayne Typhainne Typheinne
Typhenete Typhenon  

Thomasina

Macée Masota Masse
Tamasine Tamsin Thamasin
Thomas Thomasia Thomasin
Thomasine Thomasse Thomassete
Thomeson Tomson  

Festivals

The names of Christian festivals or holy days were used for children born on those days from medieval times. They could be either boys' or girls' names.

Christmas Easter Loveday
Midwinter Pentecost  

Pasques (m)

Paques Paquier Pascal
Paschal Pasche Pascoe
Pascow Pask Paskell
Pasquier    

Loveday (f)

Daylof Dayluue Leuare
Leudedai Leue Leued
Leuedaei Liuedai Loue
Louedai Loueday Lovdie
Love Lovedaia Lovedaya
Loveta Lovota Lowdy
Luueday Luuedei Luveday

Monks

On entering the cloister, many people took a new Christian name to symbolise their new life. Whilst these were often taken from the Bible or a Christian saint, they could also be chosen for their holy or virtuous meaning. Some of these were also used as given names.

Adeodatus Angel Bonaventure
Deodat Deodatus Deodonatus
Desideratus Desiderius Deusdedit
Dieudonne Dominic Fidelis
Homobonus Humilis Pantaleon
Vitalis    


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

Copies may be made for personal use only.


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