Medieval German Given Names from Silesia

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Talan Gwynek
Copyright 1998 by Brian M. Scott.

Introduction. This is a compilation of the given names found in Hans Bahlow’s Mittelhochdeutsches Namenbuch nach schlesischen Quellen (Neustadt an der Aisch: Verlag Degener & Co., 1975). The title may be translated Middle High German Name Book from Silesian Sources. The book is a study of personal names from medieval Silesian records, especially those of the towns of Legnica (Liegnitz), Wroclaw (Breslau), and Görlitz. Most of the book is devoted to the bynames, but there is a short final section on given names, and most of the byname citations also include given names. As is usual in medieval records, the overwhelming majority of persons named are men, but the book is still a rich trove of the given names used in Silesia in the 14^th and 15^th centuries.

More precisely, the bulk of the citations are from the 14^th and 15^th centuries. The 13^th and 16^th centuries are somewhat less well represented, and there is a handful of citations from the 12^th century or earlier. A few citations, mostly early, are from other parts of the German language area.

At the end of the first millenium, Silesia was inhabited by Slavonic tribes and was part of Poland. German settlement in the area did not really get under way until the 12^th century. Thus, many of the names show Slavic influence, especially in the diminutives and pet forms.

Organization. The arrangement of the data is most easily explained by reference to a typical entry. Here is one of medium size, that for the name Paul. For the headword I have generally chosen a form of the full name that is both typical of the data and reasonably familiar. This is followed by variants and then by diminutives and pet forms. The order in which they are arranged is not entirely systematic, but I have generally tried to group similar forms together. (Thus, Pawil immediately follows Pawel.) I have also generally placed Latinized forms, like Paulus, after the corresponding German forms, and I have tried to place the German diminutives before the ones that show Slavic influence.

The number 14 following the name Paul means that there were 14 instances of this form in the data. I have omitted the number when a form appeared only once, as is the case with Pauel. The numbers following the colon are the dates of the citations, listed in chronological order. In some cases Bahlow gave a range of dates, e.g., 1337-39, the third date for Paulus; these have been inserted into the list according to the date at the middle of the range, in this case 1338. A number in parentheses immediately following a date indicates multiple citations from that year. Thus, there were two 1451 citations for Paul, two 1384 citations for Pauwel, two 1433 citations for Pawel, and one for each of the other forms. Occasional brief comments appear in square brackets. (Sometimes this is no more than a more familiar form of the name.)

Paul 14: 1363, 1369, 1372, 1408, 1415, 1422, 1427, 1441, 1451 (2), 1476, 1495, 1535, 1554

Pauwel 7: 1381, 1383, 1384 (2), 1389, 1394, 1419

Pauel: 1411

Pawel 7: 1349, 1415, 1422, 1423, 1429, 1433 (2)

Pawil 2: 1380, 1431

Paulus 3: 1317, 1335, 1437-39

Paschke 3: 1333, 1394, 1437-39 [a Slavic pet form]

Paschkewicz: 1444

Some of the pet forms are associated with more than one full name. An example is Örtel, which may be from Ortlib, Ortolf, etc. If a citation includes both a pet form and a full form for the same person, I have listed the pet form under the full form. I have listed other instance of the same pet form under the same full form, unless they are known to represent another. If, as with Örtel, no instance of the pet name is associated with a specific full form, I have made it a separate entry. (The one exception is Bastian, which I have listed under the much more familiar Sebastian, though the latter does not occur in the data.)

Finally, it is not feasible to count persons, so I have counted citations; this should still give a good general indication of which names were most popular.

Cautions. The Mittelhochdeutsches Namenbuch leaves something to be desired as a source. Both internal evidence and comparison with citations in Brechenmacher’s Etymologisches Wörterbuch der Deutschen Familiennamen suggest that Bahlow is a bit careless about the exact forms of citations, and in some places it is impossible to be certain exactly what form is being cited. Having no practical alternative, I have taken all citations at face value. A few of the citations were too ambiguous to be used at all; in most cases, however, I have given them what seemed the most probable interpretation.

Some of the names were abbreviated in the original sources. In some cases the intended expansion seems reasonably certain, and I have silently expanded abbreviations. Had I not done so, the single most common form under Nicolaus would have been Nic., which in fact accounts for most of the citations listed for Nicolaus.

In his section on given names, Bahlow gives examples of names that were quite rare in his data, sometimes in several forms. Such names are therefore certainly over-represented in the following tabulation. This means that a ranking based on these frequencies will surely be misleading at the lower end. Nevertheless, it is safe to assume that masculine names that occur very often, especially if they gave rise to a large number of pet forms, were in fact popular. None of the feminine names occurs especially often, but the number of variants and especially of pet forms is again some indicator of popularity.

Mens Names

Achatius: 1528
Adam 5: 1351, 1418, 1425, 1449, 1453
Adelman: 1227
Adolfus: 1315
Agilwardus: 1288
Alardus 2: 1150, 1239
Albrecht 16: 1271, 1309, 1311-31, 1327, 1334, 1350, 1368, 1369, 1380, 1382, 1386 (2), 1395, 1397, 1401, 1584 Olbrecht: 1401
Albert: 1286
Albertus 5: 1297-1311, 1298-1315, 1314-23, 1352, 1408
Elbel 3: 1352, 1372, 1408
Apecz 8: 1297-1311, 1298-1315, 1310, 1327, 1346, 1354 (2), 1381
Opecz 4: 1314, 1345, 1381, 1388
Opicz 2: 1443, 1445 Alexander 2: 1372, 1378
Sander 3: 1383, 1385, 1408 Alexius: 1413
Ambrosius: 1429
Andreas 11: 1368, 1372, 1386, 1412, 1413, 1414, 1416, 1526, 1540, 1557, 1562
Andres 4: 1361, 1433, 1451 (2)
Andris 3: 1370, 1386-97, 1497
Endres: 1413
Andre: 1414
Andrebis 2: 1380, 1386-97
Andirke: 1352
Enderl: 1378
Anderlin: 1352
Enderlin 4: 1343, 1352, 1379, 1390
Enderlyn 2: 1272, 1343
Enderlein: 1445
Jander: 1437 [Polish]
Janderke: 1394 [Polish] Anselm: 1280
Antonius: 1343
Anthonius: 1429
Tonis: 1347
Arnold 12: 1282, 1318, 1327, 1338, 1339, 1347, 1349, 1356, 1372, 15^th c. (3)
Noldil: 1338
Ernko: 1357 Arnulf: 1148
Augustin 4: 1413, 1434, 1521 (2)
Augustein: 1451 Austin 3: 1356, 1413, 1453
Austyn: 1426
Austen: 1491
Austein: 1409 Baldewin 2: 1245, 1366
Balduwinus: 1405
Baldekinus: 1310 Balthasar 2: 1395, 1560 Baltzer: 1427 Bartilmebis: 1386 Bartel 4: 1368, 1493, 1544, 1555
Barthel 2: 1389, 1485
Bartisch 2: 1491 (2)
Bartusch 5: 1383, 1386, 1422, 1436, 1443
Bartke: 1348 Benedictus: 1438 Benusch 2: 1368, 1438 Benisch 2: 1532, 1538
Berchtold 2: 1331, 1480 Berhtold: 1262-82
Berthuld: 1335
Bertold 7: 1269, 1280, 1290-93, 1304, 1337, 1346, 1383
Bertoldus: 1281 Bechtold: 1371
Bernhard 6: 1253, 1352, 1374, 1423, 1528, 1583 Bernhardus: 1354
Bernt: 1494 Berold: 1373 Bero: 1295 Bertolf 2: 1135, 1175
Bertram: 1387 Berteram: 1369 Berwicus: 1255
Blasius: 1536
Bogusch: 1367 [Boguslaw, Bogumil]
Bonifacius: 1360
Bruno 2: 1289, 1349
Burghard 2: 1424, 1491
Burchard 2: 1170, 1273 Borchard: 1317
Burkhard: 1473
Burkhart: 1197
Burghardus: 1289 Burgold: 1398
Burgolt 3: 1398, 1407, 1433 Burgmann 2: 1411, 1431 Caspar 8: 1398, 1413, 1424, 1438, 1451, 1471, 1547, 1561
Christoff 3: 1435, 1488, 1596 Christoph 2: 1351, 1480
Cristof: 1454 Clemens: 1438 Clement 4: 1350, 1384, 1394, 1397
Clemet: 1532
Clymke: 1370 Conrad 10: 1281, 1289, 1310, 1318, 1406, 1417, 1422, 1437, 1446, 1455 Conrat: 1343
Chunrat: 1361
Conradus: c.1300
Cuncz 8: 1374, 1378, 1381, 1385, 1392-96, 1409 (2), 1417
Concze: 1363
Cuncze 16: 1361, 1365, 1368 (2), 1369, 1368-80, 1381, 1382 (3), 1383 (3), 1388, 1385-97, 1392
Cunczel: 1358
Cunczil: 1358
Cünczel 4: 1345, 1356, 1363, 1365
Cünczil: 1345
Kinczel: 1357
Cunczlinus: 1345
Cunczke 2: 1360, 1380
Cuntschke: 1377
Cunczchyn: 1380
Cüne 2: 1341, 1384
Cune 2: 1350, 1361
Cünel: 1363 Cuno: 1369 Cunad 7: 1339, 1341, 1342, 1348, 1360, 1368, 1380
Cunot 2: 1354, 1361
Cunadus: 1345
Kunetil: 1373
Cuneman: 1386
Cunrad 5: 1292, 1386, 1387, 1395, 1415
Cunrat 3: 1223, 1383, 1387
Cuonrat: 1262-82
Kuncz: 1381
Kuncze: 1330
Kune: 1356
Kunrat: 1298 Craft: 1325
Cristanus: 1383 Kristanus: 1328 Kirsten: 1332-50 Kirstan: 1383
Kirstanus: 1328
Kitan: 1342
Kite: 1415
Kytschuld: 1415
Kiczold: 1336 Daniel 2: 1369, 1411
David 3: 1356, 1425, 1586
Dietmar: 1336 Ditmar: 1287
Ditmarus: 1333
Dithmar: 1333
Dythmar: 1367
Thietmarus: 1017
Tyme 3: 1369, 1412, 1495
Timo: 1316
Tymo: 1281
Thymo: 1352
Thiemo: 1017 Dippelt: 1362 [Diebold]
Dirske: 1376
Diterich 9: 1226, 1251, 1281, 1347, 1354, 1382, 1383 (2), 1388, Ditherich: 1384
Ditrich: 1321
Dieterich 2: 1291, 1347
Dietrich: 1318
Theodricus: 1348
Ditl: 1348
Dietl: 1365
Ticze 6: 1345, 1348, 1369, 1383 (2), 1388
Tycze: 1331
Ticzco: 1348
Tyczco: 1352
Ticzman: 1381
Til 2: 1356, 1391
Tile 2: 1316, 1345
Tyle: 1420
Tilo 7: 1291, 1314-39 (2), 1348 (2), 1349, 1365
Tylo: 1362
Tilke 2: 1350, 1391
Tilman: 1327
Tilusch: 1349 Ditwin 3: 1316-26, 1338, 1382
Dytwin: 1335
Dominicus: 1361 Dominyk: 1384
Dompnig: 1491 Donat: 1409 Donatus: 1409 Eberhard 7: 1250, 1281, 1310, 1312, 1339, 14^th c., 1369 Eberhart: 1363
Eberhardus: 1269
Eberlin 4: 1341, 1357, 1361, 1405
Eberlinus: 1269 Eckehard 3: 1314, 1371, 1383
Eckehart: 1351 Eckart: 1275
Eckel 2: 1275, 1359 Egidius 3: 1387, 1421, 1498
Elgast: c.1350
Elger 2: 14^th c., 1375
Enewalt: 1425
Engelbrecht: 1349
Engelgerus: 1292
Engelusch: 1330 [pet form of some name in Engel-]
Erasmus 2: 1367, 1565-67 Asman 2: 1446, 1565-67
Aßmus: 1565-67 Erlemannus: 1277
Ermelaus: 1364
Ermenrich: c.870
Ernestus: 1255 Arnest: 1463 Eustacius: 1315
Fabian 3: 1385, 1423, 1524 Francze 17: 1385, 1388, 1382-97 (3), 1394, 1397, 1383-1413, 1413 (2), 1416 (2), 1418, 1419, 1422, 1423 (2)
Francz: 1372
Franczke 9: 1317, 1335, 1369, 1369-81, 1376, 1378, 1383, 1386 (2)
Frenczel 4: 1328, 1372, 1380, 1423
Frenczil 3: 1369, 1427, 1434
Frenczl: 1413 Friderich 2: 1160-90, 1160-90 Frederich 3: 1348, 1355-69, 1412
Fricz: 1361
Friczsche: 1396 Fritsche 3: 1281, 1369-85, 1390
Fritzsche: 1446
Frixsco: 1281
Fryzcho: 1306
Frixco: 1347
Friczco 2: 1281, 1323 Friczk: 1381 Fridel 3: 1347, 1369, 1404
Fridl 2: 1362, 1363
Fridlinus: 1346
Vridel: 1355-69 Vridil: 1355
Fredeman: 1369
Friczold: 1283
Fritschold: 1283
Fickuld: 1398 Gabriel 3: 1365, 1422 (2)
Gawin: 1311-31 Gawinus 2: 1332, 1351
Waliwan: 1296 Gebhard: 1264
Gebehart 3: 1284, 1293, 1372
Gelfrat 2: 1290, 1312 Gelfrid: 1408 Georg 6: 1372, 1397, 1443, 1449, 1489, 1564 George 4: 1437, 1528, 1534, 1586-96
Georgius: 1397
Jorge 16: 1324, 1369, 1384, 1397, 1406, 1411, 1418, 1423 (2), 1426, 1453 (2), 1453, 1461, 1482, 1486
Jörg: 1554
Jurg: 1390
Jürge: 1412
Jurge 5: 1360, 1361, 1371, 1400, 1485
Jörgl: 1361
Gurge: 1371 Gerhard 3: 1228, 1293, 1426 Gereke: 1362 [or a pet form of some other Ger- name] Gerlach: 1349 Gerlacus 2: 1306, 1331
Girlach: 1384 Gernot: 1344 Girnot: c.1350 Gerold 2: c.1250 (2)
Gerung 3: 1202, c.1250, 1379
Gerunch: 1160
Giselbrecht: 1346 Giselbertus: 1297 Gisko 4: 1324, 1336, 1360, 1364
Gislerus 2: 1266, 1321
Gyselher 2: 1324, 1329 Gyseler: 1329
Gysel: 1352 Glogryan: 1394-1411 [Kalogreant] Glockrian: 1394-1411
Glockrun: 1394-1411 Goswin: 1239 Goswinus: 1391
Gozwinus: 1291 Gotboldus: 1349 [The pet forms can also be from Godebert.] Gobelo 2: c. 1250, 1372
Göbel: 1366
Goblo 2: 1281, 1286 Gotfrid 3: 1165, 1333, 1346 Gotfridus: 1270
Godefridus: 1266
Göczel: 1372
Godeke: 1290 Gothardus: 1284
Gotschalg: 1358 Gotchalcus 2: 1252 (2)
Gotsche: 1449
Gottzsche: 1596
Gutsche: 1388
Gocze: 1358 Gregor 3: 1389, 1390, 1463 Greger: 1420
Gröger: 1458 Greimolt: 1290 Grimel: 1350 Gumprecht: 1350 Gumpert: 1317 Gündel: 1333 [pet form of some name in Gund-]
Gundram: 1348 Gunderam: 1372 Gunther 7: 1240, 1280, 1320, 1344, 1348, 1360, 1420 Günczel 2: 1360, 1490
Gunczelinus 3: 1307 (2), 1352
Gunczil 2: 1360, 1427
Gunczold: 1427 Gutwin 2: 1285 (2)
Hartlib 2: 1317, 1357 Hartlip 2: 1299, 1332
Hartman: 1357
Hartusch: 1357 Hartman: 1281
Hartnid: 1320
Hartmudus 2: 1213, 1218
Hartrad: 1363 Hardrat: 1275 Hartung: 1351 Hartungus: 1296
Hertel: 1351 Heidenrich: 1389 Heydenrich: 1274
Heyso 2: 1287, 1319 [a Low German form]
Heinrich 27: 1263, 1264, 1279, 1284, 1291, 1292, 1300, 1309, 1321, 1328, 1345 (2), 1347, 1352, 1362 (2), 1365, 1366, 1368, 1378, 1386, 1387 (2), 1396, 1417, 1426, 1444
Heynrich 17: 1308-28, 1340, 1346, 1351, 1369, 1372 (2), 1369-83, 1380, 1383 (2), 1385, 1386 (2), 1382-1415, 1402, 1435
Hainrich 3: 1267, 1299, 1301
Heinricus 2: 1238, 1296 Henrich 6: 1315, 1390, 1397 (3), 1416
Henricus 3: 1318-30, 1328, 1352 Henr. 3: 1315, 1346, 1365
Heyne 7: 1347, 1369 (3), 1383 (2), 1386
Heyno 2: 1348, 1351
Heinel 2: 1368, 1396
Heinke 8: 1346, 1348, c.1350, 1361, 1363, 1357-71, 1359-70, 1382
Heynke 7: 1346, 1369 (2), 1369-83, 1380, 1383, 1388
Henke: 1357-71
Heindl: 1396
Heinz: 1354
Heincze 7: 1305, 1345, 1387, 1396, 1420, 1443, 1476
Heyncze 5: 1372, 1386, 1388, 1406, 1463
Heintze: 1387 Heinczel 4: 1275, 1321, 1379, 1380 Heynczel 2: 1346, 1351
Heynzcke: 1359
Henczke: 1359
Heyntsch: 1381
Heinacz: 1400
Heynich: 1344
Heinusch 3: 1328, 1347, 1354
Heynusch 2: 1354, 1359
Heyneman: 1347
Heinman: 1318-30
Heynman 2: 1318, 1328 Heiman: 1322 Heyman 2: 1318, 1324
Heyso: 1319 Hellenboldus 2: 1288, 1349 Hellinboldus: 1297 Hellenbrecht: 1254 Helembertus: 1256 Helwig 3: 1264, 1330, 1357 Helwyg 2: 1375, 1409 Hempel 3: 1381, 1383, 1412 Hempe 2: 1366, 1461 Herbord 4: c.1250 (2), 1251, 1325 Herbort 2: 1220, 1371
Herbil: 1347 Herdegen: 1266 Herdein: 1291
Herdeinus: 1277
Herden 3: 1266, 1305, 1328
Herdenus: 1277
Herdan 3: 1341, 1348, 1390
Herman 34: 1150, 1282, 1284, 1295, 1301, 1314, 1315, 1317, 1317-18, 1321, 1333, 1339 (2), 1340 (2), 1348, 14^th c., 1352, 1354, 1358, 1359, 1362, 1368-83, 1369-86 (2), 1380 (2), 1381, 1382, 1384, 1386, 1406, 1422, 1446
Hermann: 1362
Hermenczil 3: 1349, 1352, 1363-65
Menczlinus: 1343
Menczel 3: 1328, 1350, 1369
Hermenchin: 1363-65 Herterich: 1296
Hertwig 3: 1289, 1377, 1397
Hartwicus: 1252 Hertel 3: 1342, 1345 (2) Hertil: 1414
Herwyg: 1352
Hieronymus: 1530 Jeronymus: 1399
Jeronimus: 1456
Grolmes: 1550 [?] Hildebrand: 1278 Hildebrandus: 1306 Hildiger: 1388
Hugo: 1410 Huge: 1351
Hug: 1343 Haug: 1296
Hunold: c.1350
Iwan 2: 1296, 1301 [Iwein] Jacob 24: 1281, 1338, 1356, 1359, 1359 (2), 1370, 1369-83, 1379, 1369-91, 1381 (2), 1382, 1383, 1386, 1410, 1411, 1420, 1427, 1428, 1429, 1431, 1438, 1532
Jacub: 1451
Jakob: 1581
Jocob 8: 1383 (3), 1388, 1401, 1403, 1423, 1477
Jocop 2: 1374, 1397
Jocof: 1559
Jocoff 3: 1417, 1428, 1523
Jokoff: 1484
Jekel 10: 1350, 1355, 1372, 1369-83 (2), 1369-89, 1381, 1383, 1397 (2)
Jekil 2: 1368, 1387
Jeckel: 1484
Jekl: 1403
Jekli: 16^th c.
Jakusch: 1375 Jodocus 2: 1348, 1400 Jodokus: 1346-48 Jost 6: 1346-48, 1400, 1416, 1433, 1437, 1459 Johannes 70: 1261, 1290, 1309, 1315 (2), 1317, 1305-30, 1324, 1330, 1332, 1335, 1338, 1339 (3), 1340, 1341, 1344, 1346, 1348, 1349, 1350 (3), 1351, 1354, 1359, 1361, 1363 (2), 1366, 1368, 1369, 1380, 1381, 1383, 1384, 1386 (3), 1387, 1391 (3), 1396, 1397, 1399, 1401, 1410, 1413 (2), 1414, 1418, 1421, 1443, 1445, 1446, 1455, 1458, 1459, 1461, 1463, 1464, 1472, 1480 (2), 1491 (2), 1515, 1525

Hannus 123: 1330, 1339, 1360, 1364 (2), 1368 (6), 1369 (6), 1369-73, 1372 (3), 1369-81 (2), 1375, 1374-83, 1369-87 (2), 1369-89, 1380 (3), 1381 (7), 1382 (3), 1368-97, 1383 (3), 1384, 1381-88, 1385 (5), 1387 (5), 1388 (4), 1380-97, 1389 (3), 1383-97, 1392, 1393, 1394, 1396 (2), 1397 (6), 1400 (4), 1390-1413, 1402 (2), 1404, 1409, 1403-16, 1411 (2), 1413 (2), 1415, 1416 (2), 1417 (2), 1418, 1422 (2), 1423, 1415-33 (2), 1424, 1425, 1426 (3), 1427 (3), 1429 (2), 1431, 1433, 1437, 1438 (2), 1442, 1446, 1447, 1455, 1497 (2)

Hannos 22: 1332, 1345, 1346, 1348, 1359, 1360, 1361, 1371, 1372, 1393 (2), 1394, 1398, 1406, 1407, 1409, 1415, 1429-33, 1438, 1449 (2), 1452

Hannes 3: 1400, 1415, 1452

Hans 42: 1287, 14^th c., 1376, 1377, 1378, 1381 (3), 1382, 1383, 1389, 1390, 1397, 1407, 1409, 1412 (2), 1414 (2), 1415, 1416, 1424, 1433 (2), 1438 (2), 1443, 1450, 1456, 1459, 1463, 1465, 1476, 1484, 1487, 1490, 1497, 1504, 1508, 1550 (2), 1571

Hanns 2: 1491, 1560

Hensel 74: 1317, 1341, 1343, 1345, 1347, 1348, 14^th c., 1350, 1351, 1352, 1354, 1356, 1363 (2), 1366, 1368 (8), 1369 (11), 1372 (4), 1375, 1368-83 (2), 1376, 1369-84, 1377, 1378, 1379 (2), 1380 (3), 1381 (3), 1375-88, 1382 (2), 1383 (2), 1385, 1386, 1391, 1385-99, 1393 (2), 1396, 1397 (5), 1400, 1407, 1411, 1539
Hensil 7: 1368 (2), 1369 (2), 1384, 1387, 1389
Hensl 4: 1350, 1372, 1379, 1408
Henslo: 1371
Hencze 3: 1384, 1420, 1424
Henczel 4: 1381, 1382-83 (2), 1392
Hantsch 2: 1367, 1372
Hantsche: 1411-24
Hentschel 9: 1369 (3), 1372, 1380, 1384, 1386, 1397, 1411-24
Hentschil: 1383
Henschel: 1426 Han: 1369 Henne 2: 1368, 1387
Hennel: 1353
Henel: 1361
Henil: 1365
Hanke 4: 1332, 1360, 1372, 1415
Henneke 3: 1373, 1373-55 [sic] (2)
Hanco 7: 1358, 1369, 1381 (3), 1382, 1386
Henlin 4: 1352 (2), 1355, 1359
Henlyn 2: 1369-72, 1380
Henning: 1324
Hanman: 1372
Hanusch: 1417
Janke: 1372
Jenchin: 1369
Jenchyn: 1383
Jone 2: 1351, 1381
Janusch: 1383
Jeschke: 1345 Jesco 2: 1324, 1372
Jordan: 1306
Lamprecht 2: 1305, 1387 Lambertus: 1265
Lampertus: 1288 Lauryn 2: c.1350, 1408 [a name from the sagas; not the same as Laurencius, Lorenz] Laureyn: c.1350 Lazarus: 1400
Leonardus: 1304 Lehenhard: 1422 Lenhard: 1369
Leupold: 125 Lewpold: 1369
Luppolt: 1349 Lupoldus 2: 1272, 1321
Leuthold: 1383 Lüthold 2: 1334, 1359
Lütold: 1315 Libing: 1353
Libingus 2: 1289, 1311
Liebink: 1288
Libincko: 1275
Libniko: 1275
Liphardus: 1396
Lorencz 18: 1333, 1352, 1354, 1372, 1384, 1397, 1400, 1403, 1409, 1412, 1414, 1417, 1434, 1435, 1437, 1438, 1456, 1471 Laurencius: 1360 Laur: 1453 [may go with Lauryn]
Wabirske: 1374 [a Czech form]
Webirske: 1367
Ludolf: 1278
Ludwig 3: 1280 (2), 1407 Lodwig: 1360
Lodewig: 1352 Lukas: 1380 Lucas 4: 1369, c.1400, 1491, 1577 Luther 2: 1317-39, 14^th c. Lutherius: 1306
Leuter: 1478 Lütolf: 1371-73 Lütke 2: 1347, 1371-73
Leutke: 1371-73 Manegold: 1354
Marcus 7: 1369, 1378, 1392, 1397, c.1400, 1426, 1558-64 Marx: 1558-64 Markward: 1303 Markwart: 1140
Merkel 3: 1298-1330, 1383, 1395 Martin 8: 1383, 1387, 1521, 1559, 1561, 1584, 1586-96, 1600 Mertein: 1390
Merten 8: 1388, 1428, 1446, 1506, 1539, 1547, 1566, 1567
Mertin 14: 1346 (2), 1361, 1344-80, 1381, 1397 (3), 1400, 1426 (2), 1427, 1461, 1478
Mertt: 1414
Mertyn 6: 1343, 1382, 1381-86, 1384, 1397, 1403 Matern 3: 1369, 1438, 1532 Maternus 2: 1380, 1394 Mathias 3: 1332, 1375, 1388 Mathes 5: 1368 (2), 1369 (2), 1499
Mathis 18: 1369 (2), 1375-88, 1384 (2), 1385, 1388 (3), 1397, 1416, 1417, 1418, 1425, 1435, 1441, 1457, 1495
Matheus: 1354
Matz: 1558
Matzke: 1352
Maczke: 1387
Maczko: 1376
Maczco: 1352
Mach: 1432
Macho: 1432
Mathewelin: 1411 Meffrid: 1300 [Mechtfrid]
Meinhard: 1360 Meynhard: 1318
Meynhardus: 1363 Melchior 2: 1426, 1481
Merbot 2: 1242, 1369 Merboth: 1336 Michael: 1379 Michel 37: 1357, 1369 (2), 1371, 1374, 1380, 1381, 1382 (2), 1383, 1387, 1388, 1389, 1382-97, 1390, 1396, 1397 (2), 1402, 1414 (2), 1426, 1427, 1431, 1433 (3), 1438, 1444, 1446 (2), 1459, 1483, 1491, 1510, 1527, 1589 Michahel: 1315
Nanker 2: 1300, 1367-82 Nenker 2: 1315, 1367-82 Neidhart: c.1230 Neythart 2: c.1350, 1474
Nithart: c.1350
Nicolaus 89: 1284, 1291, 1314, 1316, 1327, 1335, 1339, 1340, 1347, 1348 (2), 1350, 1352 (2), 1353, 1354 (3), 1359, 1361 (2), 1362, 1365 (4), 1366, 1367, 1369 (3), 1369-73, 1372 (2), 1375, 1377, 1378 (3), 1380 (3), 1381 (4), 1384, 1386, 1387 (2), 1388, 1390 (2), 1395, 1396, 1397 (5), 1398, 1399 (4), 1400, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1408, 1410, 1411 (2), 1412, 1414, 1418 (2), 1419 (2), 1420, 1423, 1426, 1429, 1444, 1453, 1462, 1511, 1525
Nikolaus: 1379
Niclawes 2: 1325 (2)
Niclas 36: 1338-47, 1377, 1391, 1399, 1410, 1411, 1412, 1413, 1415, 1416 (3), 1417, 1419 (2), 1422, 1424, 1425, 1426 (3), 1427 (3), 1429 (4), 1435, 1437, 1438, 1451, 1467 (2), 1482-93, 1501
Nicklas 2: 1403, 1415
Nicclos 61: 1368 (2), 1369 (5), 1369-83, 1369-83, 1368-86, 1378, 1369-88 (2), 1380 (2), 1381 (2), 1383 (6), 1385, 1386 (2), 1387 (2), 1383-93, 1388, 1389 (3), 1390 (2), 1391, 1392, 1388-97, 1397 (12), 1400, 1402, 1404, 1397-1413, 1408, 1413, 1418, 1422, 1431 (2), 1438
Niclos 14: 1334, 1364 (2), 1385, 1388, 1393 (2), 1397 (2), 1398-85 [sic] (2), 1414, 1417, 1437
Niklos: 1375
Nicklos: 1408
Nicolai: 1347
Nickel 71: 1317 (2), 1339, 1343 (2), 1344, 1345 (2), 1346, 1348 (2), 14^th c., 1350, 1352 (2), 1354 (2), 1355, 1368 (2), 1369 (2), 1372 (2), 1371-89 (2), 1379-81, 1381 (4), 1382 (2), 1383, 1384, 1380-97, 1381-97 (2), 1382-1410, 1397, 1398, 1405, 1410, 1418 (2), 1423, 1427 (2), 1429 (2), 1431, 1433, 1434, 1439, 1448, 1451 (2), 1452, 1455, 1458, 1461 (2), 1462, 1467, 1470, 1475, 1476 (2), 1480, 1495, 1565
Nikel 6: 1344, 1361, 1379, 1389, 1414 (2)
Nikkel 2: 1384, 1434
Nickil: 1384
Nickl: 1525
Nyclosel: 1391
Nicz 3: 1352, 1385, 1405
Nicze 3: 1317, 1346, 1387
Nitsche 73: 1364, 1367, 1368, 1369 (7), 1372 (6), 1369-81 (2), 1368-86, 1369-86, 1369-89, 1380 (9), 1381 (9), 1380-83, 1382 (2), 1380-85, 1383 (3), 1384 (4), 1385 (4), 1386 (4), 1387, 1388 (6), 1380-97, 1381-97, 1389, 1383-97, 1391, 1397 (2), 1413
Nitschke: 1382
Nikusch: 1327
Clawis 2: 1381, 1415
Close: 1406
Cloze: 1399
Klose: 1444
Klas: 1420
Clösel: 1403
Klösel: 1373
Clesel: 1368
Micclos: 1387
Mixo: 1381
Mikusch: 1346 Nymandus: 1350 [a Latinized version of the word for ‘nobody’!]
Ortlieb: 1254 Ortlib: 150
Ortlip 2: 1360, 1465 Ortolf 2: 1365, 1465 Ortolphus: 1294
Ortlouf: 1372 Örtel 3: 1316, 1338, 1465 [a pet form of Ortlieb, Ortolf, etc.]
Osprant 2: 1333, 1391
Oswald 4: 1303, 1360, c.1400, 1425
Otmar: 1375
Otnand 2: 1142, 1142
Otto 10: 1272 (2), 1273, 1284, 1332, 1345, 1353 (2), 1391, 1397 Otte 5: 1345, 1354 (2), 1384, 1438
Ottel 2: 1348, 1372 Pankratz: 1495
Pancracius: 1453 Creczing: 1416
Cretczing: 1429 Paris 2: 1402, 1412
Partschfall: 1490 Bartschval 2: 1349, 1394 Paschalis: 1327 Pasco: 1288, 1327 Patrice: 1367
Paul 14: 1363, 1369, 1372, 1408, 1415, 1422, 1427, 1441, 1451 (2), 1476, 1495, 1535, 1554 Pauwel 7: 1381, 1383, 1384 (2), 1389, 1394, 1419
Pauel: 1411
Pawel 7: 1349, 1415, 1422, 1423, 1429, 1433 (2)
Pawil 2: 1380, 1431
Paulus 3: 1317, 1335, 1437-39
Paschke 3: 1333, 1394, 1437-39 [a Slavic pet form]
Paschkewicz: 1444 Peregrinus: 1413
Peter 130: 1305, 1309, 1315, 1321, 1323 (2), 1329, 1333, 1340 (2), 1345, 1346 (2), 1347, 1348, 1349 (2), 1350, 1351, 1356, 1352-62, 1360 (2), 1361, 1363, 1361-69, 1365, 1366, 1367, 1368 (2), 1369 (6), 1370, 1372 (8), 1368-82, 1368-83, 1369-83 (2), 1378, 1380, 1381 (5), 1369-97, 1383 (2), 1383-86, 1386 (2), 1387 (2), 1388 (2), 1389 (4), 1391 (2), 1387-97, 1393, 1394, 1397 (7), 1398, 1400 (2), 1401 (2), 1403, 1405, 1406, 1407, 1409, 1410, 1414 (2), 1415 (2), 1416, 1418 (3), 1421, 1423 (2), 1425, 1427, 1428, 1428-33 (2), 1431 (2), 1432, 1433, 1434, 1437 (2), 1438, 1440, 1452, 1467, 1487, 1490, 1491 (3), 1493, 1532, 1550, 1560
Petir 10: 1312, 1316, 1373, 1383, 1385, 1383-97, 1413, 1415, 1431, 1437
Petrus 7: 1275, 1315, 1320, 1393, 1400, 1406, 1426
Petran: 1365
Petermann: 1349
Pecz 3: 1347, 1350, 1399
Pecze 6: 1326, 1341, 1369, 1400, 1406, 1444
Petsch: 1348-68
Petsche 18: 1338, 1352, 1369 (2), 1371, 1372, 1380, 1383 (3), 1385, 1400, 1416, 1431, 1437, 1438, 1463 (2)
Petschel: 1360
Peschel: 1372
Peczold 5: 1313, 1319, c.1330, 1347, 1379
Peczolt: 1379
Pecolt: 1329
Peczuld 5: 1381-83, 1382 (2), 1383 (2)
Paczult: 1383
Pesold: 1363
Pessolt: 1369
Pessl: 1385
Peschke 2: 1343 (2)
Peczco: 1332
Petschko: 1429
Petschmann: 1372
Pex: 1348-68
Pexco: 1341
Petrusch: 1350 Philipp 3: 1369, 1388, 1402 Philip: 1362
Philipps: 1388
Philippus 2: 1315, 1369 Poppe: 1349
Procop: 1395 Brocuff: 1505 Ramwold: 1399 Ramvoldus: 1289
Ranfeld: 1444 Ramung: 1257
Raphael: 1392
Reinhard: 1316 Reynhard 2: 1353, 1384
Reintsch: 1353
Reyntsch: 1349
Renczco: 1353 Reinolt 2: 1333, 1348 Reynold: 1380 Reiprecht: 1311
Reyprecht: 1408 Reiprech: 1393
Ripertus: 1411 Reynfrid 2: c.1350, 1374
Richart: 1347-56 Richel: 1331, 1350, 1347-56
Rychel: 1347-56
Reichel: 1401 Richel 2: 1331, 1350 [a pet form of Richart, Richolf] Rychel: 1327
Reichel: 1401 Richolf 2: 1255 (2)
Ropot: c.1350 [Ratbot]
Rüdeger 2: 1291, 1296 Rüdger 4: 1291, 1318, 1318-30, 1344
Rudger: 1359
Rüdel 8: 1344 (2), 1342-47 (2), 1367, 1372, 1373, 1390
Rudel: 1354
Rudlo: 1359
Rudlinus: 1344
Rütsch: 1369
Rütschel: 1401
Rudusch: 1354
Rüle 2: 1330, 1397 Rudolf 2: 1311, 1331 Rudeloff: 1446 Ruland 2: 1384, 1385 Rulant: 1411 Rumpolt: 1375
Ruprecht 2: c.1390, 1396 Roprecht 2: 1245, 1257
Rüppel: 1480 Salomon: 1309
Samuel: 1402
[Sebastian] Bastian: 1546 Seybke: 1396 [a pet form of Sigiberht]
Sibot 3: 1197, 1303 (2) Sybot: 1298
Seibot: 1344
Siboto 2: 1242, 1292 Sigfrid: 1310 Sifrid 3: 1240, 1316, 1398
Syfrid 2: 1310, 1326
Syfryd: 1389
Sifrit: 1298
Sifridus 2: 1207, 1255
Siffrid 2: 1328-46, 1345
Syffrid: 1351
Siffridus: 1328-46
Seiffrid 2: 1328, 1436
Zyfridus: 1399
Sidel 2: 1345, 1369
Sydel 6: 1328-46, 1345, 1351, 1372 (2), 1384
Seidel: 1390
Zeydl: 1399
Sydelman 3: 1300, 1318, 1328-46 Sighard: 12^th c. Segehart: 1311 Sigmund 7: 1392, 1397 (3), 1381-88, 1420 (2)
Segemund: 1440
Sigismund 3: c.1400, 1412, 1451
Stanislaus: 1375-88
Steffan 11: 1345, 1369, 1394, 1397 (2), 1413, 1416, 1464, 1498 (2), 1508 Steffen 2: 1359, 1389
Stephan 2: 1387, 1405
Stephke: 1346
Stafke: 1345
Czepan: 1472
Tschepan: 1383 Swydeger: 1360 Swydiger: 1387 Symon 5: 1357, 1369 (2), 1388, 1491 Siman: 1383 Syman: 1467 Schimko: 1381
Schymko: 1370 Thadeus: 1366
Thamme: 14^th c. [pet form of Thankmar]
Thomas 9: 1313, 1348, 1372, 1397, 1417, 1434 (2), 1506-24, 1546 Thömel 2: 1375, 1419
Temyl: 1373
Thomke: 1438 Tristram 2: 1409, 1418
Truchtlip: c.1350
Trutwin 2: 1288, 1350 Treuthwin: 1420 Ulrich 9: c.1250, c.1285, 1296, 1300, 1311, 1320, 1337, 1349, 1369 Ülein: 1381
Ulusch 2: 1378, 1383
Ulman: 1315 Urban 3: 1358, 1400, 1426 Orban: 1358 Valten 7: 1495, 1512, 1535, 1555, 1556, 1558, 1560 [Valentin] Valtin: 1491 Vasold: 1350 [Fasolt, from the sagas]
Veit 1558 [Vitus]
Vinczencz 4: 1369, 1386, 1453, 1499 Vincencius 2: 1360, 1431
Vicencz: 1416
Veczencz: 1397
Vicze: 1508 Volkmar 3: 1190, 1295 (2) Volkmarus: 1241
Volmar: 1294
Völkel: 1332
Felkel: 1373
Voltz: 1334 Volkwin: 1279
Walther 9: 1095, 1228, 1325, 1347, 1348, 1350, 1353, 1368, 1372 Waltherus 2: c.1200, 1378
Welczel 3: 1333, 1364-70, 1378
Welczlinus: 1340 Warmund 2: 1170, 1228
Wenczel 6: 1365, 1376, 1385, 1399, 1459, 1490 Wenzel 2: 1378-1400, 1439
Wenczil: 1558
Wenczlaw 2: 1399, 1411
Wenczlab: 1398 Wernher 9: c.1200, 1281 (2), 1314, 1336, c.1350, 1362, 1372, 1382 Werner 3: 1281, 1314, 1317
Wernerus 2: 1228, 1234
Wernike: 1393
Wernusch: 1369 Wicher: 1119 [Wigher] Weyker: 1413 Wigand 2: 1371, 1388 Wygand: 1326
Wigant: 1358
Weigandt: 1452
Wigandus: 1322
Wigel: 1388
Wygel: 1398
Weigel: 1398
Wyglo: 1342 Wigelois: 1395 Wiglas 2: 1495 (2) Wikman: 1286-1325 Wichman: 1286-1325 Wiland 2: 1333, 1341 Wyland: c.1320 Wilhelm 3: c.1400, 1411, 1495 Willehalm: 1213
Willusch: 1346 Wilher: 1287
Wilrich 3: 1308, 1406, 1438
Wilreich: 1487
Wilricus 2: 1345, 1372
Winand 5: 1310, 1318, 1326, 1327, 1349 Wynant: 1349
Winandus: 1325
Winlin: 1349 Winrich: 1359 Wynrich 2: 1372, 1383
Winricus: 1324 Wiprecht: 1125 Wyprecht: c.1350 Witche 4: 1345, 1383, 1414, 1420 [Wittich]
Wolf: 1558
Wölfel 3: 1324, 1356, 1395 [a pet form of Wolfhard, Wolfram]
Wolferam: 1393 Wolveram 2: 1316, 1332 Wolfhart 3: 1293, 1371, 1413
Wolfker: 1296
Wolfgang 3: 1491 (2), 1527
Wortwin: 1230
Ytel: 1395
Zacharias: 1558
Czacherys: 1347
Zobeslaus: 1319

Women’s Names

Agathe 3: 1360, 1383, 1397 Aythe 2: 1360, 1397 Agnise: 1324
Nyze: 1324 Agnete: 1383 Nethe: 1383 Aleyd; 1384 [Adelheid] Alusch: 1384
Alke: 1347 Amalie:
Anna: 1383 Anne: 1372 (2), 1383
Enneleyn: 1358 Apollonia: 1438
Barbara: 1408, 1410
Beate: 1362 Beatke: 1362 Benedicta: 1384 Benusch: 1384 Berchte 2: 1352 (2)
Bertrâdis: 1315 Bertrôd: 1345 Cäsarea: 1405
Cecilia: 1370 Cilie: 1368
Czylle: 1365 Christine: 1381-83 Kirstyn: 1381-83
Kirstan: 1381-83
Czyne: 1350 Clare 2: 1385, 1387
Demut 2: 1346, 1429 Müte: 1384 Dorothye: 1411
Elisabeth 4: 1397, 1419, 1491 (2) Elzebeth: 1385-97
Else: 1374
Elze 2: 1371, 1385-97
Ilse: 1397
Nele: 1385-97
Neleke: 1371 Enede 5: 1360, 1367, 1409, 1416, 1426 Eneyde: 1396 Engel 2: 1330, 1333 [a pet form of Engeltrud]
Eufemia 2: 1366, 1375 Feme: 1366
Femeke: 1366 Gerdrut: 1350 Girdrud 2: 1381, 1387-97
Gerke 2: 1368, 1381
Gyrlin: 1368
Gerusch 5: 1347, 1350, 1368 (2), 1381
Geruscha: 1353
Gele 2: 1350, 1387-97
Lusche 2: 1347, 1359 Gudradis: 1324
Gütel: 1349
Hedwig 2: 1386, 1428 Heze 2: 1346, 1386
Hezke: 1386
Heske: 1346 Heile: 1383 [a pet form of Heilwig]
Helena: 1364 Lena: 1364
Lenne: 1446 Herburg: 1347
Herlinde: c.1305
Hildegund: 1361 Hille 3: 1345, 1346, 1381 Hilusch: 1344 Helusch 2: 1344, 1365 Irmeltrud: 1384 Irmel: 1346
Irmusch: 1352 Isentrud: 1352 Ysentrud 2: 1305, 1385 Jutte 2: 1341, 1346
Katherine: 1366
Katherin: 1337
Katheryn: 1383
Katharina: 1348 Katerina: 1350
Kethe 3: 1365, 1369, 1383
Keterlyn: 1366
Katusch: 1365 Kunegunde: 1347 Cunne 2: 1347, 1384
Künne: 1393
Cunneke: 1376
Könusch: 1384 Liphilt: 1370-76 Libe: 1370-76
Libeste 2: 1361, 1370-76
Libusch 2: 1320, 1357 Lucie 2: 1351, 1362
Magdalena: 1346
Margarethe: 1385, 1419 Margrite: 1355
Margryte 2: 1370, 1382
Grite: 1355
Merlin: 1355
Merlyn: 1385
Maneth: 1385
Manith: 1360
Marusch 3: 1370, 1382, 1446 Marie: 1346
Mechthild 2: 1330, 1361 Mecze: 1356 Osanna: 1380 Sanne: 1380 Osterhild: 1350 Osterhildis: c.1300 Ottilie 2: 3148, 1348 Otilge: 1370
Ilg: 1494 Salomea: 1446 [Salome] Salmey: 1365 Sophie 2: 1375, 1383 Phye: 1351 Ursula 2: 1407, 1429
Ute: 1352
Veronica 2: 1398, 1440 Fronika 2: 1411, 1440 Yrmegard: 1310 Ermegart: 1363
Ermel: 1371