Looking for old and rare names... maybe old english?

[skateblinder]

Hi, I am looking for a good long list of "old" names, maybe old english, that are not really heard of nowadays. Does that make sense? The important part is that they are not really used, but are in facts names. An example would be Alaric or Pomeline. As many suggestions as you have are welcome.

[eskay]

Hmm. These male names are all from a list of given names c. 1450-1650.

Algernon
Aloysius
Amias
Amos
Ansell
Archibald
Averill
Balthasar
Barnabas
Bartholomew
Bertram
Bonaventure
Caradoc
Ciprian
Cyriack
Emanuel
Emrys
Erasmus
Eudo
Fabian
Filbert
Firmin
Fithian
Galfrid
Gamaliel
Geoffrey
Gilbert
Giles
Goddard
Griffith
Harold
Helier
Howell
Humphrey
Ignatius
Ingram
Jelbart
Jesmond
Jevan
Kenelm
Kenrick
Kester
Lambert
Levin
Madoc
Magnus
Marcellus
Marmaduke
Maurice
Melchior
Melchisadec
Methuselah
Mungo
Osmond
Oswald
Oswin
Pancras
Pascoe
Percival
Peregrine
Piers
Radegund
Renatus
Renfred
Reynard
Reynold
Roland
Salathiel
Sewell
Sigismond
Talbot
Theobald
Theophilus
Thurstan
Uriah
Vortigern
Waldeve
Wilfred
Wistan
Zachye

[skateblinder]

Eskay - that is perfect? You do not happen to have a source for that do you?

[dantea]

eskay -- i would like the source from where you got those names too!

[eskay]

Sure! I picked them out from here: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.c...ivennames.html

There are female names listed as well, and it also includes variants and notes on things like when the name came into use and with who. Really interesting - enjoy!

[saracita00]

This is an amazing article! Thanks so much for posting!