Medieval Names

  1. Bellemy
    • Belvedere
      • Origin:

        Italian
      • Meaning:

        "beautiful view"
      • Description:

        Derived from Italian bello "beautiful" and vedere "view", Belvedere is a dramatic name that was used for a cartoon hound dog in George Webster Crenshaw's comic strip by the same name, which ran from 1962 to 1995.
    • Benedict
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "blessed"
      • Description:

        Parents who like Ben and Benjamin but find those forms too popular sometimes consider Benedict as a more distinctive choice. Unlike the Old Testament Benjamin, Benedict is the name of the saint who formed the Benedictine Order and of fifteen popes,including a recent one.
    • Benvolio
      • Origin:

        Italian
      • Meaning:

        "good wisher"
      • Description:

        In Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, the friend who persuades Romeo to go to the party where he meets Juliet. Alas.
    • Bernadette
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "brave as a bear"
      • Description:

        Although feminizations ending in "ette" are not particularly popular now, Bernadette is a pleasant, feminine, but strong name that doesn't feel prohibitively dated. And though strongly associated with the saint who saw visions of the Virgin Mary—Saint Bernadette of Lourdes—it is now no longer strictly inhabiting the Catholic diocese.
    • Borromeo
      • Origin:

        Italian
      • Meaning:

        "good pilgrim"
      • Description:

        A rarely heard saint's name -- Saint Charles Borromeo is the patron of apple orchards and stomach diseases.
    • Bairtlimead
      • Bartholoways
        • Bayloste
          • Bealdric
            • Beollan
              • Besarion
                • Bireli
                  • Bressal
                    • Cade
                      • Origin:

                        English
                      • Meaning:

                        "round, barrel; battle"
                      • Description:

                        Strong and modern, Cade shot up the popularity lists around the millennium—it was as high as Number 201 in 2001. Now, it has declined in popularity slightly, but nevertheless remains in the US Top 300, given to around 1200 babies each year. Combined with all the baby Kades, Cadens, Kaidens and Kaydens however, it might feel even more popular that it actually is.
                    • Cael
                      • Origin:

                        Irish
                      • Meaning:

                        "slender"
                      • Description:

                        Cael is the name of the angel of the zodiac sign of Cancer and also of a warrior of Irish mythology. Its ascendance to the Top 1000 over the past decade probably has to do with its similarity to Cale and Kale (and Kyle and Cayden etcetera).
                    • Caradoc
                      • Origin:

                        Welsh
                      • Meaning:

                        "amiable, beloved"
                      • Description:

                        An ancient Celtic name worn by one of the Knights of the Round Table, as well as a semi-legendary Welsh King.
                    • Cassiel
                      • Origin:

                        Latin
                      • Meaning:

                        "angel of Saturday"
                      • Description:

                        This name of the archangel who protects those born under the sign of Capricorn is one of the most attractive and distinctive December baby names or January baby names. Cassiel is a little-known member of the increasingly popular Cass family, which includes Cassius, Cassian, and Cassia.
                    • Catalina
                      • Origin:

                        Spanish variation of Catherine
                      • Meaning:

                        "pure"
                      • Description:

                        This name of a touristed island in sight of Los Angeles makes an attractive and newly stylish variation on the classic Catherine or overused Caitlin.
                    • Cecilio
                      • Origin:

                        Spanish, Italian
                      • Meaning:

                        "blind"
                      • Description:

                        Cecilio is derived from Caecilius, an Ancient Roman surname that was likely originally bestowed upon someone who was blind.