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Top 50 Male Names by the century pre-conquest to 1600.Top 50 Female Names by the century pre-conquest to.Signor di Piccolo's Bill of Exchange - another pre.Time is not measured by Rollex in previous eras.Renaissance Food Terminology, a few odd terms.Livestock and a few terms and sayings surrounding.Kimberley has been stolen by females as has Shirley, which is Anne Bronte's fault, though men have stolen Morgan. After about 1380 they tended to be more female than male names, in the same way that in more recent times Jocelyn has become purely female, and Lesley for a girl is often spelled in the boy fashion Leslie, which has disappeared as a male name. I've come across the odd Angrebod and Godiva and Saelova up to the 16th century and Loveday and Lovechild survived even longer, especially Loveday. Odd Saxon and Viking names endured, Thorfinn and Torkil and similar could be found on the east coast up to the 18th century and Torkil endured longer in Scotland as Torquil. and Mercy won't be fashionable for another 350 years as a virtue name. I am wary of Mercia, I think your instincts are right. Scientia/Sanchia/Sensey was the one that surprised me! No, I don't have all the variants on this post I'm afraid, I think I did post a list of pet names and variants though. Kimberly, I'm so glad it's useful! Tiffany surprised me until I discovered it's nothing more than a mangling of Theofania, or Theophania, a saint-name. It should also be noted that most people whose names have been recorded in early documents were the upper class and I strongly suspect that many of the peasantry were still using Saxon names almost through to Tudor times.
The move from Bettrys to Beatrice as the most common form may be noted on the table. We don't use Amice, but may still find Amy and Amanda equally Helewis lurks now in Louise. Of course with the Medieval habit of giving pet names, sometimes one of many pet names or forms has been revived or continued. and then of course there were fads, even then, like the Diamanda/Argentina type ones, even as today there's a fad for calling girls after places, like Erin, Shannon, Brooklyn, Kimberley, Chelsea and probably sooner or later Battersea or possibly with the celebrity habit of the place of conception, Thebackofdadscortina or Cortina for short. Hi, Lilac! yes, it's interesting which ones have staying power, and that we are familiar with names like Matilda and Hilda which are close on 2000 years old even though they aren't exactly up in the popularity stakes.