Medieval Names Archive is a free website with surnames and articles concerning naming patterns from many cultures including:

  • English, Old English, and Anglo-Norman Names and Surnames
  • Scandinavian Names and Surnames
  • German Surnames
  • Frankish and French Names and Surnames
  • Occitan and Catalan Names and Surnames
  • Spanish and Portuguese Names and Surnames
  • Italian Names and Surnames
  • Scottish Names and Surnames
  • Irish and Manx Names and Surnames
  • Welsh, Cornish, and Breton Names and Surnames
  • Early Celtic Names and Surnames
  • Gaulish Names and Surnames
  • Pictish Names and Surnames
  • Classical Roman Names and Surnames
  • Classical and Byzantine Greek Names and Surnames
  • Coptic and Nubian Names and Surnames
  • Gothic Names and Surnames
  • Slavic Names and Surnames
  • Baltic Names and Surnames
  • Hungarian Names and Surnames
  • Romanian Names and Surnames
  • Romany (Gypsy) Names and Surnames
  • Jewish Names and Surnames
  • Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Islamic Names and Surnames
  • Central Asian Names and Surnames
  • Ancient Iranian Names and Surnames
  • Mongol Names and Surnames
  • Indian Names and Surnames
  • Chinese Names and Surnames
  • Japanese Names and Surnames
  • Names from the New World
  • Names of Things (including places, ships, buildings, clans, military units, and orders of chivalry)

This site is intended to help authors and others who need to choose authentic historical names.

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