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.