CHARACTER NAMES
A player must create a name for his character, below are lists of sample names appropriate to the different character heritages. Spellings have been modernized when appropriate, and game play is prioritized over authenticity.
Byzantine (male) Armenius, Basil, Bonifatius, Constantine, Cyril, Damianus, Florentius, Glycerius, Heraclius, Ionnes, Isidorus, Maurus, Nicodemus, Nicophorus, Paulus, Phillipicus, Probus, Symeon, Theodore, Viator
Byzantine (female) Agnella, Anna, Appa, Bore, Catella, Dedima, Eudoxia, Eugenia, Eusebia, Gordia, Helena, Honoria, Megara, Nonna, Palatina, Rustica, Theodora, Theodosia, Vigilia, Viviana
Dane, Norwegian or Icelander (male) Arngrim, Asgrim, Bjarni, Bjorn, Einar, Eric, Floki, Grim, Gunnar, Guthrum, Hakon, Halfdan, Harald, Hastein, Hrolf, Ivar, Knut, Leif, Njal, Olaf, Ragnar, Rhorvald, Rognvald, Skallagrim, Sigmund, Sigvald, Sigurd, Snorri, Starkad, Sveyn, Tostig, Thorkell, Thorstein, Thorvald, Ubbe, Ulfrid, Yngvar
Dane, Norwegian or Icelander (female) Arnora, Asgerd, Ashild, Astrid, Bera, Bolla, Driffa, Droplaug, Freygerd, Geirrid, Gerhild, Groa, Gudrid, Gudrun, Gunnhild, Helga, Hild, Hildigunn, Hungerd, Inga, Ingrid, Ingun, Joffred, Kaldin, Matilda, Ogn, Raghild, Runna, Sigrid, Skuld, Svala, Thora, Thordis, Thorfinna, Thorgerd, Unn, Valgerd
English (male) Algar, Alfred, Alfwine, Cenhelm, Cerdic, Chad, Cuthbert, Cynebald, Cynric, Dudda, Dunstan, Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edwin, Ethelred, Ethelric, Ethelstan, Godric, Godwin, Guthlac, Hereward, John, Leofric, Mark, Mathew, Offa, Osborn, Osbert, Oscar, Osmund, Paul, Penda, Peter, Redwald, Sigbert, Tata, Thomas, Uhtred,, Uhtric, Wulfgar, Wulfric, Wulfstan
English (female) Anne, Blaedswith, Cwenhild, Cyneburga, Cynewise, Edburga, Eawynn, Ebba, Edith, Eforhild, Eldgyth, Elfled, Elfreda, Elfswith, Ethelfled, Ethelthryd, Frideswide, Godgifu, Gunnora, Hilda, Isolda, Leofled, Martha, Marian, Mary, Midburga, Mildred, Renwein, Rose, Rosemund, Rowena, Ruth, Sigeburg, Sunniva, Sweterun, Tate, Tateswith, Wassa, Wilburga, Wilma, Winifred, Wymarka
Frankish or Norman (male) Adhemar, Amis, Baldwin, Baudri (Baldric), Berengar, Bernard, Charles (Karl), Enguerrand (Engilram), Estienne (Stephen), Eudes (Otto), Garnier (Werner), Geoffroi (Godfrey), Giles, Gosse, Guarin (Warin), Guillaume (William, Wilhelm), Henri (Heinrich), Hugh (Hugo), James (Jacob), Jehan (Johan), Josse, Louis (Ludwig), Luc (Luke), Mark, Martin, Mathias (Mathew), Ogier (Holger), Oliver, Onfroi (Humphrey), Pierre (Peter), Piers (Peter), Randolph, Raymond, Richard, Robert, Roland, Roul (Rolf), Rudolph, Tancred, Vauquelin (Walchelin) German or Familiar English variant in parantheses
Frankish or Norman (female) Adele, Adrienne, Alice, Amanda, Amee, Anna, Berenice, Bernadette, Bertha, Blanche, Brigette, Caroline, Catherine, Charlotte, Daphne, Elaine, Eleanor, Eloise, Emelie, Emma, Flavie, Flore, Genevieve , Hortense, Isabeau, Jehanne, Johanne, Louisa, Marie, Melisende, Sabine,Sebire (Sibyl), Valerie, Veronique
Irish (male) Aidan, Brian, Cahir, Carthac, Conan, Connor, Cormac, Daragh, Declan, Eoin, Fearchar, Fechin, Gilroy, Kelan, Lorcan, Mahon, Neil, Padraig, Seamus, Sean
Irish (female) Aisling, Brighid, Caitlin, Ciara, Cleena, Cliona, Daithi, Delma, Derval, Elva, Enya, Finola, Gobnet, Keeva, Lile, Maire, Neve, Patsy, Riona, Rois
Italian (male) Adriano, Aldo, Alessandro, Alonzo, Ambrogio, Baldo, Benedetto, Calogero, Camillo, Carlo, Durante, Edoardo, Ercole, Francesco, Gaetano, Giacomo, Giovanni, Goffredo, Gido, Jacopo, Leopoldo, Lodovico, Lorenzo, Luigi, Mario, Mauro, Martino, Vittore
Italian (female) Agnese, Alberta, Alessandra, Angelina, Annabella, Benedetta, Camilla, Carlotta, Caterina, Cecilia, Donata, Elda, Faustina, Francesca, Gabriella, Gessica, Gisella, Grazia, Ida, Itala, Leonarda, Lora, Lorenza, Luciana, Marietta, Marilena, Mirabella
Italian or Spanish Shared (male) Adolfo, Alberto, Alfonso, Antonio, Baldovino, Claudio, Cornelio, Emilio, Ernesto, Fabio, Federico, Gilberto, Gregorio, Gustavo, Isidoro, Leandro, Lorenzo, Marco, Manuel, Nicodemo, Sergio, Silvio, Teodoro, Tito
Italian or Spanish Shared (female) Adora, Adriana, Alba, Amanda, Anna, Antonia, Carla, Claudia, Diana, Elena, Elisa, Fabiana, Fernanda, Imelda, Iolanda, Irene, Isabella, Laura, Maria, Miriam, Olivia, Sabina, Teresa, Vera
Moorish (male) Aban, Affan, Atiq, Barak, Darras, Farraj, Galib, Hamdun, Hazm, Khalid, Jattab, Jawar, Lubb, Majlad, Mutariff, Najih, Qays, Safan, Ubaid, Ziyadat
Moorish (female) Aban, Amat, Auriya, Bazzu, Dhana, Fathuna, Ganiya, Halwa, Hulla, Itr, Jariya, Judur, Kanza, Mahua, Muzna, Nuzha, Raha, Sama, Yamina, Zubiya
Scottish (male) Aidan, Alasdair, Angus, Barclay, Bruce, Craig, Dougal, Douglas, Duncan, Fergus, Hamish, Ian, Irving, Jock, Keith, Kenneth, Logan, Malcolm, Rodney, Ross
Scottish (female) Aileen, Annag, Athol, Blair, Donalda, Donella, Edna, Effie, Elspeth, Emer, Fiona, Greer, Islay, Jean, Kirstin, Lilias, Maisie, Malvina, Moira, Saundra
Spanish (male) Alejandro, Bautista, Carlos, Cristobal, Diego, Enrique, Esteban, Fernando, Filipe, Francisco, Geraldo, Guillermo, Javier, Jose, Juan, Luis, Martin, Miguel, Pablo, Pancho, Pedro, Raimundo, Ramiro, Ramon, Ricardo, Sancho
Spanish (female) Abene, Abril, Adela, Bernadita, Candida, Catalina, Estela, Fransisca, Herminia, Inma, Jimena, Hortensia, Juanita, Julia, Lupita, Maxima, Prudencia, Rafaela, Reina, Soledad, Susana, Teofila, Tomasa
Welsh (male) Alwyn, Berwyn, Cadell, Cadoc, Dafydd, Emrys, Folant, Geraint, Heddwyn, Howell, Ifan, Luc, Madoc, Merfyn, Morgan, Owain, Rhys, Rhodri, Siarl, Sior
Welsh (female) Alis, Bethun, Carwyn, Catrin, Dilys, Elain, Eurwen, Gladys, Hefina, Heilyn, Lewella, Luned, Mallt, Meredith, Morgan, Olwen, Rhian, Rhonwen, Siana, Siwan
SURNAMES
In the 12th century surnames were very informal and variable. A person might have a surname, or not, use one surname with some people, another with other people or otherwise change surname at will.
Patronymics: one common surname was to refer to one's father's name.
- English/Norse: Son of John or Johnson
- Irish: McCormack, MacDonald, O'Brian
- Scots: MacDonald
- Welsh: ApRhys
- Norman: FitzPatrick
- Spanish: Rodrigez
Occupation: using one's occupation as a surname is common, Baker, Miller etc.
Place Name often people would be called from their place of birth or residence. Lord's commonly do this: Raymond of St. Giles, Bohemond of Taranto,
Nickname: nicknames like “the Tall”,“the Bastard”, “Short Pants” are also very common.