At last! The long-awaited, second addition to our names for Medieval Men.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Pronunciation: [possibly] DAH-li-bohr, DAL-i-bohr
Meaning & History
Derived from the Slavic elements dal meaning "far away" and borit meaning "to fight."
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval English
Pronunciation: HAHN, HAN (as in "hand")
Meaning & History
Medieval English form of Iohannes, the Latin version of the given name John, from Yochanan meaning "YAHWEH is gracious."
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval German
Pronunciation: [possibly] YUR-ee-ahn, YUR-ee-ann, JUR-ee-ann (Unsure of the pronunciation. I believe German j's are sounded as y's, but if used as a story character, it can be pronounced any way you [the author] likes.)
Meaning & History
Medieval Low German form of George, ultimately meaning "farmer, earthworker."
GuarinGender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval French
Pronunciation: [possibly] GOW-ra(n) (French), GWA-rin, GAHR-rin
Meaning & History
Norman French form of Warin, a Germanic given name taken from the element war meaning "guard."
Other random Medieval names may appear every now and then, randomly. =]
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To each is given a bag of tools,
A shapeless mass, and a book of rules,
And each must make, ere life is flown,
A stumbling block or a stepping stone.
-Anonymous-