What's in a Name? | More Medieval-ness

Aaaaand this post comes merely a day late. :] That's not bad, seeing as I helped with the removal of brush and tree limbs yester-morn and then it was the evening shift at LifeWay.
Anywho, mah dears, here's another set of Medieval names!

Dunstan Gender: Masculine Usage: English (rare), Anglo-Saxon Pronunciation: DUN-stǝn (English) Meaning & History From the Old English elements dun "dark" and stan "stone." This name was borne by the archbishop of Canterbury, a 10th-century saint. Occasionally used in the Middle Ages, it died out after the 16th century, but was revived again by the Tractarian movement in the 19th century.

Kinsley Gender: Feminine Usage: English (modern) Pronunciation: KINZ-lee Meaning & History From a surname which is derived from the given name Cynesige, taken from the Old English cyne "royal" and sige "victory."

Godric Gender: Masculine Usage: Anglo-Saxon Pronunciation: GAHD-rik (English) Meaning & History Means "power of God," and is derived from Old English god combined with ric "power, rule." This name faded away a few centuries after the Norman conquest.

Hilda Gender: Feminine Usage: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient Germanic Pronunciation: HIL-dǝ (English), HIL-dah (German, Dutch) Meaning & History Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element hild meaning "battle." It was used for both Old English and continental Germanic names, and was borne by Saint Hilda of Whitby, a 7th-century saint and abbess. This name became rare in the Middle Ages, but was revived come the 19th century.

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Names & meanings via behindthename.com. Photos via Pinterest.

Comments

ashleyMarch 3, 2015 at 12:20 PM
These are always so interesting! And the pictures you put with them seem fitting :P
Katie GraceMarch 3, 2015 at 1:18 PM
I have a character with the name of Duston in my novel, which reminds me a lot of Dunstan. He's older like the person in the picture, but is not anywhere near that person physically. xP
Thanks for sharing such awesome names! :D
AnonymousMarch 3, 2015 at 6:25 PM
Ooh, Kinsley, I love it!!! Dunstan was actually the name of a character in a series my dad and I were reading... I'll never be able to use that name again. ;)
Sarah CnossenMarch 5, 2015 at 5:49 PM
Ashley: Thanks, girlie! I try to find photos for that purpose, simply to give an idea of how I would imagine a character with that name. :]

Katie Grace: And thank you for the comment! ;D That's awesome. And Duston is a pretty cool spelling--I like it!

Proverbs31Teen: Yes, me too! And that's awesome! What kind of character was he, if you don't mind my asking? :]