Late Sixteenth Century English Given Names

Alphabetical Name List

by Talan Gwynek
(Brian M. Scott, bmscott@stratos.net)
© 1994, 1999 by Brian M. Scott; all rights reserved.
Revised 24 Aug 1999


Introduction
Names listed by frequency
Abbreviations and Bibliography


Alphabetical Name List

The names are listed in alphabetical order. Each is immediately followed by its frequency. Names that appear in several forms are listed together under one spelling, generally either the most frequent or the most familiar, which is shown in boldface The frequency of each form is noted, however, and the combined frequency of all variants of the name is given in square brackets after the frequency of the head variant.

Derivation notes are given for some names. Abbreviations and sources are listed elsewhere.

Aaron 1
Abacuck 1 Now usually spelled Habakkuk.
Abraham 5 See note
Adam 6
Adlard 1
Adrian 3 One of the three was female.
Agnes (f) 40
Alan 5 [9]
    Allan 4
Albert 1
Alexander 15
Alice (f) 57
Alveredus 1
Ambrose 8
Amie (f) 2 Probably fem.; see DES at Amey.
Anchor 1 From OFr Anchier; see DES at Anker.
Andrew 20
Annabella (f) 1
Annanias 1
Anne (f) 55 [72]
    Ann 2
    Anna 15
Anthony 54
Archibald 1
Archilai 1 Obscure; cf. Arklay (Black, 30).
Arnold 6
Arthur 18
Augustine 7 [8]
    Augustin 1
Augustus 2
Aveline (f) 1
Barbara (f) 4
Barnabas 3
Barnard 46
Bartholomew 12
Basil 2
Beatrice (f) 2
Bellingham 1 A transferred locative surname.
Benedict 1
Benjamin 3
Bennett 1
Bertram 1 [2]
    Bartram 1
Bevil 1 Apparently a transferred French locative surname; see DES at Bevill.
Blaise 1
Blanche (f) 3
Botolph 1
Brian 8
Bridget (f) 2
Cadwallader 1
Cassandra (f) 1
Catherine (f) 20 [26]
    Katherine 6
Cecily (f) 1 [2]
    Cicilia 1
Cesar 1 See note
Charity (f) 1
Charles 15
Christian 4 One of the four was female.
Christiana (f) 6
Christopher 79 [80] Conceivably Christopheer is a typo. See note
    Christopheer 1
Chroferus 1 Completely obscure, unless it is an error for Chistoferus.
Chroseus (?) 1 Completely obscure; the query is in PCCA.
Ciriacus 1 Lat Cyriacus < Gk Kyriakós; see Nomi at Ciriaco.
Clement 6
Conrad 1
Constance (f) 2
Cornelius 9 See note
Court 1 See note
Cuthbert 1
    Cutlake 1 See note
Daniel 12
David 25
Denton 1 A transferred locative surname.
Didimus 1 Lat Didymus < Gk Dídymos; see Nomi at Didimo.
Digory 1
Dionisius 3 See note
Dionise (f) 1 [3] Dionis is probably fem.
    Dionis 2
"Diricus" 1 See note
Dolora (f) 1
Dorothy (f) 14 [15]
    Dorothea 1
Drugo 1 More familiar as Drogo.
Dudley 1 A transferred locative surname.
Ebotte (f) 1 See note
Ebulus 1
Edi 1 Unfortunately I was unable to determine the sex of this person.
Edith (f) 6
Edmund 72
Edward 169
Edwin 1
Effemia (f) 1 See note
Eleanor (f) 5 [7]
    Elinor 1
    Elianora 1
Eli 1 [2] See note
    Ely 1
Elias 2 [3] From the Gk form of Heb Elijah.
    Eliass 1
Eliza 1 See note
Elizabeth (f) 90
Elizeus 2 Latinized from Heb Elisha.
Ellen (f) 3 [6] See also Helen.
    Ellena 1
    Elena 2
Ellis 3 [4] See note
    Halius 1
Ellois (f) 1 [2] See note
    Ely (f) 1 See note
Emanuel 2
Emery 2
Emma (f) 3
Emmanuel 1
Emmett 1 See note
Enoch 1
Erasmus 2
Etheldreda (f) 1 [3]
    Ethelreda 1
    Ethelrede 1
Evan 3
Everard 1
Faith (f) 1
Faustinus 1
Felix 1
Ferdinand 1
Florence (f) 1
Francis 86 [90] See note
    Frances 4
Francisca (f) 3
Fulk 3
Gabriel 9
Garnett 1 Garnet is a diminutive of OFr Guarin, Warin; see DES at Garnet.
Garret 1 [2] From Gerard or Gerald; see DES at Garrad, Gerald, Gerard.
    Garrett 1
Gartheride (f) 1 Probably a variant spelling of Gertrude.
Gawen 1 [2]
    Gawin 1
Gentile 1 Now an Italian name; see Nomi at Gentile.
Geoffrey 9 [11]
    Jeffery 2
George 172
Georgette (f) 1 A surprise at this date.
Gerrard 3 See note
Gervase 1 [2]
    Jervais 1
Gilbert 13
Giles 23
Gillam 2 See note
Godfrey 11
Goughe 1 See note
Grace (f) 4
Gregory 9
Griffin 9 See note
Griffith 2 See note
Guy 2
Gwenhoivar (f) 1 Welsh Gwenhwyfar; she is Welsh.
Hamond 2 OFr Hamond < OG Hamon.
Hansse 1 See note
Harman 2 [3] See note
    Harmond 1
Harry 1 See note
Hector 1
Helegor 1 See note
Helen (f) 7 [9] See also Ellen.
    Hellen 1
    Helena 1
Heneage 1 Apparently a transferred locative surname; see note
Henry 204 See note
Hercules 2
Hieronimus 1 Lat Hieronymus < Gk `Ierônymos; learned form of Jerome, q.v.
Holland 1 See note
Howell 2 [3] Welsh Hywel.
    Howel 1
Hugh 46
Humphrey 40 [42]
    Humphry 2
Ingram 1
Isaac 3 [4]
    Isaacs 1
Isabella (f) 7 [10]
    Isabel 3
James 114
Jane (f) 16
Janikin (f) 1 See note
Jasper 5 [6]
    Jesper 1
Jenkin 3 [4]
    Jankin 1
Jennette (f) 1
Jeremy 2
Jerman 1 [2] Perhaps more familiar as German < OFr Germain.
    Jermanus 1
Jerome 11 See also Hieronimus.
Jesse 1
Joan (f) 53 [60] See note
    Jone 1
    Joane 4
    Johanna 2
Jocatta (f) 1 From the form presumably fem.
Jocosa (f) 1 See note
John 1215
Joos 1 [4] See note
    Joice 1
    Jossi 1
    Joosus 1
Jordan 1
Joseph 4
Joshua 1
Josias 1
Joyce (f) 9 See note
Jucentius 1 Obscure.
Judith (f) 3
Juliana (f) 2
Julius 1
Justinian 1
Kenelm 1
Lambert 1
Lancelot 5
Laura (f) 1
Lawrence 16 [26]
    Laurence 10
Leonard 19
Lettice (f) 1
Lewis 6 [9] See note
    Lodowick 1
    Ludwig 2
Lionel 1
Lucas 1
Lucretia (f) 1
Lucy (f) 3 [4]
    Luce 1
Mable (f) 1 Now usually Mabel.
Machutus 1 Obscure.
Magdalen (f) 1 [3] See note
    Magdalena 1
    Magdalene 1
Manasses 1
Margaret (f) 55 [58] See note
    Margareta 1
    Margarete 1
    Margarita 1
Margery (f) 9 [10]
    Margerie 1
Marian (f) 2 [5]
    Marion 3
Mark 4
Marmaduke 2
Martha (f) 3
Martin 10
Mary (f) 42 [43]
    Maria 1
Matilda (f) 2
Matthew 22 [29]
    Mathew 7
Maurice 8 See note
Melchior 1 See note
Meredith 3 Welsh Maredudd; all 3 appear to be Welsh.
Michael 19
Mildred (f) 1
Miles 7
Morgan 10 Welsh, though the examples are not confined to Wales.
Nathaniel 4
Newton 1 A transferred locative surname.
Nicholas 129
Ninion 1 More commonly Ninian.
Noe 1 More familiar as Noah; see DES at Noy.
Oliver 10
Osmund 2
Ottewell 1 A rare given name < OFr Otuel; see DES at Ottewell.
Owen 5 [8]
    Owin 3
Paschall 1 [3] See note
    Pasquere 1
    Pasco 1
Paul 8
Peter 58 See note
Petronella (f) 1
Phillip 23 [34] See note
    Philip 11
Phillipa (f) 1
Pierce 2 More familiar as Piers, a vernacular form of Peter.
Polidore 1 See note
Pompey 1 See note
Prospero 1 See note
Prudence (f) 2
Quivier 1 Completely obscure.
Ralph 51
Randall 2 [3] A diminutive of Rand < Randolph; see DES at Randall, Randolph.
    Randel 1
Randolph 5
Rawsone (f) 1 See note
Rebecca (f) 1
Rees 2 [4] Welsh Rhys; all 4 examples are Welsh.
    Reece 2
Reginald 10
Richard 534
Robert 372
Roger 70
Roland 7 [19]
    Rowland 12
Roman 1 See note
Rook 1 See note
Rosanna (f) 1 See note
Rose (f) 2
Salamon 3 Now usually Solomon.
Sampson 5
Samuel 10
Sander 1 A pet-name from Alexander.
Sarah (f) 2
Silvester 1
Simon 30 [31]
    Symon 1
Stephen 37
Susanna (f) 3 [8]
    Susannah 1
    Susanne 1
    Suzanna 3
Sybil (f) 2 [6]
    Sibil 2
    Sibill 2
Tabitha (f) 1
Thadeus 1 See note
Theodosius 1 See note
Thomas 805
Thomasina (f) 2 [4]
    Thomazine 2
Timothy 2
Tobias 2
Tristram 5 None of the entries is Welsh.
Ursula (f) 3
Valentine 6 See note
Venetia (f) 1
Vincent 8
Walter 47
Warham 1 A transferred locative surname.
Watkin 2 See note
Wilfred 1
William 785 [786]
    Williams 1
Winifred (f) 1 [2]
    Winefred 1
Wombell 1 A transferred locative surname; see DES at Wombwell.
Wymond 1 See note
Zachary 1 [2]
    Zacharias 1


Introduction
Names listed by frequency
Abbreviations and Bibliography


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