Introduction
Names listed by frequency
Abbreviations and Bibliography
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
Editted & published by Arval Benicoeur