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ENGLISH NAMES
FAIRE NAMES FOR ENGLISH FOLK
Late Sixteenth Century English Surnames

ELIZABETHAN NAMES
A list of what parents were really naming their children back then

LIST OF COMMON ELIZABETHAN NAMES
Names are listed with the typical version first and variations thereof in italics afterwards

16TH CENTURY GLOUCESTERSHIRE NAMES
Names found in five marriage registers from Cam, Charlton Kings, Minchinhampton, Oldbury-on-Hill, and Quedgeley in Gloucestershire in the late 16th century

BRITISH, SCOTTISH, IRISH, WELSH GODS & GODDESSES
Only a few, but excellent!

NAMES FOR BRITISH BULLDOGS
This makes it easier!

GIVEN NAMES FROM BRITTANY
From parish register entries from the town of Croissic in south-eastern Brittany from the years 1384 to ca. 1600

SURNAMES IN 15TH CENTURY YORK
Alphabetical, based on information from the 15th century financial accounts from the masters of Ouse Bridge and Foss Bridge

RARE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH NAMES 
List of male and female unusual names from various sources

MEDIEVAL ENGLISH RULERS NAMES
Names of English Rulers - Norman, Plantagenet, Tudor, Stewart, Commonwealth, Restoration, Hanover, Saxe-Coburg, Windsor

KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND
Brief list of names

KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND
All of the names, and some of the people around them

"MISPLACED" MEDIEVAL NAMES
A list of some medieval bynames in Reaney & Wilson's Dictionary of English Surnames. Mostly 13th and 14th century, but some earlier and later.

ENGLISH PLACE NAMES USED AS FIRST NAMES
Black Americans are particularly likely to adapt an interesting or pleasant sounding placename, but as far back as Victorian times placenames were used to commemorate important events such as battles (eg Alma) which happened there. Biblical placenames are also used.

ENGLISH PLACE NAMES
English place names quite often have very varied origins. The Romans, Danes, Anglo-Saxons, Norse, Normans and the Celts have all named places in England.

BRITISH MONARCHS & THEIR SPOUSES NAMES
For those seeking royal-type names.

MONARCHS OF ENGLAND
Detailed information on all the kings and queens, both mythical and fictional, that ever sat on the British throne

FIRST NAMES FROM OLD ENGLISH
Not a large list, but some anyway

THE VERY BRITISH NAME GENERATOR
Insert your name, and we'll tinker with it until you drink seven cups of tea a day and hanker for a really nice brolly. Spiffing.

MEDIEVAL NAMES OF NORMAN/GERMANIC ORIGIN
The Frankish names of early medieval France became popular with the Normans who brought them to England in the invasion of 1066.

NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS
A list of members of the unelected upper house of Parliament in the UK

IRISH NAMES 

IRISH NAMES FOR PETS
Names based on colour, personality, endearment.

IRISH NAMES FOR DOGS
Our own page of interesting Celtic names, with meanings

RANDOM IRISH NAME GENERATOR
This is excellent...and fun!

IRISH NAMES FOR BABIES
Simply great! Guarantee you'll find something here.

IRISH BOYS NAMES
No fancy web design - just 924 names!

IRISH GIRLS NAMES
No fancy web design - just 565 names!

BABY NAMES OF IRELAND
Information, meanings and pronunciation

IRISH FIRST NAMES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
A list of Irish, Gaelic, and Celtic first names in contemporary usage. Includes historical meanings and alternate spellings

MEN'S NAMES IN EARLY MEDIEVAL IRELAND
100 Most Popular men's names

IRISH NAMES
The etymology and history of first names

NAMES OF IRELAND 
Ireland today not only uses her native names from Gaeilge but adopted foreign names transmuted into pseudo-Gaeilge names (Gaelicizations) and anglicized versions of Gaeilge names

NAMES OF FAMOUS IRISH PEOPLE
An extensive list of famous Irish people from all walks of life

TRADITIONAL IRISH NAMES
Irish & Celtic.

IRISH NAMES
Get the Irish version of your surname or Christian name

IRISH NAMES & ORIGINS
A good selection of unusual names

MEANINGS OF IRISH PLACE NAMES
Many of the place names in Ireland are anglicised versions of the way the original Irish (Gaelic) name was spoken.

IRISH PLACE AND PERSONAL NAMES
Index and Pronunciation of Place and Personal Names

PLACENAMES IN IRELAND
A great alphabetical list of all place names including their meanings

IRISH SAINT NAMES
Hundreds of names here

IRISH BOAT NAMES
Names of fishing trawlers in Ireland

HIGH KINGS OF IRELAND
Long list of names here!

YOUR NAME IN IRISH
Here you can get the Irish version of your surname and Christian name

IRISH NAMES RELATING TO CELTIC MYTHS AND LEGENDS
Great names for male or females!

IRISH NAMES
Heaps of lovely names!

IRISH FAMILY MOTTOS
Example: Atkins: "honour et virtus" Honour and virtue. Excellent list!

NAMES OF TOWNS OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Enormous alphabetical list of exciting names

OLD IRISH-GAELIC SURNAMES 
Long list of names, with translation from Gaelic to English

MALE GAELIC NAMES
Many of the Irish names are equivalents of the English by tradition and convention, not by any linguistic connection.

FEMALE GAELIC NAMES
List of some unusual names

IRISH SURNAMES
Complete with a description of Coat of Arms

IRISH HOUSE NAMES
Need a name for your house? Here are the names of a bunch of houses in Ireland

IRISH SURNAMES
Complete with a description of Coat of Arms

TRADITIONAL IRISH NAMES
A list for those wishing to populate the earth once again with the namesakes of the chieftains and beauties of old

IRISH SLANG WORDS
Funny!

EVERYDAY ENGLISH AND SLANG IN IRELAND
Welcome to the original, deadliest Irish Slang site

TOP 100 IRISH BOYS NAMES
The 100 most popular male Irish names, 1999, with descriptions

TOP 100 IRISH GIRLS NAMES
The 100 most popular female Irish names, 1999, with descriptions

IRISH NAMES AND NICKNAMES
Great names here on this site. Thorough and detailed

SCOTTISH NAMES

SCOTTISH NAMES
Male and Female and meanings.

SCOTTISH NAMES
Alphabetical list of Scottish names associated with clans and families

SCOTTISH NAMES FROM THE 13TH & 14TH CENTURIES
Given names in order of the frequency of text.

13TH & 14TH CENTURY SCOTTISH SURNAMES
List of interesting names

SCOTTISH NAMES
Gaelic, Anglicised, Surnames & First Names

CLAN SEPT NAMES
Just excellent for those Scottish breeds.

SCOTTISH BABY NAMES
Thousands of names with origins & meanings

MOST POPULAR NAMES IN SCOTLAND
Lists of the top 100 boys' and girls' names

SCOTTISH LAST NAMES
A dictionary of ethnic origin and meaning of last names.

SCOTTISH SURNAMES USED AS GIVEN NAMES
Extensive, comprehensive list of male and female first names

SCOTTISH SURNAMES
Scottish surnames divide themselves into two classes, Highland, and Lowland. Huge alphabetical list

SCOTTISH SURNAMES
Find out where your Scottish surname originated from, or choose a name!

SCOTTISH FORENAMES
Over a 100 forenames or first names which are found in Scotland today.

SCOTTISH GAELIC GIVEN NAMES FOR MEN
List of some unusual names here

SCOTTISH GAELIC GIVEN NAMES FOR WOMEN
List of names from the early days!

CELTIC/GAELIC NAMES
Great list of Celtic/Gaelic names, male & female, with their meaning.

NAMES IN SCOTTISH GAELIC
Growing list of names in English with their translation into Gaelic

FAMOUS SCOTS
Names and biographies of a growing selection of Scots who have had an influence on the world - ranging from saints in the 6th century to Billy Connolly in the 20th. There are over 120 famous Scots in this index, in alphabetical order. 

GREAT SCOTS!
Scotland has given rise to many more famous people, notable in the arts, literature, the sciences and as inventors, philosophers, architects and so on than would be expected for a country of such modest size and population. 

NAMES OF FAMOUS SCOTS
Scotland, part of the United Kingdom, seems to have more than its fair share of famous and influential men and women for its size and population. This is a list of some of the best known

CASTLES IN SCOTLAND
The sometimes turbulent history of Scotland has left a legacy of castles and fortified houses in many parts of the country - particularly in the Scottish Borders and the Highlands. Inevitably, many have been reduced to ruins but what is perhaps surprising is that so many of them still survive as tourist attractions or even as hotels or family homes. List of some 500 names of castles

KINGS AND QUEENS OF SCOTLAND
Long list of some great names here!

KINGS OF SCOTS
A wonderful list of names!

KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND
All of the names, and some of the people around them

GAELIC NAMES FOR COLORS
Actually for Scottish Highland cattle

SURNAMES OF GAELIC ORIGIN
Great ideas come to mind here!

FIRST NAMES IN ENGLISH & GAELIC
Male & female - very pretty names

GAELIC NAMES OF PLANTS
This list is arranged alphabetically by the common (English) names of plants, and gives the scientific (Latin) name and the Gaelic name of each with the meanings.

PLACE NAMES IN ARGYLL
Some of the better-known places in the area along with their meanings

SCOTTISH PLACE NAMES
Do you know your Bealach from your Buidhe? Does trying to pronounce Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhaigain twist your tongue? Fear not, you're not the only one!

HIGHLANDER "K" NAMES
For every Highlander fic writer- a list of about 550 K names for K'Immies, with meanings

NAMES FROM THE SHETLAND ISLES
Names found in court records from the Shetlands between 1602 and 1604

SCOTTISH NAME GENERATOR
Create your very own special name!

CELTIC FEMALE NAMES OF SCOTLAND
With meanings & pronunciation

CELTIC MALE NAMES OF SCOTLAND
With meanings & pronunciation

SCOTTISH SLANG
Welcome to the finest collection of Scottish slang you've ever seen (or heard.)

CORNISH NAMES

CORNISH NAMES
These names were used in southwest England in the region around Cornwall.

CORNISH SURNAMES
Names starting with these old Celtic Cornish words are common in Cornwall

CORNISH SURNAMES
Huge list of surnames from the magical land of Cornwall

CORNISH NAMES
Many of these names are forms of Welsh or Breton saints' names or those of characters from Arthurian legend and are only rarely used.

NAMES FOR THE CORNISH
Some Cornish First Names

CORNISH PLACE NAMES
Alphabetical, in English & Cornish & meanings

WELSH NAMES

WELSH NAMES
Male and female names, with meanings.

WELSH NAMES
The root of Welsh Place Names.

WELSH NAMES FROM 1327
With adaptations and English versions

WELSH MYTHOLOGY NAMES
Unusual names for those Welsh breeds!

NAMES OF FAMOUS WELSH PEOPLE
Wales, one of the countries of the United Kingdom, has contributed famous names to all walks of life. This has some of the best-known.

WELSH SURNAMES
Also a large list of male & female names

SURNAMES OF WELSH ORIGIN
Good ideas for Kennel Names

WELSH PLACE NAMES
The village of Llanfairpwllgwyngychgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch says it all.

NAMES OF TOWNS IN WALES
Long list of all the town names

THE MEANINGS OF WELSH PLACE NAMES
Welsh place-names are very descriptive as the language has not changed significantly for centuries. Some of these names will make excellent house names!

CELTIC NAMES

CELTIC NAMES
Our own page of interesting Celtic names, with meanings

CELTIC FEMALE NAMES
Simple List of female names

CELTIC MALE NAMES
Simple List of male names

CELTIC PAGAN GODS & GODDESSES
A small list of names

CELTIC NAMES
For babies, but many suit our pets.

SURNAMES OF CELTIC ORIGIN
The ethnic origin and meaning of last names

NAMES OF CELTIC MYTHOLOGICAL BEINGS
A list of names of beings, places or events in Celtic mythology 

PRONUNCIATION OF CELTIC NAMES
At least we will now pronounce them correctly! :O)

FIRST NAMES FROM CELTIC LANGUAGES
Great list of names, with meanings

MEDIEVAL NAMES OF CELTIC ORIGIN
The Normans took some names from their Breton neighbours in Northern France but most Celtic survivals in Medieval England were the names of Christian saints or borne by people living near the Scottish or Welsh borders

FIRST NAMES FROM CELTIC LANGUAGES
A good selection of lovely names

CORNISH SURNAMES
Names starting with these old Celtic Cornish words are common in Cornwall

CORNISH (AND OTHER CELTIC) NAMES
From the 10th Century

CELTIC GODS & GODDESSES
Our own excellent list, with complete detailed descriptions

PLACE NAMES

LONDON PLACE NAMES
Listing the major places in London. Excellent ideas for a kennel prefix!

ENGLISH BOROUGH NAMES
A list of 613 English places that existed before 1650. These are modern spellings; the article suggests sources that may give medieval spellings.

NORTH EAST ENGLAND PLACE NAMES
A wonderful list of strong names with meanings

ENGLISH PLACE NAMES
English place names quite often have very varied origins. The Romans, Danes, Anglo-Saxons, Norse, Normans and the Celts have all named places in England.

ENGLISH COUNTY NAMES
Traditional and modern English county names

NAMES OF ENGLISH COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
Formerly known as the British Commonwealth, this is a voluntary association, without any charter or constitution, of states and countries that were once part of the British Empire. 

ENGLISH PLACE NAMES USED AS FIRST NAMES
Black Americans are particularly likely to adapt an interesting or pleasant sounding placename, but as far back as Victorian times placenames were used to commemorate important events such as battles (eg Alma) which happened there. Biblical placenames are also used.

CORNISH PLACE NAMES
Alphabetical, in English & Cornish & meanings

MEANINGS OF IRISH PLACE NAMES
Many of the place names in Ireland are anglicised versions of the way the original Irish (Gaelic) name was spoken.

IRISH HOUSE NAMES
Need a name for your house? Here are the names of a bunch of houses in Ireland. 

NAMES OF HAUNTED CASTLES
A listing of some of the castles that are reportedly haunted in Great Britain

SCOTTISH PLACE NAMES
Do you know your Bealach from your Buidhe? Does trying to pronounce Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhaigain twist your tongue? Fear not, you're not the only one!

WELSH PLACE NAMES
The village of Llanfairpwllgwyngychgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch says it all.

LIST OF ANGLO-SAXON PLACE NAMES
A table of locations with British place names, their origins and their meanings.

RELATED NAMES
GAELIC & CELTIC NAMES
Check our on-line page of names - you might find just what you're looking for!

SURNAME ADAPTATIONS
English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh and Foreign surnames used as first names

WEST INDIES/CARIBBEAN NAMES
The central stock of names is essentially that of England in the Commonwealth countries but surname adaptations and new formations are particularly common - it seems to be important to give a child an original or striking name rather than following fashion or convention. 

NAMES OF COUNTRY RULERS
Contains lists of heads of state and heads of government of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases.

MANX PERSONAL NAMES
A list of given names, masculine and feminine, in the Early 16th Century

MANX CHRISTIAN NAMES
Lists of masculine and feminine names, with etymologies and some historical information.

MANX FAMILY NAMES
Manx Family Names, based on A. W. Moore, Manx Names. Many of the entries contain dated citations. 

BRETON NAMES
A large alphabetical list of names

LIST OF EUROPEAN CITIES WITH ALTERNATE NAMES
All known alternative names for all major European cities. It also includes some smaller towns that are important because of their location or history

DICTIONARY OF FLEMISH FIRST NAMES
With Translation in Latin and French

NAMES OF ANGLO-SAXON RULERS
In Northumbria, Deira, Bernicia, Essex, Mercia, Wessex, East Anglia, Kent, England

ANGLO-SAXON MONOTHEMATIC NAMES
Many of these originated as bynames or nicknames and were not always complimentary. Huge list of male names and a few female names.

NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE FROBISHER VOYAGES
An analysis of 583 names of men who participated in these explorations of the New World 1576-1578. It includes lists of given names and surnames

NAMES IN CHESHAM
List includes one example of each given name spelling and most surname spellings found between 1538 and 1600/1 inclusive

OLD NAMES OF OCCUPATIONS
Boniface - Keeper of an Inn........many more

ARTHURIAN NAMES & PLACES
Not many here, but interesting non-the-less.

ARTHURIAN LEGEND NAMES
Male and female names, with meanings.

ANGLO-SAXON RELIGIOUS NAMES
Gods, Goddesses and Descendants of Woden

ANGLO-SAXON RULERS
An absolutely magnificent list!

VICTORIAN ERA NAMES 
A compilation drawn from old census and vital statistic records, circa 1840's-1890's

SHAKESPEAREAN NAMES
Names particularly associated with the plays of
William Shakespeare

NAMES FROM SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS
The Bard's had more influence on naming than you think!

SHAKESPEAREAN NAMES
Great selection, and includes the names of the plays

CHAUCERIAN NAMES
Names from the Canterbury Tales

LIST OF EARLDOMS IN THE PEERAGE OF GREAT BRITAIN
Huge list of all Earldoms extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom

NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS
A list of members of the unelected upper house of Parliament in the UK

SURNAMES - WITH COATS OF ARMS
A long list of names with links to the coat of arms

LONDON SLANG PAGE
Deals with slang usage in and around London. 

DICTIONARY OF BRITISH SLANG
Vast collection of universal slang used in Britain, with a focus on the northwest of England, in particular Manchester. 

UNITED KINGDOM ENGLISH FOR THE AMERICAN NOVICE
"English" to "American" Dictionary

A COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG DICTIONARY
Has examples of usage that are included for each word 

 


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