Old English

Compiled by James Holloway

These high-status Old English names come from late Saxon wills and other legal documents. To create more, simply mix and match. Anglo-Saxon families occasionally gave all their children similar names; the sons of Eadmund might be Eadwulf and Eadric, for instance, and a daughter might be Eadgifu.

Male

  1. Ælfred
  2. Ecghelm
  3. Ordnoth
  4. Æthelgar
  5. Ceolwulf
  6. Wulfstan
  7. Byhrtnoth
  8. Theodred
  9. Eadmund
  10. Leofstan
  11. Godric
  12. Ælfheah
  13. Herestan
  14. Leofsige
  15. Ecgferth
  16. Oswald
  17. Osmær
  18. Wulfric
  19. Æthelwold
  20. Eadred

Female

  1. Ælfgifu
  2. Wynflæd
  3. Wulfwaru
  4. Ealdgyth
  5. Æthelthryth
  6. Fridswith
  7. Siflæd
  8. Sigeburh
  9. Brihtwaru
  10. Cyneburh
  11. Leofgifu
  12. Godgifu
  13. Wilflæd
  14. Ælfhild
  15. Cynelufu
  16. Æscwyn
  17. Beorngyth
  18. Mildthryth
  19. Heahburh
  20. Sæthryth

Make Your Own, First Part:

  1. Ælf-
  2. Æthel-
  3. Wulf-
  4. Ecg-
  5. Byrht-
  6. Leof-
  7. God-
  8. Ceol-
  9. Ead-
  10. Cyne-
  11. Theod-
  12. Os-
  13. Ræd-
  14. Here-
  15. Cuth-
  16. Briht-
  17. Burg-
  18. Si-
  19. Beorn-
  20. Ealh-

Second Part (Male):

  1. ric
  2. ræd/red
  3. wulf
  4. helm
  5. stan
  6. here
  7. noth
  8. ferth
  9. wald/weald
  10. mund
  11. ward/weard
  12. heah
  13. gar
  14. mær
  15. briht
  16. bert
  17. wine
  18. sige
  19. frid
  20. hard

Second Part (Female):

  1. flæd
  2. gifu
  3. swith
  4. gyth
  5. waru
  6. wyn
  7. lufu
  8. thryth
  9. burh
  10. hild
  11. leofu
  12. wen
  13. wif
  14. cwen
  15. run
  16. Æbbe*
  17. Lufe*
  18. Hilde*
  19. Gode*
  20. Emma*

NOTE: Starred names appear by themselves, with no first part.