History of Christian Names

A.S. Teu Aram battle maid bear became beloved blessed Bohm Bret bright called century Christ bearer Christian name Church conquering contraction council Danish daughter Dionysos divine Domesday Book downy bearded Dutch eagle England English Erse Esth fame famous father favourite feminine firm France Frank French Fris Gael German gift glory God's oath Goth Greek helmet hero holy home ruler honour horse Hung husbandman Illyrian Ireland Irish Ital Italian Italy Kelt Keltic king lady Latin legend Lett lion Lord Lord's grace martyr meaning Michaelis namesakes noble Norman peace ruler pearl people's ruler pledge popular Port probably protection raven relic rich Roman Rome Russ Russian saint Scot Scotland SECTION Slav Slavonic Slov Span Spanish spear stone Sunday child supplanter surname Swed Swiss Teutonic Thor's tion venerable victory warrior Welsh whence wild boar wolf word