Middle-English names
Most popular names
- Heather Flowering, Blooming #13 in US
- Avery Ruler, Power #44 in US
- Peyton From the leaderís Town #123 in US
- Greyson Son of the Bailiff #125 in US
- Payton From the leaderís Town #185 in US
- Reginald Powerful Counselor #245 in US
- Ty Sovereign, Tile Maker #303 in US
- Newton From the New Town #361 in US
- Trey Third #364 in US
- Burton From the Fortified Town #484 in US
- Carlton From the Gathering ofthe Farmers #485 in US
- Quentin From the Queenís Town #486 in US
- Burt From the Fortified Town #497 in US
- Sheldon From the Steep Valley #530 in US
- Chauncey Chancellor #569 in US
- Chadwick From the Warriorís Town #594 in US
- Odell From the Wooded Hill #632 in US
- Merton From the Town by the Sea #641 in US
- Tatum Cheerful #655 in US
- Tate Cheerful #714 in US
- Averie Ruler #746 in US
- Sterling of Genuine Value #765 in US
- Odie From the Wooded Hill #827 in US
- Tylor Tile Maker #868 in US
- Newell From the New Hall #948 in US
- Reggie Queen, Powerful Counselor #1031 in US
- Baxter Provider #1119 in US
- Shelton From the Edge of Town #1177 in US
- Berton From the Fortified Town #1224 in US
- Carleton From the Gathering ofthe Farmers #1228 in US
- Waymon Traveler #1281 in US
- Ansel Noble #1404 in US
- Stormy Turbulent #1450 in US
- Norwood From the North Forest #1546 in US
- Chauncy Chancellor #1552 in US
- Malvin Reliable Friend #1581 in US
- Mel Reliable Friend #1584 in US
- Norton From the North Town #1588 in US
- Wayman Traveler #1603 in US
- Trae Third #1678 in US
- Prentice Learner #1709 in US
- Chadrick From the Warriorís Town #1834 in US
- Storm Turbulent #1926 in US
- Chadd From the Warriorís Town #1965 in US
- Chancey Chancellor #1974 in US
- Bronwyn Dark #2045 in US
- Prentiss Learner #2179 in US
- Beck From the Stream #2512 in US
- Baker Provider #2529 in US
- Quenton From the Queenís Town #2573 in US
Middle-English names come from a period when the language itself was still becoming English — not quite Anglo-Saxon, not yet modern. These names lived through the Norman Conquest, picked up French and Latin sounds, and settled into forms that felt both foreign and familiar. They belonged to merchants, priests, and ordinary folk in 13th and 14th century England, names that had come through Old English but were getting reshaped by time and trade.
Some of these names have stayed with us nearly unchanged: Heather grew from the plant itself, while Avery, Peyton, and Greyson all have that solid, lived-in quality of medieval naming. Then there's Payton, a place-name that became personal, the way medieval people often named their children after where they came from or what they held. Each entry here shows its meaning and origin, so you can see how these names bridged a language in transition and ended up speaking to us today.