This database is an ongoing project indexing medieval names found in articles in the Medieval Names Archive and elsewhere. Any citations included here should be verified in the original sources. The pages generated by this database should NOT be used for documentation.

This project is still very much in the early stages. New data are being added on a regular basis, and I'm working on making the formatting look prettier (many thanks to Wenyeva atte grene for some help in that direction). Right now one known issue is that none of the accented characters are displaying correctly. I'm working on it.

Culture: English

CenturyVariantDiminutive?LanguageSource
13thCJeneuerEnglishFeminine Given Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames
15thCGwenhevareEnglishFeminine Given Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames
16thCJeneferEnglishFeminine Given Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames

Culture: Italian

CenturyVariantDiminutive?LanguageSource
13thCGenevriaLatinFeminine Given Names from Thirteenth Century Perugia
13thCGinevriaLatinFeminine Given Names from Thirteenth Century Perugia
15thCGineveraItalianNames in 15th Century Florence and her Dominions: the Condado
15thCGinevraItalianFeminine Given Names from the Online Catasto of Florence of 1427
15thCGinevraItalianNames in 15th Century Florence and her Dominions: the Condado

Culture: Portuguese

CenturyVariantDiminutive?LanguageSource
16thCGenebraPortuguesePortuguese Names from Lisbon, 1565
16thCJenebraPortuguesePortuguese Names from Lisbon, 1565
16thCJenevraPortuguesePortuguese Names from Lisbon, 1565

Culture: Welsh

CenturyVariantDiminutive?LanguageSource
16thCGuinevereWelshWomen's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales
16thCGuinivereWelshWomen's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales
16thCGwenheverWelshWomen's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales
16thCGwenheyvarWelshWomen's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales
16thCGwenhoivarEnglishLate Sixteenth Century English Given Names
16thCGwenhoverWelshWomen's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales
16thCGwenhwyvarAnglicized WelshA Simple Guide to Constructing 16th Century Welsh Names (in English Contexts)
16thCGwenhwyvarWelshWomen's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales
16thCGwenoverWelshWomen's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales
16thCGwenweverWelshWomen's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales
16thCGwynweverWelshWomen's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales