Masculine & Feminine Names from the Merovingian Line c.400-c.600 AD

compiled by Sara L. Friedemann (Aryanhwy merch Catmael)

NOTE: This list was compiled from modern sources, using modernized forms of the names. It is not a reliable source of medieval spellings.

Masculine Names

Name

Number of occurences

Variations

Lothar

6

Clothar

Childebert

5

Childebertus

Clovis

5

  

Theuderic

5

  

Childeric

4

  

Merovech

4

Merovich

Chilperic

3

  

Dagobert

3

  

Sigibert

3

  

Theudebert

3

  

Charibert

2

  

Clodio

1

  

Corbus

1

  

Grimoald

1

  

Gundovald

1

  

Gunthar

1

  

Guntram

1

Gunthchramn

Ingomer

1

  

Samson

1

  

Theudebald

1

  

Feminine Names

Name

Number of Occurences

Variations

Basina

2

  

Bilichildis

2

  

Brunhild

2

Brunechildis

Clotild

2

  

Ingund

2

 Ingunth

Theudechild

2

  

Aregund

1

  

Audovera

1

  

Austrechild

1

  

Baldechildis

1

  

Berchildis

1

  

Chlodosind

1

  

Chrodechildis

1

  

Chunsina

1

Chunsia

Deuteria

1

  

Ermenberga

1

  

Faileuba

1

  

Fredegund

1

  

Galswinth

1

Galswintha

Gomatrudis

1

  

Guntheuc

1

  

Ingoberg

1

  

Marcatrude

1

  

Marcovefa

1

  

Merofled

1

  

Nantechildis

1

  

Radegund

1

Radegunda

Regnetrudis

1

  

Veneranda

1

  

Vulfegundis

1

  

Wisigard

1

  

Names of Uncertain Origin

Rigunth

1

  

References:

Geary, Patrick, Before France & Germany--The Creation and Transformation of the Merovingian World, (Oxford: Oxford Univ Press, 1988)
Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks, (Viking Press, 1983)