Standardized Forenames Used in MLD
The following table lists the standardized forenames that we use in the Standard_Name field of MLD records, along with variant spellings for each, which are often recorded in the Doc_Name field. New forenames will be added as they appear in new records in MLD.
| Standard Forename | Variant Spellings |
|---|---|
| Adam | Adamus |
| Adrian | Adrianus, Hadrianus |
| Agnes | Agneta |
| Alan | Alanus, Alannus, Aleyn |
| Alfred | Aluredus |
| Alfwus | |
| Alice | Alicia |
| Ambrose | Ambrosius, Ambros |
| Amice | Amicia, Amyca |
| Amy | |
| Andrew | Andreas |
| Anne | Anna |
| Anthony | Antonius, Antony |
| Arnold | Arnoldus |
| Avice | Avicia |
| Bartholomew | Bartolomaeus |
| Beatrice | Beatrix |
| Benedict | Benedictus |
| Benjamin | |
| Benoit | |
| Bernard | Bernardus |
| Bertram | |
| Bona | |
| Cambinus | |
| Cecily | Caecilia, Cecilia |
| Christian | Xtianus, Christian |
| Christine | Christiana, Cristina |
| Christopher | Christopherus, Xpofer, Xtopher, Xtopherus |
| Clays | Clais |
| Clemence | Clementia |
| Clement | Clemens |
| Constance | Constantia |
| Damian | |
| Daniel | Danielis |
| David | Davidus |
| Denise | Dionysia |
| Dennis | Dionysius, Donisius |
| Derek | Deryk, Derrik |
| Edelena | |
| Edmund | Edmondus, Edmunde, Edmundus |
| Edward | Edrus, Edwardus |
| Eleanor | Alianora, Eleanora, Elinora |
| Elias | Elyas, Elys, Helyas |
| Elizabeth | Elizabeta |
| Emma | Emota, Emmota |
| Ernulf | Ernulfus |
| Eustace | Eustachius |
| Everard | |
| Felicia | |
| Fisicus? | |
| Florence | |
| Frances | Francisca |
| Francis | Franciscus |
| Francisco | Francisco [used for non-English men] |
| Fulcher | |
| Geoffrey | Galfridus, Gaufridus, Godfrey, Godfridus |
| George | Georgius, Gorgius |
| Gerard | Gerardus |
| Gerkin | |
| Gilbert | Gilbertus, Gylbert |
| Giles | Aegidius, Egidius, Gyles |
| Gregory | Gregorius, Gregorio |
| Guy | Guido, Guidone |
| Hamon | Hamo |
| Helen | Helena, Elena |
| Henry | Henricus, Hankyn, Herry, Harry |
| Hersent | |
| Hugh | Hugo |
| Humphrey | Umfridus, Omfridus, Honfridus, Homfridus |
| Isaac | Isaakus, Ishachus |
| Isabel | Isabella, Isobel |
| Isambert | |
| Ives | Yvonus, Yves, Ivo |
| James | Jabus, Jacobus, Jacob |
| Jane | Jana |
| Jasper | |
| Jeremy | Jeremia |
| Jerome | Hieronimus, Jeremonius |
| Joan | Joanna, Johanna |
| Joce | Joice |
| John | Joannes, Johannes |
| Joyce | Jocosa |
| Julian | Julianus |
| Juliana | |
| Katherine | Catherina, Katherina, Katherine, Katerina |
| Lawrence | Laurentius, Laurence |
| Leonard | Leonhardus, Lennardus, Leonardus |
| Lewis | Aloysius, Ludovicus, Lewes, Louis |
| Lionel | Lyonel |
| Lucy | Lucia |
| Luke | Lucas |
| Mabel | Amabilia, Mabilla, Mabila, Mabbe |
| Marcel | Marcellis |
| Margaret | Margerete |
| Margery | Margeria, Margerie |
| Marian | Mariona, Marion |
| Mark | Marcus |
| Martha | |
| Martin | Martinus |
| Mary | Maria, Marie, Mariota |
| Matilda | Maud |
| Matthew | Matthias, Matthewe, Mattheus |
| Maurice | Mauritius |
| Michael | Micaelis, Mycaelis, Michaelis |
| Miles | Milo, Miles |
| Nicholas | Nicholaus |
| Norman | |
| Nutus | Nute |
| Odo | Eudo |
| Oliver | Oliverus |
| Owen | |
| Patrick | Patricius, Paten', Patricus |
| Peter | Petrus; see also Piers |
| Phyllis | Phelice, Philis |
| Philip | Philipus, Philipus |
| Piers | Piers; see also Peter |
| Ralph | Radolphus, Radulphus, Raffe |
| Randolph | Randulphus, Ranulf |
| Reginald | Reginaldus, Reinold, Reynell |
| Richard | Ricardus, Richardus |
| Robert | Robertus |
| Roger | Rogerus |
| Roland | Rohelendus |
| Rose | Ro(h)esia, Rosa |
| Sabine | Sabyne |
| Sampson | |
| Samuel | |
| Sara | |
| Simon | Simone, Symond |
| Sote | |
| Stephen | Stephanus, Stephen, Stevyn |
| Sybil | Sibella, Sybilla, Sibyl, Sibilla |
| Theobald | Tedbaldus, Theobaldus |
| Theodore | Theodoric |
| Thomas | |
| Thoncelin | |
| Torette | |
| Trudy | Trudye |
| Victor | Victor |
| Walter | Gualcherius, Gualterius, Watt', Walt', Walterus |
| Wilmarus | Wilmarus |
Categories
- No categories