NewName Shortlist 0 Brave courage, boldness, a lion's heart Wise wisdom, counsel, learning Gentle mildness, tenderness, calm Joyful joy, delight, laughter Faithful faith, loyalty, steadfastness Strong strength, might, endurance Free freedom, a free person Kind kindness, mercy, grace toward others Noble nobility, honor, high birth Peaceful peace, friendship, quiet Bright light, radiance, shining fame Victorious victory, triumph Beloved love, being cherished Graceful grace, beauty, charm Hopeful hope, new beginnings Protective a guardian, a shield, a defender Pure purity, innocence, clarity Blessed blessing, a gift, good fortune
72 names
Aaltje Girl Dutch diminutive of Aleida (Adelheid), from Germanic adal 'noble'. Renaissance · forgotten Adela Girl From Germanic adal 'noble'. Victorian · peak 1899 Adelaide Girl From Germanic Adalheidis: adal 'noble' and heid 'kind, sort'. Early Medieval · peak 1893 Adélard Boy From Germanic adal 'noble' and hard 'hard, brave'. Victorian · forgotten Adele Girl From Germanic adal 'noble', through Latin Adela. Early Medieval · peak 1897 Adelheid Girl From Germanic adal 'noble' and heid 'kind, sort, type'. Early Medieval · forgotten Adeline Girl Diminutive of names beginning with Germanic adal 'noble'. Middle Ages · peak 2016 Adolf Boy From Germanic adal 'noble' and wulf 'wolf'. Middle Ages · peak 1891 · forgotten Æthelbald Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and beald 'bold'. Early Medieval · forgotten Æthelberht Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and beorht 'bright'. Early Medieval · forgotten Æthelburh Girl From Old English æthel 'noble' and burh 'fortress, stronghold'. Early Medieval · forgotten Æthelfrith Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and frith 'peace'. Early Medieval · forgotten Æthelgifu Girl From Old English æthel 'noble' and gifu 'gift'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelgyth Girl From Old English æthel 'noble' and gyth 'battle, war'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelheard Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and heard 'hard, brave'. Early Medieval · forgotten Æthelhelm Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and helm 'helmet, protection'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelhild Girl From Old English æthel 'noble' and hild 'battle'. Early Medieval · forgotten Æthelmær Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and mær 'famous'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelnoth Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and noth 'boldness, daring'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelred Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and ræd 'counsel, advice'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelric Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and ric 'ruler, power'. Early Medieval · forgotten Æthelstan Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and stan 'stone'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelswith Girl From Old English æthel 'noble' and swith 'strong'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelthryth Girl From Old English æthel 'noble' and thryth 'strength, power'. Early Medieval Æthelweard Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and weard 'guardian'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelwine Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and wine 'friend'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelwold Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and weald 'rule, power'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelwulf Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and wulf 'wolf'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Æthelwynn Girl From Old English æthel 'noble' and wynn 'joy'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Albert Boy From Germanic Adalbert: adal 'noble' and berht 'bright'. Middle Ages · peak 1880 Alberta Girl Feminine of Albert, from Germanic adal 'noble' and berht 'bright'. Victorian · peak 1909 · forgotten Alberto Boy The Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Albert, from Germanic adal 'noble' and beraht 'bright'. Middle Ages · peak 1993 Albrecht Boy German form of Adalbert, from adal 'noble' and berht 'bright'. Middle Ages · forgotten Aleida Girl Dutch form of Adelheid, from Germanic adal 'noble' and heid 'kind, sort'. Middle Ages · peak 2019 · forgotten Alice Girl From Old French Aalis, a contraction of Germanic Adalheidis ('noble kind'). Middle Ages · peak 1906 Alison Girl Medieval Norman and Scots diminutive of Alice, from Germanic Adalheidis ('noble kind'). Middle Ages · peak 1979 Alix Girl Medieval French form of Adelaide, from Germanic adal 'noble' and heid 'kind, sort'. Middle Ages · peak 1993 Allyson Girl A spelling of Alison, a medieval diminutive of Alice (Germanic adal 'noble'). Modern · peak 1998 Alonzo Boy A form of Spanish Alonso, from Visigothic Adalfuns, Germanic adal 'noble' and funs 'ready, eager'. Victorian · peak 1880 Audrey Girl A medieval English short form of Old English Æthelthryth, from æthel 'noble' and thryth 'strength'. Middle Ages · peak 1928 Aylmer Boy From Old English æthel 'noble' and mære 'famous'. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Basil Boy Greek basileios, 'royal, kingly'. Early Medieval · peak 1915 Earl Boy From the English title earl, Old English eorl 'nobleman, warrior'. Victorian · peak 1918 Edeltraud Girl From Germanic adal 'noble' and trud 'strength'. Modern · forgotten Elbert Boy A variant of Albert, from Germanic adal 'noble' and beraht 'bright'. Victorian · peak 1882 · forgotten Elmer Boy From an English surname derived from Old English Æthelmær, æthel 'noble' and mær 'famous'. Victorian · peak 1884 · forgotten Ethel Girl A 19th-century English short form of names beginning with Old English æthel 'noble', such as Etheldreda and Ethelburga. Victorian · peak 1896 Eugene Boy From Greek eugenēs 'well-born'. Early Medieval · peak 1928 Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.