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32 names used by Frankish families, arranged by the age in which each first appears, oldest first.

AllGirlsBoys

The Early Middle Ages400 to 800

AdeleGirlFrom Germanic adal 'noble', through Latin Adela.Early Medieval · peak 1897

ArnulfBoyFrom Germanic arn 'eagle' and wulf 'wolf'.Early Medieval · forgotten

BalthildGirlFrom Germanic bald 'bold' and hild 'battle'.Early Medieval · forgotten

BerthaGirlFrom Germanic berht 'bright, famous'.Early Medieval · peak 1891 · forgotten

BrunhildGirlFrom Germanic brunja 'coat of mail, armour' and hild 'battle'.Early Medieval · forgotten

CarlomanBoyFrom Germanic karl 'man, free man' and mann 'man'.Early Medieval · forgotten

CharlesBoyFrom Latin Carolus, from Germanic karl 'man, free man'.Early Medieval · peak 1880

ChildebertBoyFrom Frankish hild 'battle' and berht 'bright'.Early Medieval · forgotten

ClotildeGirlFrom Germanic hlod 'fame' and hild 'battle'.Early Medieval · peak 1885 · forgotten

ClovisBoyLatinized form of Frankish Chlodowig, from hlod 'fame' and wig 'battle'; the same name that became Louis and Ludwig.Early Medieval · peak 1914 · forgotten

DagobertBoyFrom Germanic dag 'day' and berht 'bright'.Early Medieval · forgotten

EmmaGirlGermanic short form of names beginning with ermen/irmin 'whole, great, universal'.Early Medieval · peak 1885

ErmengardeGirlFrom Germanic ermen/irmin 'whole, great' and gard 'enclosure, protection'.Early Medieval · forgotten

ErmintrudeGirlFrom Germanic ermen 'whole, great' and trud 'strength'.Early Medieval · forgotten

EudesBoyFrom Germanic od 'wealth'.Early Medieval · forgotten

FredegundGirlFrom Germanic frid 'peace' and gund 'battle'.Early Medieval · forgotten

GertrudGirlFrom Germanic ger 'spear' and trud 'strength'.Early Medieval · forgotten

GiselaGirlFrom Germanic gisil, of uncertain sense: 'pledge, hostage' and 'offshoot' have both been proposed.Early Medieval · peak 1995 · forgotten

HildegardGirlFrom Germanic hild 'battle' and gard 'enclosure, protection'.Early Medieval · peak 1906 · forgotten

HiltrudGirlFrom Germanic hild 'battle' and trud 'strength'.Early Medieval · forgotten

IrmgardGirlFrom Germanic ermen/irmin 'whole, great' and gard 'enclosure, protection'.Early Medieval · forgotten

LambertBoyFrom Germanic land 'land' and berht 'bright'.Early Medieval · peak 1881 · forgotten

LotharBoyFrom Frankish hlod 'fame' and hari 'army'.Early Medieval · forgotten

LouisBoyFrom Frankish Chlodowig: hlod 'fame' and wig 'battle'; the same name as Clovis and Ludwig.Early Medieval · peak 1880

MatildaGirlFrom Germanic maht 'might, strength' and hild 'battle'.Early Medieval · peak 1886

PepinBoyOrigin uncertain; perhaps a childish pet form, and no Germanic elements are agreed.Early Medieval · forgotten

RadegondeGirlFrom Germanic rad 'counsel' and gund 'war'.Early Medieval · forgotten

RadegundGirlFrom Germanic rad 'counsel' and gund 'battle'.Early Medieval · forgotten

SigebertBoyFrom Germanic sige 'victory' and berht 'bright'.Early Medieval · forgotten

TheodoricBoyFrom Gothic þiuda 'people' and reiks 'ruler'.Early Medieval · forgotten

The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450

ErmentrudeGirlFrom Germanic ermen 'whole, great' and trud 'strength'.Middle Ages · forgotten

OdoBoyFrom Germanic od 'wealth, prosperity'.Middle Ages · forgotten

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.