Gallery VIII · 400 to 800
The Early Middle Ages
Frankish and Gothic kings and queens, the saints of Ireland and Wales, and the first Christian kingdoms.
As Rome's western empire gave way to new kingdoms, Germanic names such as Clovis and Clotilde ruled in Gaul, while Celtic saints such as Brigid, Columba and David carried their names through Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
565 names
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.