Dragon Magazines occasionally had some genuinely useful historical information. Dragon #49 comes with an article by G. Arthur Rahman on numerous old names (most no longer in use). Anglo-Saxon, Lombards, Byzantine, Viking, Irish...
Anglo-Saxon Byzantine
1d20 Males Females Male Female
01 Arwold Aebba Adralestos Agnes
02 Bede Aelflaid Adrian Anastasia
03 Beornwine Asthelberg Akronion Anna
04 Caedmon Aethelthryth Alexius Comito
05 Cerdic Baldhild Andronicus Eudocia
06 Ecgric Bebba Bardas Euphemia
07 Egbert Begu Constantius Helena
08 Gefmund Cwenburg Demetrius Irene
09 Hangist Cyneburh Eustratius Joannina
10 Hewald Cynwise Euthymius Justina
11 Horsa Eafe Heraclius Lupicina
12 Ingwold Eanflaed Joannaces Martina
13 Luidhard Fara Justin Passara
14 Nothelm Frigyth Leontius Sittas
15 Octa Hilda Nicephorus Sophia
16 Osric Hildelith Nicetas Thecla
17 Raedwald Osthryth Phocas Theodora
18 Swaefred Ricula Synesios Theophano
19 Tunberht Saethryth Theodorus Vigilantia
20 Wuffa Verca Theophilus Zoe
Irish Kievans
1d20 Males Females Males Females
01 Ailill Ailinn Ainalov Alga
02 Began Aine Andrei Annushka
03 Brendan Aynia Basil Dobrodeia
04 Bresal Badb Boris Evfimia
05 Cerbhall Becuma Dimitri Eufrosinia
06 Colum Brigit Iaropolk Evpraksia
07 Conchobhar Cliodna Ilarion Ianka
08 Culann Deirdre Iuri Iaroslavna
09 Cynyr Emer Leszek Irina
10 Diarmaid Etain Mstislav Lanka
11 Donnan Ethnea Oleg Lybed
12 Eoghan Fand Roman Maluska
13 Erim Fiona Sviatogor Marfa
14 Ferghus Grainne Sviatopolk Natalia
15 Gwiawn Lethrenn Sviatoslav Peredslava
16 Maelen Liban Vasiliev Rogneda
17 Medr Luchair Vasilko Stefanida
18 Morfran Medhbh Vladimir Tamara
19 Senan Niamh Volodar Xenia
20 Uchdryd Oenghus Vsevolod Yuliania
Lombards Merovingians
1d20 Males Females Males Females
01 Agelmund Alpsuinda Ansovald Audovera
02 Aldoin Aurona Bertefred Austrechild
03 Alichis Austrigusa Chilperic Basina
04 Claffo Brunihilde Chlodobert Berthegund
05 Cleph Flutsuinda Dagobert Chlodosind
06 Euin Frea Dragolen Clotild
07 Giselpert Gambara Derulf Fedegund
08 Gisulf Gundiperga Guntram Galswinth
09 Gudeoc Guntrut lngomer Guntheuc
10 Hilmaegis Ranicuinda Leudast Ingoberg
11 Hildeoc Ratperga Lothar Ingund
12 Ibor Rodelinda Malulf Leuba
13 Lamissio Rosemund Marovech Macatrude
14 Rodolf Rumestruda Pharamond Markovefa
15 Rodonus Salinga Rikulf Meroflede
16 Rothari Theuderata Sigibert Radegund
17 Waccho Walderada Syrivald Regonthe
18 Walcari Wigilinda Theodebert Theodohilda
19 Wechtari Winiperga Thorismund Ultrogotha
20 Zabsn Wisegarda Trudulf Veneranda
Viking
1d20 Males Females
01 Bjarni Addrun
02 Bjorn Asa
03 Cnut Asfrid
04 Egil Aslaug
05 Gunnar Bekkhild
06 Grifir Borghild
07 Hamdir Brynhild
08 Horik Fredegand
09 Ivar Glaumvor
10 Kalf Grimhild
11 Ligni Gudrun
12 Magnus Hjordis
13 Ragnar Kara
14 Sigurd Kostbera
15 Skuli Ljod
16 Swein Sieglinde
17 Thorfinn Signy
18 Thorvald Sigrun
19 Tostig Swanhild
20 Yngvar Thyri
How Useful?
A while back I identified Sta- and Ta- as exodus period phonetic markers. Here we have the Name 'Octa'. This would be exodus hebrew in origin descended from a particular language group who didnt become part of Israel, choosing to not let their family religious artefacts be melted down.
Names with the Sta and Ta Phonetic Marker
Male Female
Wechtari (Lombard) Anastasia (Byzantine)
Octa (Anglo-Saxon) Sittas (Byzantine)
Constantia (Byzantine) Etain (Irish)
Nicetas (Byzantine) Tamara (Kievans)
Natalia (Kievans)
Here is hoping Dragon Magazine did Asian and African Name collections...
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