Can anybody tell me some cool sounding European names from around 1,000 years ago?

Question

Can anybody tell me some cool sounding European names from around 1,000 years ago?

Answer 1

check out this site, it may help -

http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/names/m...

Answer 2

Charlemagne

Answer 3

Just to "name" a few...  (every pun intended)

There is a good web site that gives the etymology and meaning behind first names. Also, you can do name searches.

Are you writing a book and or doing a play?  

AGOSTINO    

Italian form of AUGUSTINE

CARMELA  

Italian and Spanish form of CARMEL

CRESCENTIA  German, Ancient Roman

Feminine form of CRESCENTIUS

FELICIE  

German feminine form of FELIX

ELVIRA   Spanish

means "all true" from the Gothic element al "all" combined with

wer "true".

AILÍN    Irish

Irish cognate of ALAN

Answer 4

Here's a few for you:

Lothar, Clotild, Fredegund, Brunhild, Childebert, Charibert, Guntram, Guntram Bose, Sigibert, Gogmegog.  The last one is the name of a giant from early British history. What else we got.....Theoderik, Boethius, Cassiodorus, Naughtius Maximus, Biggus Dickus, and Sillius Sodus are a few more good 'uns.

Answer 5

The Visigothic kings of Medieval Iberia have crazy sounding names.

Athanaric

Wallia

Liuvigild

Roderic

And my all time favorite, Wamba!

Answer 6

AEthelred, AEthelbert, Aelfred, Egbert, Aethelstan, Egwulf, Teilo, Tudwal, Petroc, Wormonoc, Illtyd, Pol, Rhigyfarch, Childebert, Ruan, Glywys, Mevin, Tewdrig, Amwn, Pyr, Umbrafel, Mewan, Judual, Conmore, Padarn, Cadog, Gwynog, Deiniol, Dunawd Fwr, Cynwyl, Gwarthan, Pabo, Brochfael

female: Afrella, Perella, Hildegaard, Dwywai, Melangell, Tigiew, Winifrede