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Late Sixteenth Century English Given Names
by Talan Gwynek
(Brian M. Scott,scott@math.csuohio.edu)
© 1994, 1999 by Brian M. Scott; all rights reserved.
Introduction
Names listed by frequency
Abbreviations and Bibliography
Alphabetical Name List
The names are listed in alphabetical order. Each is immediately followed by its frequency. Names that appear in several forms are listed together under one spelling, generally either the most frequent or the most familiar, which is shown in boldface The frequency of each form is noted, however, and the combined frequency of all variants of the name is given in square brackets after the frequency of the head variant.Derivation notes are given for some names. Abbreviations and sources are listed elsewhere.
| Aaron | 1 | Howell | 2 [3] |
Welsh Hywel. | |
| Abacuck | 1 | Now usually spelled Habakkuk. | Howel | 1 |
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| Abraham | 5 | See note | Hugh | 46 |
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| Adam | 6 | Humphrey | 40 [42] |
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| Adlard | 1 | Humphry | 2 |
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| Adrian | 3 | One of the three was female. | Ingram | 1 |
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| Agnes (f) | 40 | Isaac | 3 [4] |
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| Alan | 5 [9] | Isaacs | 1 |
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| Allan | 4 | Isabella (f) | 7 [10] |
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| Albert | 1 | Isabel | 3 |
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| Alexander | 15 | James | 114 |
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| Alice (f) | 57 | Jane (f) | 16 |
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| Alveredus | 1 | Janikin (f) | 1 |
See note | |
| Ambrose | 8 | Jasper | 5 [6] |
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| Amie (f) | 2 | Probably fem.; see DES at Amey. | Jesper | 1 |
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| Anchor | 1 | From OFr Anchier; see DES at Anker. | Jenkin | 3 [4] |
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| Andrew | 20 | Jankin | 1 |
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| Annabella (f) | 1 | Jennette (f) | 1 |
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| Annanias | 1 | Jeremy | 2 |
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| Anne (f) | 55 [72] | Jerman | 1 [2] |
Perhaps more familiar as German < OFr Germain. | |
| Ann | 2 | Jermanus | 1 |
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| Anna | 15 | Jerome | 11 |
See also Hieronimus. | |
| Anthony | 54 | Jesse | 1 |
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| Archibald | 1 | Joan (f) | 53 [60] |
See note | |
| Archilai | 1 | Obscure; cf. Arklay (Black, 30). | Jone | 1 |
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| Arnold | 6 | Joane | 4 |
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| Arthur | 18 | Johanna | 2 |
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| Augustine | 7 [8] | Jocatta (f) | 1 |
From the form presumably fem. | |
| Augustin | 1 | Jocosa (f) | 1 |
See note | |
| Augustus | 2 | John | 1215 |
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| Aveline (f) | 1 | Joos | 1 [4] |
See note | |
| Barbara (f) | 4 | Joice | 1 |
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| Barnabas | 3 | Jossi | 1 |
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| Barnard | 46 | Joosus | 1 |
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| Bartholomew | 12 | Jordan | 1 |
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| Basil | 2 | Joseph | 4 |
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| Beatrice (f) | 2 | Joshua | 1 |
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| Bellingham | 1 | A transferred locative surname. | Josias | 1 |
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| Benedict | 1 | Joyce (f) | 9 |
See note | |
| Benjamin | 3 | Jucentius | 1 |
Obscure. | |
| Bennett | 1 | Judith (f) | 3 |
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| Bertram | 1 [2] | Juliana (f) | 2 |
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| Bartram | 1 | Julius | 1 |
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| Bevil | 1 | Apparently a transferred French locative surname; see DES at Bevill. | Justinian | 1 |
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| Blaise | 1 | Kenelm | 1 |
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| Blanche (f) | 3 | Lambert | 1 |
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| Botolph | 1 | Lancelot | 5 |
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| Brian | 8 | Laura (f) | 1 |
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| Bridget (f) | 2 | Lawrence | 16 [26] |
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| Cadwallader | 1 | Laurence | 10 |
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| Cassandra (f) | 1 | Leonard | 19 |
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| Catherine (f) | 20 [26] | Lettice (f) | 1 |
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| Katherine | 6 | Lewis | 6 [9] |
See note | |
| Cecily (f) | 1 [2] | Lodowick | 1 |
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| Cicilia | 1 | Ludwig | 2 |
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| Cesar | 1 | See note | Lionel | 1 |
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| Charity (f) | 1 | Lucas | 1 |
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| Charles | 15 | Lucretia (f) | 1 |
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| Christian | 4 | One of the four was female. | Lucy (f) | 3 [4] |
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| Christiana (f) | 6 | Luce | 1 |
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| Christopher | 79 [80] | Conceivably Christopheer is a typo. See note | Mable (f) | 1 |
Now usually Mabel. |
| Christopheer | 1 | Machutus | 1 |
Obscure. | |
| Chroferus | 1 | Completely obscure, unless it is an error for Chistoferus. | Magdalen (f) | 1 [3] |
See note |
| Chroseus (?) | 1 | Completely obscure; the query is in PCCA. | Magdalena | 1 |
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| Ciriacus | 1 | Lat Cyriacus < Gk Kyriakós; see Nomi at Ciriaco. | Magdalene | 1 |
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| Clement | 6 | Manasses | 1 |
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| Conrad | 1 | Margaret (f) | 55 [58] |
See note | |
| Constance (f) | 2 | Margareta | 1 |
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| Cornelius | 9 | See note | Margarete | 1 |
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| Court | 1 | See note | Margarita | 1 |
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| Cuthbert | 1 | Margery (f) | 9 [10] |
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| Cutlake | 1 | See note | Margerie | 1 |
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| Daniel | 12 | Marian (f) | 2 [5] |
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| David | 25 | Marion | 3 |
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| Denton | 1 | A transferred locative surname. | Mark | 4 |
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| Didimus | 1 | Lat Didymus < Gk Dídymos; see Nomi at Didimo. | Marmaduke | 2 |
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| Digory | 1 | Martha (f) | 3 |
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| Dionisius | 3 | See note | Martin | 10 |
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| Dionise (f) | 1 [3] | Dionis is probably fem. | Mary (f) | 42 [43] |
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| Dionis | 2 | Maria | 1 |
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| "Diricus" | 1 | See note | Matilda (f) | 2 |
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| Dolora (f) | 1 | Matthew | 22 [29] |
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| Dorothy (f) | 14 [15] | Mathew | 7 |
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| Dorothea | 1 | Maurice | 8 |
See note | |
| Drugo | 1 | More familiar as Drogo. | Melchior | 1 |
See note |
| Dudley | 1 | A transferred locative surname. | Meredith | 3 |
Welsh Maredudd; all 3 appear to be Welsh. |
| Ebotte (f) | 1 | See note | Michael | 19 |
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| Ebulus | 1 | Mildred (f) | 1 |
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| Edi | 1 | Unfortunately I was unable to determine the sex of this person. | Miles | 7 |
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| Edith (f) | 6 | Morgan | 10 |
Welsh, though the examples are not confined to Wales. | |
| Edmund | 72 | Nathaniel | 4 |
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| Edward | 169 | Newton | 1 |
A transferred locative surname. | |
| Edwin | 1 | Nicholas | 129 |
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| Effemia (f) | 1 | See note | Ninion | 1 |
More commonly Ninian. |
| Eleanor (f) | 5 [7] | Noe | 1 |
More familiar as Noah; see DES at Noy. | |
| Elinor | 1 | Oliver | 10 |
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| Elianora | 1 | Osmund | 2 |
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| Eli | 1 [2] | See note | Ottewell | 1 |
A rare given name < OFr Otuel; see DES at Ottewell. |
| Ely | 1 | Owen | 5 [8] |
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| Elias | 2 [3] | From the Gk form of Heb Elijah. | Owin | 3 |
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| Eliass | 1 | Paschall | 1 [3] |
See note | |
| Eliza | 1 | See note | Pasquere | 1 |
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| Elizabeth (f) | 90 | Pasco | 1 |
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| Elizeus | 2 | Latinized from Heb Elisha. | Paul | 8 |
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| Ellen (f) | 3 [6] | See also Helen. | Peter | 58 |
See note |
| Ellena | 1 | Petronella (f) | 1 |
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| Elena | 2 | Phillip | 23 [34] |
See note | |
| Ellis | 3 [4] | See note | Philip | 11 |
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| Halius | 1 | Phillipa (f) | 1 |
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| Ellois (f) | 1 [2] | See note | Pierce | 2 |
More familiar as Piers, a vernacular form of Peter. |
| Ely (f) | 1 | See note | Polidore | 1 |
See note |
| Emanuel | 2 | Pompey | 1 |
See note | |
| Emery | 2 | Prospero | 1 |
See note | |
| Emma (f) | 3 | Prudence (f) | 2 |
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| Emmanuel | 1 | Quivier | 1 |
Completely obscure. | |
| Emmett | 1 | See note | Ralph | 51 |
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| Enoch | 1 | Randall | 2 [3] |
A diminutive of Rand < Randolph; see DES at Randall, Randolph. | |
| Erasmus | 2 | Randel | 1 |
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| Etheldreda (f) | 1 [3] | Randolph | 5 |
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| Ethelreda | 1 | Rawsone (f) | 1 |
See note | |
| Ethelrede | 1 | Rebecca (f) | 1 |
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| Evan | 3 | Rees | 2 [4] |
Welsh Rhys; all 4 examples are Welsh. | |
| Everard | 1 | Reece | 2 |
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| Faith (f) | 1 | Reginald | 10 |
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| Faustinus | 1 | Richard | 534 |
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| Felix | 1 | Robert | 372 |
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| Ferdinand | 1 | Roger | 70 |
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| Florence (f) | 1 | Roland | 7 [19] |
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| Francis | 86 [90] | See note | Rowland | 12 |
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| Frances | 4 | Roman | 1 |
See note | |
| Francisca (f) | 3 | Rook | 1 |
See note | |
| Fulk | 3 | Rosanna (f) | 1 |
See note | |
| Gabriel | 9 | Rose (f) | 2 |
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| Garnett | 1 | Garnet is a diminutive of OFr Guarin, Warin; see DES at Garnet. | Salamon | 3 |
Now usually Solomon. |
| Garret | 1 [2] | From Gerard or Gerald; see DES at Garrad, Gerald, Gerard. | Sampson | 5 |
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| Garrett | 1 | Samuel | 10 |
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| Gartheride (f) | 1 | Probably a variant spelling of Gertrude. | Sander | 1 |
A pet-name from Alexander. |
| Gawen | 1 [2] | Sarah (f) | 2 |
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| Gawin | 1 | Silvester | 1 |
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| Gentile | 1 | Now an Italian name; see Nomi at Gentile. | Simon | 30 [31] |
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| Geoffrey | 9 [11] | Symon | 1 |
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| Jeffery | 2 | Stephen | 37 |
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| George | 172 | Susanna (f) | 3 [8] |
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| Georgette (f) | 1 | A surprise at this date. | Susannah | 1 |
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| Gerrard | 3 | See note | Susanne | 1 |
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| Gervase | 1 [2] | Suzanna | 3 |
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| Jervais | 1 | Sybil (f) | 2 [6] |
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| Gilbert | 13 | Sibil | 2 |
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| Giles | 23 | Sibill | 2 |
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| Gillam | 2 | See note | Tabitha (f) | 1 |
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| Godfrey | 11 | Thadeus | 1 |
See note | |
| Goughe | 1 | See note | Theodosius | 1 |
See note |
| Grace (f) | 4 | Thomas | 805 |
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| Gregory | 9 | Thomasina (f) | 2 [4] |
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| Griffin | 9 | See note | Thomazine | 2 |
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| Griffith | 2 | See note | Timothy | 2 |
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| Guy | 2 | Tobias | 2 |
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| Gwenhoivar (f) | 1 | Welsh Gwenhwyfar; she is Welsh. | Tristram | 5 |
None of the entries is Welsh. |
| Hamond | 2 | OFr Hamond < OG Hamon. | Ursula (f) | 3 |
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| Hansse | 1 | See note | Valentine | 6 |
See note |
| Harman | 2 [3] | See note | Venetia (f) | 1 |
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| Harmond | 1 | Vincent | 8 |
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| Harry | 1 | See note | Walter | 47 |
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| Hector | 1 | Warham | 1 |
A transferred locative surname. | |
| Helegor | 1 | See note | Watkin | 2 |
See note |
| Helen (f) | 7 [9] | See also Ellen. | Wilfred | 1 |
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| Hellen | 1 | William | 785 [786] |
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| Helena | 1 | Williams | 1 |
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| Heneage | 1 | Apparently a transferred locative surname; see note | Winifred (f) | 1 [2] |
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| Henry | 204 | See note | Winefred | 1 |
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| Hercules | 2 | Wombell | 1 |
A transferred locative surname; see DES at Wombwell. | |
| Hieronimus | 1 | Lat Hieronymus < Gk `Ierônymos; learned form of Jerome, q.v. | Wymond | 1 |
See note |
| Holland | 1 | See note | Zachary | 1 [2] |
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| Zacharias | 1 |
Introduction
Feminine Names listed by frequency
Masculine Names listed by frequency
Abbreviations and Bibliography
Copyright © 1995 - 2008 Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. "The copyright of certain portions of www.sca.org are retained by the original contributors."