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Going Medieval: Baby Names From The Middle Ages

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Though these medieval baby names are thousands of years old, they fit in very well with today’s sound – a case of everything old being new again. If you’re into the medieval era but don’t want to name your kid something from pop culture (we’re looking at you, “Game of Thrones”), try these baby names from the Middle Ages on for size.

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  • Alaric
  • Andry
  • Anora
  • August
  • Baldwin
  • Bayard
  • Beatrice
  • Benedict
  • Cassian
  • Cyril
  • Elysande
  • Emeric
  • Emrys
  • Everwyn
  • Faust
  • Finnian
  • Florian
  • Francis
  • Genevieve
  • Gerald
  • Giselle
  • Guinevere
  • Idalia
  • Isolde
  • Iver
  • Joceran
  • Julian
  • Lucian
  • Margaery
  • Meliora
  • Minerva
  • Otto
  • Peregrine
  • Remy
  • Rhys
  • Roland
  • Sigrid

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