Old English baby names

A meadow or field. Derived from Old English 'leah,' referring to a clearing or open grassland in wooded areas.

From Old English 'ald' (old) and 'ric' (ruler). Means 'old ruler' or 'wise ruler', conveying strength and authority.

From Old English 'hwīt' (white) and 'tūn' (settlement), literally 'settlement near white stones or white clearing'.

From Old Norse 'Ásmundr', combining 'ás' (god) and 'mundr' (protector). Divine protector or god's protection.

From Old English 'ald' (old) and 'wine' (friend). Historically means 'old friend' or 'wise friend,' suggesting maturity and counsel.

Happy, cheerful, or carefree. From the Old English word meaning 'blithe,' denoting a joyful and lighthearted disposition.

From Old English 'eld' (old age, antiquity) and 'dun' (hill). Literally 'old hill', suggesting a place of permanence and wisdom.

From a surname meaning 'broad meadow' or 'wide clearing,' derived from Old English brad (broad) and ley (meadow/field).

From the Old English 'wine' (friend) and 'stan' (stone), originally meaning 'friend's stone' or 'wine's stone.' Later associated with 'joy's stone' in medieval interpretation.

Wealthy spear-man. Composed of Old English elements 'ead' (wealth, fortune) and 'gar' (spear), reflecting warrior status and prosperity in Anglo-Saxon culture.

Royal ruler or chief; from the Old English elements 'cyne' (royal) and 'ric' (ruler/power). Historically a Scottish surname denoting leadership.

From a homestead or farmstead; derived from Old English elements meaning 'tate' (homestead) and the locative suffix '-um'.

A person who lives near a warren (rabbit warren or enclosed hunting ground); from Old English 'waren,' indicating someone occupying or overseeing such a place.

From Old English 'ead' (wealth, fortune) and 'wine' (friend). A prosperous, fortunate companion.

From Old English elements meaning 'old' and 'friend,' suggesting a wise or noble companion.

From Old English elements meaning 'self' and 'friend', or possibly from a place name in England.

From Old English 'wey' (way, path) and 'land' (land). Means 'land by the way' or 'dweller by the road'.

From Old English 'here' (army) and 'wine' (friend), meaning 'army friend' or trusted warrior companion.

From a surname referring to a meadow or field on a slope; derived from Old English elements meaning 'heath' or 'heathland' and 'clearing' or 'field.'

A valley or a church official. Derived from Old English 'denu' meaning valley, or from 'decanus' referring to a dean (ecclesiastical leader).

From a surname and place name meaning "oak wood" or "clearing with oak trees," derived from Old English words for oak (ac) and field or clearing (leah).

Fair-haired or pale-complexioned; also associated with dark (from blæc). Later used as a surname referring to bleaching cloth or complexion.

From Old English 'hold' (to grasp, support) and 'dene' (valley). Refers to a valley where one holds or occupies land.

From Old English 'mild' (gentle) and 'thryth' (strength), meaning gentle strength or mild power.

From the western meadow or settlement. Derived from Old English 'west' (western) and 'leah' (meadow, clearing).

Son of the highway; from a settlement by a road or path. Derived from Old English 'weg' (way/road) and the patronymic suffix '-ling'.

White settlement or dwelling. Derived from Old English 'wit' (white/wise) and 'tun' (settlement/village).

From Old English meaning 'rich gift' or 'prosperous in battle'. Related to Edith, combining elements for wealth and prosperity.

From Old English elements 'os' (god) and 'ric' (ruler), meaning 'god's ruler' or 'divine power'

From Old English 'wine' (friend) and 'dell' (valley), meaning 'friend's valley' or 'friendly valley dweller'

From Old English 'ead' (wealth, fortune) and 'ric' (ruler). A historical Anglo-Saxon name meaning 'wealthy ruler' or 'fortunate king'.

From Old English 'os' (god) and 'mund' (protection). Divine protector or protected by a god.

From Old English 'rad' (clearing) and 'ford' (river crossing). A topographic surname denoting a ford near a clearing.

From Old English 'Rendel', derived from elements meaning 'shield' and 'bold'. Associated with strength and protection in medieval English tradition.

From Welsh 'del' (pretty) and Old English 'wine' (friend). A blend of Welsh and Anglo-Saxon elements meaning 'pretty friend' or 'fair-haired friend'.

From Old English 'Ellsworth' meaning 'noble estate' or 'nobleman's settlement', combining elements for nobility and enclosed land.

A modern diminutive of Shirley, derived from Old English 'scir' (bright) and 'leah' (clearing), originally a place name meaning 'bright meadow'

From Old English 'uht' (dawn) and 'ræd' (counsel), meaning 'dawn counsel' or one who gives counsel at dawn

From Old English 'bonda' meaning a peasant farmer or laborer, later applied to one who is bound or pledged in service.

Wealthy friend. Composed of Old English elements ead (wealth, fortune) and wine (friend, companion).

From Old English elements meaning 'prosperity' and 'protector', traditionally borne by saints and English kings.

From Old English 'weald' (forest) and 'denu' (valley), meaning 'from the forest valley'

From Old English 'els' (noble) and 'wyth' (wide), meaning noble and wide-ranging.

Noble strength. Derived from Old English elements 'aud' (wealth, nobility) and 'þryð' (strength, power).

From Old English 'hær' (army) and 'hlāw' (mound, hill). Historically a place name referring to an army mound or fortified settlement.

From Old Norse 'herr' (army) and 'wald' (ruler), meaning 'army ruler' or 'powerful warrior'.

From Old English 'god' (good) and 'ric' (ruler), meaning 'good ruler' or 'benevolent leader'.