Abigall ffathers Ioye Hebrew


Adelyne. Noble, or discending from Noble


Agatha. Good: Greek / Guth. Saxon /


Agnes. Chaste


Albert, Albright. German


Aldred. All reverent ffeare / Sax. 


Alunn an hound / in the Sclauonian tongue


Alexander. Soccourman.  Gr / alij. Conquerour.


Aletheia. verytie, or truthe (Gr.


Alexria defendres, Noble, or 
discendinge from Noble }Frenche


Alice, vel Adelize, Noble


Adelize, vel. Alice, the same / 


Alphone. the .1. kinge of Spayne discended
from the Gothes Anno. 740 /


Alwyne, All victoryous, or wynnynge all.


Aldryan. Grosse or welthie


Amata. belouid. frenche


Amye the same 


Amyas the mans name / beloued


Amicicia  in old deedes. beloued


Amandus, wynlove, or to bee belouid /
vide Leofin. & Erasmus. /


Ambrose, devyne, Immortall. Gr.


Abram  an highe ffather. Hebr.


Abraham. a ffather of a great multitud, Hebr.


Abshalome, the fathers peace. Hebr.


Abell  mourninge / but habell is vanyty. Hebr.


Adam. Man, or earthely. Hebr or livinge
/ breathe /


Agar. a Stranger. Hebr.


Ammon. a people, Hebr


Amon, faithfull. Hebr


Amos, A burden


Amoz. Stronge


Andreas. Manly


Ancus, Crooked arme


Anchoret. Solitary liver, or that retireth
him self, from the world to serve God /


Anna, Gracyous or mercyfull. Hebr.


Anastasia, vel. Eustace / in remembrance
of Christes resurreccion


Andrewe, Manly


Amery allwayes ritche, able & powerfull.


Angell. Messenger. Gr.


Anselme, defend of aucthoryty, German.


Anthony of Anthose, a flower: Gr.
therefore florishing. vide floreus.


Anton, a companyon to hercules /




Arbalaster. Id est Archer.


Appollo, a Distroyer. Hebr. the 
name also of an Idoll. /


Arbell. God hathe avenged.


Archelaus. prince of the People


Asu a phisicion


Ashe. de Fracimus


Aron Mountayne of fortitude
vide Dunstan.


Arnold. honest. / Ger.


Arletta / Harlott


Arthure derived from Arctus.
the fixed Starre /


Arbella. vt Arbell. antea. Hebr.


Asteley. olim Estley


Astowe Lutinest a sculphus.  id est 
Speedie helpe


Askwithe  
Askouthe } the same /


Arondell. Swallowe


Aurelius. vide Gilbert, Goldbright
a pledge.


Aureliamus the same / 


Augustine, encreasinge or Maiesticall


Awbrey. hope of roiall power / 


Aulmus. Nourished of the Godes. / 


Awdrey. Noble adwyse vide
Etheldred. Sax. the same / 


Aurelia. prettie little golden dame, latine 


Avice vel Hanisia, Ladies defence / 


Helivisia, the same


Azanias. harkeninge the lord. 


Azariah. helpe of the lord 


Astiages. Governour, of the Cyttie / 







Bache A Ryver. vide Becke. 


Baldwyne speedy Conquerour, victoryous
power, alij. Bold and confident alij
powerful in victorye / 


Bagot, a Staye or walkingestaff vide Blundell. & Russell.


Balthazar. Sercher of Measure ^alij treasurur. Hebr.



Banester, Id est Balneator, Master of
the Baynes, or Stewes. / 


Barbarossa redbeard. Italian 


Barbara. Strange, or of an unknowen
countrey. Sainct Barbara martired
by Maximilian the Tirant. Gr.


Barrett Subtill


Bardolphe. ffaire helpe


Barrabas Sonne of confusion Hebr.


Barnaby also. 


Barthilmewe. his sonne that maks the waters
to mount 


Baal, Lord. or Lordes, the name of the
Idole of the Sidonyans, or a generall
name to all Idoles, becaus they were
as the Lordes, and ownours of all that
worshipped them / 


Barnabus Sonne of Consolation Hebr


Baruche. Blessid Hebr. 


Barnarde. Childishe disposicion
Idem, Id est bona Nardus, hard child
Barne is a child / 


Bassus. ffatte


Bassett the same


Bawde. Pleasant


Bazill. Royall. kingelie, or Pryncely. Gr.


Beatryce or Beatrix. Blessed / Latina / 


Beaupres id est, de Bello prato


Beamonde, de Bello Monte


Beauchampe, de Bello Campo / 


Beavys. Id est Bellovesus, A Celtique
kinge / Beautye


Beame. A. tronck, or Stock of a tree. 


Bearne. A. wood 


Brinamyne, Sonne of the right hand who.
was first called Benoni. the Sonne 
of Sorrowe / also filius Dierum


Beckvet, Litle sharpe Nose.


Becke a  River. vide Bache 


Bede a devoute man, Saxoner. Bedowe d.uve
from Bede.


Bell. ffayre


Bellott. proper.


Begyn a Buildinge 


Bellewe de Bella Aqua.


Bennet. Id est Benedictus


Benedictus Blessied.


Benson deryved from Benson / 




Bent, A Russhie place.


Bentley. A Russhie plotte.


Beningna, mylde, gentle. Latin


Berrye, a Courte


Bertha. Bright, or famous. Ger. vide
Albert / 


Bengen. olim Berniger 


Berta. vt Clara. & Claricia, Latin bright / 


Betts. Id est Beatus


Bertwyn famous victour 


Bewfoye. de bella. Iago. Id est.
ffayre Beeche


Bigod, a. Norman. or Supersticious
becaus at euery word they vsed
to. Sweare By. god.


Bilhagh, old or fadinge


Bye, an Habitacioun / 


Bissett, a dove


Blanche. white or faire. ffr. 


Blanc. the same


Blande. ffaire spoken / 


Blaze. buildinge fourth. Gr.


Blithe. Id est merry


Blondell, fflaxenhayre


Blundell a Staie or walking Staff
vide Bagott. & Russell.


Blount. flanne: Id est yellowe, or flaxenhayre 


Boyse a wood. fr. de Bosco. Lat.


Bonaventure. Good adventure


Bona. Good. /  


Bold. derived of Boll. a ferme. in dutche


Bolingsham. Id est. Baker. or Baxster. 


Bonyface, welldoe, Good, or Swerteface. 


Bosve. Id est Crookeback


Boke. Id est Beeche


Bucke, the same


Botle, a howse in the Northe


Botolphe. helpshipp. Sax. 


Bovill. de Bovis villa / 


Boude. Id est pater familias, or husbande 


Bourne, a Ryver.


Bourcheire, de Burgochúro 


Bowes. Id est de Aecubus / 


Braybrook vide Megge. who changed
his name by matching with Braybrook.


Brewyerre. In healthe / 




Bride, or Bridgett. Irishe 


Bryall. Shrillvoice / 


Brighthelme, ffaire defence.


Edhelme the same /


Brooke. Torrentius, Lat. 


Brune, vel. Bourne a River / 


Butler. Cmes Ormond. so called by
beinge Butler of Irelande.


Brand  or Brend. a stirringe upp.





Caleb. hartye. Hebr. As a harte 


Caiphas A. Srcher. Hebr. 


Calvus Baldpate


Calisthenes beautyfull and stronge Gr.


Cadwallader. warlik name, deduced
from Cad: Id est battle. britt. /


Candishe, olim Cavendishe


Cantelowe. de Cantelupo /


Capell. de Capella. Chappell idem


Capett the name of a kinge of ffrance so
called for that beinge yonge he vsed to
snatche of his fellowes cuppes/


Capito. Iobernolle.


Caradocke dearelie belouid. Britt /


Carre a fortified place or Cyttye.


Cassandra. enflaminge men with love
Gr.


Catherine pure, and chaste / Gr.


Calinicus. Faire victor /


Cesar. / In the moores language is killinge
of an Eliphant, or that he that he was cutt out
of his mothers wombe, or borne withe
haire or graie eyes / 


Cesnis Catts eyes / 


Chamond, de Calvo monte, Id est baldmount


Champayne de Campania / 




Champernon de Campo dirunlphi 


Champelour de Campo florido


Chaworthe. de Cadurcis olim
Casors


Charles. from Carl. Id est stronge
stoute, couragious & valiant. Gr.


Cheney de Casineto & de Querceto
Id est Chesney an oke / grove of oks.


Chester. Castrum, A Cittie or walled
place, Cave, or denne /


Chilo. fflapplippes /


Ciceley a. Cecilia Gray eyed. /


Cilo. pettie longe pate /


Cicero. Chichepease.


Cipryan soe named of the Ile
Ciprus where venus was
especiallie honored /


Chawcer. Id est hosyer /


Cirus in the persian longe A dogge / 


Clare. Bright. Latin.


Clara. & Claricia the same /


Clement, meeke, myld & gentle / latin. /


Clere. Id est Shire, vide Shere 


Cloughe a deepe discent betwene hills 


Cob. a forced harborowe for Shippes /


Cocles. one eye.


Coigne. valiant


Combe. a valley bet. 2. hills.


Conyers. Id est Qwynce /


Constable. from a Constable of a castle / 


Constantyne, fast and firme. Latin.


Constance the same


Conrade Able councell


Cope the lopps of an hill


Corbel a Raven


Cornelius a Cornn / a horne /


Cove a smalle creek.


Covert. a shadowed place.


Cotgrave vide le Remaynes. 123.


Crevecure de Crepito Corde.


Cneus. that had a wart /


Cowlaray. haselwood


Crofte a. farme.


Christofer. Id est nosce teipmo/ Gr.


Crisostome. Golden monthe. Gr.


Crispus. Curld pate.


Crispe also.


Cristian soe named from our christian 
profession.


Curwen. olim Culwen


Curson the stock of a tree /


Cursie also.


Cleopatra, the glory of the Contrey


Cosbie. a lyar.




Cuthred Skilfull in Councell.


Cuthbert famous, bright, clere
skill, and knowledge. Saxon.


Cuthe. id est knowledge vncouthe
vnknowen.


Cuthwyne Skilfull victor /





Danyell Iudgement of God. Hebr.


Dan a Iudgement. Hebr.


Dayrell. olim Le dayherell.


Dallison, olim de Allison


Davridgcourt olim damprecourt


Davscott the same at this daie /


Dathane Statute or lawe.


Daphnis florishinge like a baye tree


Dalilah a Buckett or consumer. Hebr.


Dalbeny de Albendio /


David belovid Hebr.


Darcye olim Adrecye


Dacres cote was Hermethes wate /


Dawbeney de Albendio /


Dawney de Alneto. An Alder.


Dawtrey de Altaripa.


Darius in the persian tongue, an excellent warriour, or he that subdueth


Deborah. a word, or a bee.


Det. black. Brittan


Dell a. Small valley


Dennys. id est dios nous, devyne mynd.


Demetrius. belonginge to Ceres


Demosthenes. strengthe of the people


Demas. fauouringe the people


Derne a Standinge poole


Deuoreux de Ebroicis


Diana Gods daughter Gr.


Demophon staienge the people /


Dido. a phenisian name. Id est a warlik 
woman


Dionisius. Latin. dennys.


Denyson. derived from dennys


Dynah Iudgement /


Dynham. olim dinant


Dyre. Id est welbelouid.




Doyley olim de Oileio.


Done an hill or mountayne


Downe also.


Dorcas a Roebuck, a name that
amorous knights saluted. fieckled
wartie, and wooden faced wenches


Dorcas a. doe.


Dorothie Guifte of God. Gr.


Dowze. Id est sweet wenche


Duchia the same. Latin


Dowsabell. sweete & faire as Hlicecion


Dowglas a Scottishe name from 
the River dowglas


Drewe subtile, livelie & lustie /


Drewry. Id est Iewell


Dun. A mountayne or highe
hill


Dunstan Mountayn of fortitud





Edhelme happie defens /


Edgar. happie or blessed honour or pouer
Latine Felix potestas /


Edwyne happie victour


Edulphe happie helpe Sax.


Edmond happie, or blessed peace Sax


Edwarde happie keeper. ward is
a keeper. as woodward Milward


Eadeth happynes Sax. / Idonea. latin.


Egbert famous allwayes bright


Elfred. all peace Sax.


Eldred all councell. or all reuerent feare /


Ela. vt Alice


Elianour pitifull. eedured from Elena.


Elfwyn victoryous helpe


Elfwold helpinge governour


Eliza. God saveth. Hebr.


Elizabeth peace of the lord, or a
quiet nest of the lord. Hebr


Elianus id est Alan. Sounbright


Ephraim frutefull or encreasing Hebr


Esau. workinge


Ester. huld


Emme or Amy Goodnurse/




Erlewyn. glorious victor


Ethewold. noblie bold.


Ethelred. noblie aduise vide Awdrey


Eva, gyuinge liest. Hebr.


Erasmus, wynlove, or to bee belouid Gr. 
vide Leofwin.


Eustacius vide Anastacia


Eugenius, vide Owen /





ffabus. Beaneman /


ffairfax. faire locks, or white locks


ffane. Sclender.


ffaithe a fide Latin.


ffell. craggie, barrein or stony hills Sax.


ffelix. happie. Latin.


fferdinando, pure peace /


ffleete, a smalle streame


fflishmershe, a frisce marisu


ffenne, id est paludimus. latin.


fferrers. de ferrarijs /


fflacius lolle eares, or flagge eared.


ffineulx. fine conveyans


ffludd, or lluhid, russet. brit.


fflorence. florishinge Latin. vide Anthony.


ffont. a springe /


ffortescue. id est stronge sheild /


ffortune a fortuna latin


ffoster. Id est nourisher


ffoulgiers. id est fferne


ffoulk noble & galland Ger. people Sax /


ffrancis from. fraunce, id est free, not
servill or bond. liberius the same, latin.


ffremonde. ffree peace. Sax.


ffrediswid very free, truly. free. Sax.


ffreestoole. id est pacis Cathedra /


ffriderick. ritch peace, or peaceable raigne /


ffrithe a plaine amiddest woods or streight
bet. 2. lands. latine. fretum /




ffronto. Bettlebrowed.


ffulbert. fulbright. Sax.


ffulcher. lorde of people. Sax.





Gay. Ioyfull.


Galba. Magott.


Galliard. frolick. fr.


Gam. crooked


Gabriell, Man of God or strengthe of God. Hebr.
the name of an Angell.


Gamaliel gods reward Hebr.


Garnishe. olim Gernous


Garthe a yard.


Garnet. a great Granary


Garrett, Gerard, or. Gerald all 
olim fitzgerald.  towardnes


Gerrard. all hardye.


Gawen, id est. walwyn. a Conquerour


Geele. yellowe. Sax.


Gedeon a breaker or distroier. Hebr.


Gad. a band or garrison / Hebr.


Gehazi valley of vision Hebr.


Gernon by marrienge the daughter of
Cauendish left that name to his issue /


Gernous. nunc. Garnishe


Germaine all. Man


Gerneshe, whose coat assinned by dacres
is nowe holden for dacres coate /


Gertende all true and amyable


Germyn  vel. Iermyn. all victorious


German. true no counterfeit of the kinred


George husbandman. Gr. Agricola. latin.


Geoffrey Id est ioyefull peace


Gervois all. Sure, firme, fast alij. grave
and auncient, or honorable /


Gill. a smalle water.


Gilbert. Goldlikebright


Gyles. little kidde, Some derive it
from Iulynes.


Gislebert vt hilbert. id est be ane pledge
Aurelius


Gifford liberall. disposicion


Gladus, from Clandia. britan


Glynne a . Dale. brit /




Godarde, godes man or godlie
disposicion, or towardnes.


Godfrey. godlie, or gods peace


Godfreyt also


Godwyne victorious in God. Ger.


Godithe from Goodwiefe. Sax.


Goodrich. ritche or powerfull 
in God. Ger.


Goffe. Smithe. brit. /


Gought redd, brit.


Goodman & Golborne doe disceind
from Belward remayns. fo. 123.


Gorste. Busshes.


Gracchus. Thynne. vide helder /


Grace of Gracia. lat.


Grange. A Barme. fr.


Grave a trenche, a ditche or wood
Grove /


Gravenour olim Grosvenour / latine Gra­
ndis venator. a hunter.


Gregorie. Watchfull.


Grigge hoarse.


Grice Gray.


Gryme. Stronge.


Greystockes cote borne by Redman /


Gripus. id est hawkesnose.


Griffithe stronge faithed britt


Grymald power over anger. Ger.


Grishild Gray Ladie /


Gernegan, nunc Ierningham /


Gunter. fauorable lord. Gunther.


Gruffin, Id est Rufinus, Redd. britan /


Guy. Guido. lat. A hind, leader or director


Gwynne, white /





Hamen Id est homen


Hamon faithfull. Hebr.


Hannyball. gracious lord a punyck
name /


Harman. Generall of an Army. Ger.


Harolde. gouernour. or generall of an 
Army Sax. 


Handlowe by marriage. the daughtur
and heire of Burnell is so called


Harrington olim Haverington /


Hector defender. Gr.


Heyle. helthfull.


Helein pitifull. vide Elianour.


helder. Thynne vide Gracchus


Henry. riche lord, or ever ritche
or powerfull /


Hengise. horsman. Sax.


Herbert famous lord. bright lord
or glorie of the Armye. Ger.


Herward. conservour of the Army.


Hercules. glory. or Illumynacion of the ayre.


Herwyn victoryous lord, or victor in
the Army.


Hierome, holiemanne. Gr.


Hildebert, bright or. famous lord Ger.


hillary. merry or pleasant. Latin


hilda a religious ladie in the 
prymitive englishe Churche


Holiman, Id est Oswonder


Horne a. Cornour


Horatio well. sighted.


Horden. Steward


Hortensius Gardener /


Horscy toke that name of de la vale of
northumber. whose daughter he marryde


Howard, high warden, or Guardian /


Howell. Sound or whole


Hubert, bright, ffaire shape; or faire hope


Hughe Slassher. or cutter. alij. comsort


Huddard Loke. duttons name /


Hussey de hosut. & hosatter  


Hurste vel. herst. a. wood.


Humfrey. Howspeace Ger.


Huttyn. Id est Mutyner. Hutton.





Iacobe a tripper or Supplanter. Hebr.


Iane. vt Ioane /


Iames, wrested from Iacob. in Spanishe


Iago. in frenche Iaques /


Ibell. or. Eubulus. Good councellour. brit /




Ieremye highe of the lord. Hebr.


Iennet. demynytive of Ioane.


Iesop. contracted from Iosephe.


Iewle. vel yewle. Christinas /


Iernyngham, olim Gernegan.


Iochim preparacion of the lord. Hebr.


Ioas. fatherhood. Hebr.


Iohan Gracyous.


Ioon also.


Ionathan. Gods guifte. Hebr.


Ioice mery or pleasant / Ioice /


Iocosu. the Same.


Iaquet. id est Iacoba.


Iosias. fier of the lord. Hebr.


Iosua. Saviour /


Iordaine the River of Iudgement
this name is soe named of the river /


Iosephe. increasing. Hebr. vide Iesop.


Isubell. as Elizabeth /


Isaac. laughter. Hebr.


Iaire. lightned. Hebr.


Iapheth perswadinge or inticing


Iob. sorrowfull, or hated. Hebr.


Ionas, a dove Hebr


Israill. the Seed of God. Hebr. / seinge the lord. 
Idem a prince of God, or prevaylinge with God


Ismaell god hath hard Hebr.


Ithell. or Euthalius verie florishing. brit


Iudith praysinge


Iulius, softe haired or mossie bearded Gr.


Iulian derived from Iulius /


Ivge. A medowe, or lowe ground





Kay a landinge place or wharfe /


kempe in old english a Soldier /


kenard, kinde disposicioun & affectioun to his 
kinred


Knelme, defence of his Kinred Sax. helme
is defence /


Knevett. olim dunevet


Knolle. the toppe of an hill


Kriche, curld pate /







Lambert. farre famous or fairlambe.


Laomedon Ruler of the people /


Laodamas Tamer of the people


Laban. white. Hebr.


Lamnel.. with whom is God. Hebr.


Lameche. poore or Smytten. Hebr.


Levie ioyned or coupled. Hebr.


Leah. paynefull or weryed.


Lancelott a lawnce in Spanishe


Labeo. blabberlippe


Lade passage of water.


Lancaster by licence of h.2. changed his 
name from Fitzgillbert baron of kendall


Lathe a Barne


Lawe. an hill.


Laura. Baie. as daphne. in Gr.


Latymer. Id est Interpretour /


Lawrence, florishinge like a bay


Lazarus. lords helpe. Hebr.


Leodegar. gatherer of people, or altogether
popular. Ger.


Leodpolle or. loodpold. defender of the people


Leonard lionlike disposicioun


Leoftan. moost belouid Sax. 


Leofwyn wynlove. or to bee belovid
Vide Erasmus.


Lawnde a plaine amonge trees /


Lee. a place. britt


Leighe or ley. a place or pasture /


Lenlulus. lentill seed.


Lenthroppe. vere Leventhrop.


Lettice. de leticiu latin.  mirthe or Ioifulnes.


Lewys, wrenched from Lodwick.
refuge of the people /


Lewlin. lionlike


Lyonel. litle lion. Latin. 


Livia. Stockdove.


Lisle. id est de Insula /


Locke, a place where Rivers are
vnstopped or a Lake /


Loppe an vneven place, not to be passed
without leapinge /


Lora. discipline, or learninge. Sax.


Love. id est. lupus. loupe potius/


Lortie. de vrtiaco.



Lovelt litle wolphe, lupettus /




Lovell lupellus.  Id est a litle pickerell


Lucius, borne in daie dawninge


Lucia bright. lightsome, or borne
by daielight


Lucretia. Chaste ladie. latin. 


llohid russet. britan


Luke. risinge or liftinge vp. Hebr.


Lud. a. natyuyty or generacon Hebr


Lott. wrapped or ioyned Hebr.


Lisias dissoluinge. Hebr.





Madocte Good or beloued. brit /


Mabell. maide, or faire daughter.
from Amabilis, loveable or lovely


Magdalen maiesticall Hebr. or 
magnified or exalted.


Magoge wveringe, or meltinge


Mathias guifte of the lord Hebr


Mattan a guifte. Hebr.


Magnus, doctor. And a great learned man
in his tyme. was found at Newark vpon
Trent where he erected a grammer Schole
and the people called him, Amonge vs. for that 
he was there found, and profitinge in all
learninge, his name for (amonge vs) was 
tourned into Magnus. & by that name was
 famous not onelie in England. but in forein
parts. where he was often Embassadour /


Macrinus. longe.


Maynard, powerfull dispoisiioun /


Malachius my Messenger. Hebr.


Mallett derived from a mallet, or hammer
becaus in courage and fortitude hee
beateth downe the enemy as witha mallet
or hammer /


Martell. derived vt Mallett /


Malduyf. Ill Scollership. or Ill taught.


Malivory. Id est malus leporarius, or Ill
huntinge the hare.


Mallien, vt Malivory


Malovell. Id est malus lupellus, an Ill
pickerelle


Manasses. Not forgotten. Hebr.


Mainwaringe. olim Mesnilwaringe / Menil
or. mesnil. a mansion howse.


Mannours. Id est de Manerijs


Mandevill. de Magna villa


Manius, borne in the morninge


Marcus. borne in Marche


Marke. highe. Hebr.


Marcellus dervied from Mars. warlik or. 
Martiall or 
a hammer /




Margaret. Pearle, or precyous Gr.


Ma:

Margarite: a daysie. fr.


Margery a Marioria. an herbe called Mariorum


marie. Exalted. Hebr. alij. teachinge 


Marmaduke. more mightie, Ger.


Marche a limytt or confyne.


Macrinus longe, A natura hominis


Marshe. de Marisco


Martyn. deduced from Martius Martin
bushoppe of Towres made this name
famous for his admirable pietie /


Mathewe. Godes guifte / Hebr.


Mattyson, from Mathewe


Mawde  or Matild, late noble or
honorable Ladie of Maides


Mawley de malo. lacu


Mauritius. a moore. a quo Morice


Maximilian composed by friderick
the 3. Emperour of Maximily Emilianus.


Megges. tooke the name of Braibrook
vide Braybrook his mother beinge
one of the heires /


Melicent. hony sweete. fr.


Melanchon. Id est blackland: Ger.


Menelaus. strengthe of the people. Hebr.


Menasse. forgettinge


Mered. rebellious.


Meredith britan / Mereducius. Latin.


Mercury a mediat Cursitour betwene God & men /
Hebr.


Michaell perfect, or like God / Hebr.


Michaias who is like the lord. Hebr.


Miles a grayne called millett derived thens /


Merawe or Emeraud. / Corunber


Menil. or. Mesnil . a Mansion howse 
vide Maynwaringe / waring all
victorious, vide warin. 


Mevus de Melsa.


Mynours. de Minerijs


Moigne, Id est Monarchus


Molius de Molendinis


Molineux. id est molendinarius


Montchensey. de monte Caniso.


Moell bald.


Montioye. de MonteIovis


Montfichet de Montefixe


Monthermer. de monte hermdrij


Montpesson. de Monte pessoins


Montacute. de Monte acuto.


Monthalt. de monte Alto.


Montfort. de monte fortis, seu forti


Mountford beinge lord of hatton in Counti
warwick was respect thereof
called hatton in the posteritie /


Mortimer de mortuo mari


Morgan Seaman brit / Mor. the Sta /


Morice, a Mauritio a Moore / Maurus.




Moab. of the father. Hebr.


Moses. drawen vp. Hebr.



Remayns.li.125


Mowbray erle of Northumberli had an
120. knightes fees in Normandy and
an 140. knightes fees in England /


Mnemon, Myndfull.


Muriell, a Murion Gr. a swete perfume.


Musard. Id est delayer.


Musters. de monasterijs


Manna. id est. what shall I call it





Naso. Bottlenosed.


Nathaniell. guifte of God. Hebr.


Neale blackishe, or Swart abridged
Nigell. .fr.


Neale look. the name of Mowbray.


Nelson deduced from Neale or Nigell


Nessa a. promontory, as a nose of land
into the Sea /


Nero. Stronge. /


Nevill. de Nova villa


Newman. Id est Neander.


Newemarch. de Novo mercatum


Newton whose name was Cradock. but lost
that name, & tooke to him the name of
his habitacioun, called Newton


Nicholas. Conquerour of the people. Gr.


Nichola. deduced from Nicholas /


Nicodemus vt Nicholas


Gawen the same


Navall. a foole. Hebr.


Nathan. Given. Hebr.


Nimrod. / rebellious. Hebr.


Noell. Id est latine Natalis, Christmas tyme. fr. 


Norman. Id est Northernman.


Nore. Id est of northe


Nosia victorious. Gr.


Noah. Equidem. Hebr.


Nowers de Nodorijs. /







Olimpias heavenlie. Gr.


Orabilis easilie entreated. Latin.


Obadiah. Seruant of the Lord. Hebr.


Obed. Seruant. Hebr.


Oliver a name fetched from the
peaceable bringinge olive


Osberne housechild. Sax / Filius familias


Osbert domesticall brightnes or.
light of the ffamylie /


Osmond. howspeace. Sax.


Oswold. howsruler or steward / for
wold in old englishe & high dutch 
is a Ruler; the holie lief of Sainct
Oswald kinge of Northumberland
who lived in incessant contemplacion
hath giuen much honour to this name /


Otho. or Odo, or Endo. in Sax. Odun.
a faithfull. reconciler


Olwell and Ottey are Nurse names
drawen from Othes.


Owen in latine Audoenus. the
Brittains drawe this name from
old kinge Oenus. father in lawe to
hercules.


Eugenius, vt Owen Noble or welborn
for Ireland is called in latine records
(Tir. Oen) id est latine terra Eugenij
there is no latine of the Irish prests
for. Oen. but Eugenius.


Owen Ogle. knight his name, as is
affirmed is wrytten in latine 
records Eugenius Ogle. 


Originall deduced from the Greek
Origenes, that is borne in Good tyme /


Okircer olim okeover


Orland. id est rowland in Italian /





Payne in latin. Paganus, a military Man


Pansa. brodefoote


Paln marveilous Hebr.


Parnell a petronella prettie stone.


Palmer id est pilgryme, as carrienge
palme in retourninge from Ierusa­
lem


Pascall deduced from the passeover


Patrick from Patricus, a peere or state


Pawle wonderfull or rest, but the learned
Baronius drawinge it from the latine
maketh it litle, or humble /


Pawlin or palyn from Pawle As Nigrinus
from Niger /


Paternoster so called. for devout prayinge.




Pedo. is longeshancks.


Peche. vel peccam, deduced from 
peccato. 


Peregrine. lattin strange or outlandish


Pen the top of an hill or mountayn brittan


Penelope. chaste, or constant, the wief
of Vlisses, so called for that shee fedd  the
birds called penelopes with purple necks


Perpoynte, de petra ponte.


Pertinax, Id est resolute for that his
father wold haue had him bene a
Scoller when he wold haue bene a
woodmonger


Percivall. a place in Normandy called
Perchevall. alij. volunt per st valdus
per allusionem / 


Percy. soe named of Percy forrest in
the Country of Maen /


Petsin, olim Poitevin


Petus. pinckeyed.


Pettor. a iestour & so named for his often
fartinge & therefore held his land per
subtum, sufflum & pettum sive bumbutum


Pharamond, true mouthe


Philadelphus a lover of hir Susters &
brothers. Gr.


Peter. a Stone, a name of great
account amonge Christians sithence
our Sauiour named Simon. Cephas. which
is by interpretacion a Stone


Philebert muche bright fame, or very bright
famous Ger. as poliphemus is in Gr.


Philippe Gr. a lover of horses. philippe
Beroald conceydinge this his name
clarklie proved, that 
Philipp is an appostolicall name by Saint philip
the appostle a roiall name by philip
kinge of Macedonia, And an imperiall
name by philip. the first christyan
Emperour. /


Philippa. from philippus


Phillis lovelie. Gr. in latine Amy.


Pickeringe, beares Mithorps coate /


Piso. Id est pescodman /


Plantagenet

Plantagenet so called for wearinge in
his bonnet a Bromestalk.


Platt. playne ground. fr.


Pigott. Specked.


Poly. olim Pogly


Polixena an entertaynour of many
guests and strangers /


Porter. Id est doreward


Posthumus, borne after his fathers deathe


Pratt. a meadowe fr. & Subtill vide
Barret & Rushe /


Prenx nicknamed longe, beinge full of
Stature & was therefore called longe
henry. & thence tooke his name & was
called henry longe.


Prindle vide Crofte


Prisca auncyent. latin.


Prisilla derived thens




Pudsey. de Puteaco


Pendence a prudencia id est
Sophia wisdome in .Gr.


Purfrey. olim Purefoy. Id est
purefaith. fr.





Raynsford olim Ravensford.


Raymond quiet peace. Ger. as is
hesechius in Gr.


Raynold, or Reynhold or Reginald Sincere or purelove, for the germans
call theire greatest and goodliest
rivers for purenes Rheins and the
old english vsed hold. for love. or fauour


Radegond fauorable councell. Sax.


Ralphe  or Ralfe Ger. contracted from
Radulphe whiche is Rodulphe which 
signifieth help councell /


Randall Sax. corrupted from Ranulf
that is faire helpe/


Raphaell the phisick of. God. Hebr.


Rahab. proud or. stronge Hebr


Ram. highe, Hebr.


Ramsey. hihle seated.


Rachab. a Rider Hebr


Rebecca. fatt. and full. Hebr.


Redman beares Graistocks cote


Rye a Shore. or banck. fr.


Ric. a kingedome, ritch and mightie /


Richard powerfull. and riche disposicion
treasure of the kingedome /


Rhese a brittish name, Rhesi a Giant. Ger.


Richer powerfull in the Army, or riche
lord. herric reuersed treasure of
the kingdome /


Rithie a foord: brit. /


Ringe an enclosure.


Roc. Rad. and Red.  signifie councell
and aduise /


Robert. but it is more aunciently written 
Robert. famous in Councell / vide
albert /


Roger. quiet. Ger. 
tranquillus in latin. all 
Councell. or Strongecouncell.



Roland ab antiquo Rodland id est councell
for the land. the Italians vse Orland
for Rowland by Mitathesis. /


Romane Stronge in latine valdus


Revell a Sheppard of God. Hebr.


Rob. an heathe. britan


Roche de Rupe




Rose. a Rosa. Sweete / Susan the same 
Hebr.


Rosamonde rose of peace or of
the world.


Rawe in the northe a Street


Rowe with vs the same, also. renowmed.


Rowsa. reill


Ruben Sonne of visions, Hebr.


Renyfred pure peace. Sax.


Russell is redd or flaxen haire 
vide Blonte /
Idem looke gorges name to him &
his heires, for that his mother was 
Suster & one of the heires of Gorge. 



Russe.  & Rushe.is Subtill vide 
Barret





SainctAmonde.  de Sancto Amando.


Sayntclere de Sancta Clara.


Sainct foster. de Sancto vedasto


Sainct Mawre de Sancto Mauro.


Seymor. the same /


Saintleger vulgo. Selenger / Id est 
Sancto leodegario /


Saintlis. de Sancto lizdo / & Silnan-ectensis / 


Saiglis de Sancto Helasio. in hiberina


Saintloe de Sancto lando.


Saintlowe de Sancto lupo.


Sampole de Sancto paulo


Saintomer. de Sancto Andamaro /


Saintowen de Sancto Andoew /


Saltmarshe de Salso marisco /


Sanitpere de Sancto peiro /


Salomon peaceable. Hebr.


Salustius helthfull.


Sabridgecourt. corrupte Sapfford.


Sale. an hall. or entrans fr.


Sabina, religious as a Sabine /


Saller. Id est Constable or Standardberer.


Sanchier, or Sancta. holie


Sara. Ladie, Mistres, or dame Hebr.


Samnel. placed of God. Hebr. or hard of
God


Saule lent of the lord. Hebr. or as some
will. / fox. /


Sampson. there the second tyme. Hebr. becaus
the Angell appeared the. 2. tyme at his fathers praye[r]


Scaurus. knobheele.


Scarre a craggie stony hill


Scolastica leasure from busines Gr.




Scipio as Bagott a Stay or walking
staff.


Scales de Scalarijs /


Seamark de Sancto Medardo.


Semartin de Sancto martino


Seabright fame by victory


Seward victorious presenter. vide Sigward


Sebastian honorable or maiesticall.
Hebr.


Servius borne a Slave


Sett an habitacion or Seat / 


Seulis. Silvanectensis & de Sancto. lizio /


Sigbert victorious fame


Sighere Conquerour of an Army
or victorious lord.


Sighelme victoryous defence.


Sigward victorious presenter /


Sigismond victorious peace or
victory with
peace. Ger. 


Sibell Godes councell, or devine doctrine
Hebr.


Silo Apesuose


Sileto corrupte Suleto to be silent.


Silvanus. Woodgod, or Woodman
vide walter.


Silvester. the same in latin. 


Simberb de Sancta barbara /


Simon obedient. listeninge. Hebr.


Sheale a Cottage or Sheltre.


Shawe a. Shadoe of trees.


Spelman. Id est learned man.


Shire id est clere / vide clere


Spencer. le dispenser or dispensator.
Steward.


Spigurnell. Id est sealer of writs an
office hereditary to the Bohuns of
Midherst /


Slowe a foule miry place


Smethe a smothe playne feild


Suillins. or Suellinge corrupte Swynheard


Skell. a. Springe or well


Sody my secret. Hebr.


Seyre roughe or hayry. Hebr.


Salmon desolacion of the Stranger Hebr.


Shage. Ignorant Hebr.


Sophronia modest and temperat Gr.


Sophia wysdome. Gr. a name peculiarly
applied by the prymytive Christians
to our moost blessid Sauiour who is the
wisdome of his father by whom all
thinges were made, and therefore some
godlie men dislike it as more then
ireligious that that name should be
communycated to any other /




Staple a Storehous or Stale /


Sted a standinge place or Station /


Stey. a. Banck.


Stephen a. Crowne. Gr.


Stelo. Branche /


Stowe a place.


Stradlinge Id est Esterlinge or one
comen from the East parts of
Germany.


Strabo. Squiteyed.


Strange Id est extranens. /


Strande, or Stronde a Riverbanck


Strowde the same


Surteys Id est super Trisam /


Sulla. white and redd


Susan. a rose, or lyllie. Hebr. vide Rose /


Swithin from the old englishe Swithehan
Sax. verie highe, as is Celsus or 
Exuperius with the Romains, this
name hathe bene taken vp in honour of
Saint Swithin the holie Busshop of winchester
aboute Anno 860 / and called the weeping
Saint Swithin for that aboute his feast day
Præspece and Aselli rayny constellacions
doe Cosmically arrise & commonly cause
rayne to fall /





Tace. Silent


Tabitha Roebuck. Hebr.


Tailboys. Id est Cutwood.


Talvas of a Sheild soe called, whereof
william the sonne of Robert de Belismo
had his name /


Tatwyna learned victour


Tate. learned. Scholler


Thales florishinge Gr. vide Anthony


Thorpe a village


Thomas. A. Twynne / Tome also. Hebr.
Bottomles  deepe 


Thurne a Tower.


Thwaite a pasture.


Theodosia Gods guifte. Gr.


Theodosius vt Theodore. Gods. guifte 


Theodoric powerable, or ritche in people


Theophilus a lover of God


Tuder. vt Theodore /


Thurmym & vrim Id est light of the knowledge of Christe &
perfection of vertue so imbrace the same /


Theobald, or Thibald or Tibald, godes
power, or powerfull, or bold over
people. /


Thurstan true & trustie. Sax.


Terne vt derne a Standinge poole /


Terentius tender. secundum varro /


Timothie honoringe God Gr. from
Timotheus.


Tobias the lord is Good. Hebr.


Tofte a peice of ground where did
sometymes stand a howse /


Torre, a tower. or highe place /


Torquatus. Chayned.


Trey a Towne, in brittan Tref.


Tristram. a knight of prince arthurs
order. deduced from Tristan -- Sorrod


Turstan for Trustan. Sax. moost
true and trustie /


Trowtbeck. soe called of a Ryver.


Temperance, latin well knowen the
Significacion.


Troblefeild olim Turbervill /


Tiras a distroier





Vale or dale in Englishe


Valens puissant Latin.


Valentyne the same /


Vaulx a dale. fr.


Varus Bowlegged.


Vaughan litle. britan.


Vdall. olim Vuedall.


Uchelred highe Councell. German.


venus. a veniendo. comynnge to all a fitt
name for a good wenche / Madfolly.


Verdugo in Spanishe hangman, it is the
name of a Spanyard gentleman


Vincent victoryous. Lat


Vitall. livelie


Vivian he that may live longe.


Vipount de veteri ponte/


Vnwyn. Invincible




Vrbanus Courteous, or Civill


Vryan, vt George / danes say it /


Vrsula a litle beare, heretofore a name
of great reputacion in honour of vesula
the brittaine virgin Saint martired
vnder Gods Scourge Attila /


Vrim & Thurmym  vide Thrmym /





Walde a denne.


Wild the same 


Walburge or Werburge gracious


Walker. in old englishe a fuller.


Walter a pilgryme, woodlord or
woodman.


Walwyn a Conquerour. vide Hawen /


Warder Id est keeper /


Waryn. Id est all victorious


Ewaryn the same 


Warke. a work or buildinge


Waste. a desert, or solitary place /


Wathe a ford.


Welsborne yongest sonne of Simon de
Montfort erle of Leicester. Remaynes 123.


Wenefride,  wynne or gett peace, or
faire, or beautifull countenance / Sax.


Wiche. a Salt springe


Wick, a Castle or litle fort /


Wibert holie and bright /


william, or wilhelme per lather muche
defence, or defence to mary, vt wilwald
Rulinge many, alij tourne this name
for a willinge defendour, a tuendo, as
some affirme, In Italian. this name is
Haleazo. for helme, this name hathe 
bene moost comon in England since william
the Conquerour, Insomuche that vpon a
festivall daie in the court of.
Saint Iohan, and. Sir william fitzhamond speciall
officers commanded that none, but of that
name should dyne in the great chamber
with them Soe they were accompanied with
120. williams all knightes / Robert Montdusis
reports it. 1173. /


wilbram olim Wilburnham /


wildred muche reverend feare


wilfred. muche peace


willibert muche increase


wymond Sacred or holy peace Sax.




Wischard wilie or craftie shifter or wanderer Norman


witheringeton olim Wodringeton


wold hills without wood.


Wolstan comelie or decent Sax.


Wolpher helper. Sax.


Worthe. a ferme, or possession A corte, or place, a fort. or Ile /





xerxes. A warriour. darius the same /





Zachary the memory of the lord / Hebr.


Zabadiah a dowry of the lord. Hebr.


Zeeb. a wolphe / Hebr.


Zidon a hunter Hebr.


Zacheus pure. Hebr.


Zebulon. a. dwellinge Hebr.


Zephi an hony combe / Hebr.


Zouche, Id est de Slipite saco, a drie stock
Idem the Stock of a tree. fr.


Zorobabell free from confusion /