=====CHARACTER NAMES=====

A player must create a name for his character, below are lists of sample names appropriate to the different character heritages.  Spellings have been modernized when appropriate, and game play is prioritized over authenticity.

**Byzantine (male)** 
Armenius, Basil, Bonifatius, Constantine, Cyril, Damianus, Florentius, Glycerius, Heraclius, Ionnes, Isidorus, Maurus, Nicodemus, Nicophorus, Paulus, Phillipicus, Probus, Symeon, Theodore, Viator

**Byzantine (female)**
Agnella, Anna, Appa, Bore, Catella, Dedima, Eudoxia, Eugenia, Eusebia, Gordia, Helena, Honoria, Megara, Nonna, Palatina, Rustica, Theodora, Theodosia, Vigilia, Viviana

**Dane, Norwegian or Icelander (male)** Arngrim, Asgrim, Bjarni, Bjorn, Einar, Eric, Floki, Grim, Gunnar, Guthrum, Hakon, Halfdan, Harald, Hastein, Hrolf, Ivar, Knut, Leif, Njal, Olaf, Ragnar, Rhorvald, Rognvald, Skallagrim, Sigmund, Sigvald, Sigurd, Snorri, Starkad, Sveyn, Tostig, Thorkell, Thorstein, Thorvald, Ubbe, Ulfrid, Yngvar

**Dane, Norwegian or Icelander (female)** Arnora, Asgerd, Ashild, Astrid, Bera, Bolla, Driffa, Droplaug, Freygerd, Geirrid, Gerhild, Groa, Gudrid, Gudrun, Gunnhild, Helga, Hild, Hildigunn, Hungerd, Inga, Ingrid, Ingun, Joffred, Kaldin, Matilda, Ogn, Raghild, Runna, Sigrid, Skuld, Svala, Thora, Thordis, Thorfinna, Thorgerd, Unn, Valgerd

**English (male)**
Algar, Alfred, Alfwine, Cenhelm, Cerdic, Chad, Cuthbert, Cynebald, Cynric, Dudda, Dunstan, Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edwin, Ethelred, Ethelric, Ethelstan, Godric, Godwin, Guthlac, Hereward, John, Leofric, Mark, Mathew, Offa, Osborn, Osbert, Oscar, Osmund, Paul, Penda, Peter, Redwald, Sigbert, Tata, Thomas, Uhtred,, Uhtric, Wulfgar, Wulfric, Wulfstan

**English (female)**
Anne, Blaedswith, Cwenhild, Cyneburga, Cynewise, Edburga, Eawynn, Ebba, Edith, Eforhild, Eldgyth, Elfled, Elfreda, Elfswith, Ethelfled, Ethelthryd, Frideswide, Godgifu, Gunnora, Hilda, Isolda, Leofled, Martha, Marian, Mary, Midburga, Mildred, Renwein, Rose, Rosemund, Rowena, Ruth, Sigeburg, Sunniva, Sweterun, Tate, Tateswith, Wassa, Wilburga, Wilma, Winifred, Wymarka

**Frankish or Norman (male)** Adhemar, Amis, Baldwin, Baudri (Baldric), Berengar, Bernard, Charles (Karl), Enguerrand (Engilram), Estienne (Stephen), Eudes (Otto), Garnier (Werner), Geoffroi (Godfrey), Giles, Gosse, Guarin (Warin), Guillaume (William, Wilhelm), Henri (Heinrich), Hugh (Hugo), James (Jacob), Jehan (Johan), Josse, Louis (Ludwig), Luc (Luke), Mark, Martin, Mathias (Mathew), Ogier (Holger), Oliver, Onfroi (Humphrey), Pierre (Peter), Piers (Peter), Randolph, Raymond, Richard, Robert, Roland, Roul (Rolf), Rudolph, Tancred, Vauquelin (Walchelin)  __German or Familiar English variant in parantheses__

**Frankish or Norman (female)** Adele, Adrienne, Alice, Amanda, Amee, Anna, Berenice, Bernadette, Bertha, Blanche, Brigette, Caroline, Catherine, Charlotte, Daphne, Elaine, Eleanor, Eloise, Emelie, Emma, Flavie, Flore, Genevieve , Hortense, Isabeau, Jehanne, Johanne, Louisa, Marie, Melisende, Sabine,Sebire (Sibyl), Valerie, Veronique

**Irish (male)** Aidan, Brian, Cahir, Carthac, Conan, Connor, Cormac, Daragh, Declan, Eoin, Fearchar, Fechin, Gilroy, Kelan, Lorcan, Mahon, Neil, Padraig, Seamus, Sean

**Irish (female)** Aisling, Brighid, Caitlin, Ciara, Cleena, Cliona, Daithi, Delma, Derval, Elva, Enya, Finola, Gobnet, Keeva, Lile, Maire, Neve, Patsy, Riona, Rois


**Italian (male)** Adriano, Aldo, Alessandro, Alonzo, Ambrogio, Baldo, Benedetto, Calogero, Camillo, Carlo, Durante, Edoardo, Ercole, Francesco, Gaetano, Giacomo, Giovanni, Goffredo, Gido, Jacopo, Leopoldo, Lodovico, Lorenzo, Luigi, Mario, Mauro, Martino, Vittore 


**Italian (female)** Agnese, Alberta, Alessandra, Angelina, Annabella, Benedetta, Camilla, Carlotta, Caterina, Cecilia, Donata, Elda, Faustina, Francesca, Gabriella, Gessica, Gisella, Grazia, Ida, Itala, Leonarda, Lora, Lorenza, Luciana, Marietta, Marilena, Mirabella

**Italian or Spanish Shared (male)**  Adolfo, Alberto, Alfonso, Antonio, Baldovino, Claudio, Cornelio, Emilio, Ernesto, Fabio, Federico, Gilberto, Gregorio, Gustavo, Isidoro, Leandro, Lorenzo, Marco, Manuel, Nicodemo, Sergio, Silvio, Teodoro, Tito

**Italian or Spanish Shared (female)** Adora, Adriana, Alba, Amanda, Anna, Antonia, Carla, Claudia, Diana, Elena, Elisa, Fabiana, Fernanda, Imelda, Iolanda, Irene, Isabella, Laura, Maria, Miriam, Olivia, Sabina, Teresa, Vera

**Moorish (male)** Aban, Affan, Atiq, Barak, Darras, Farraj, Galib, Hamdun, Hazm, Khalid, Jattab, Jawar, Lubb, Majlad, Mutariff, Najih, Qays, Safan, Ubaid, Ziyadat

**Moorish (female)** Aban, Amat, Auriya, Bazzu, Dhana, Fathuna, Ganiya, Halwa, Hulla, Itr, Jariya, Judur, Kanza, Mahua, Muzna, Nuzha, Raha, Sama, Yamina, Zubiya

**Scottish (male)**  Aidan, Alasdair, Angus, Barclay, Bruce, Craig, Dougal, Douglas, Duncan, Fergus, Hamish, Ian, Irving, Jock, Keith, Kenneth, Logan, Malcolm, Rodney, Ross

**Scottish (female)** Aileen, Annag, Athol, Blair, Donalda, Donella, Edna, Effie, Elspeth, Emer, Fiona, Greer, Islay, Jean, Kirstin, Lilias, Maisie, Malvina, Moira, Saundra

**Spanish (male)** Alejandro, Bautista, Carlos, Cristobal, Diego, Enrique, Esteban, Fernando, Filipe, Francisco, Geraldo, Guillermo, Javier, Jose, Juan, Luis, Martin, Miguel, Pablo, Pancho, Pedro, Raimundo, Ramiro, Ramon, Ricardo, Sancho

**Spanish (female)**  Abene, Abril, Adela, Bernadita, Candida, Catalina, Estela, Fransisca, Herminia, Inma, Jimena, Hortensia, Juanita, Julia, Lupita, Maxima, Prudencia, Rafaela, Reina, Soledad, Susana, Teofila,
Tomasa

**Welsh (male)** Alwyn, Berwyn, Cadell, Cadoc, Dafydd, Emrys, Folant, Geraint, Heddwyn, Howell, Ifan, Luc, Madoc, Merfyn, Morgan, Owain, Rhys, Rhodri, Siarl, Sior

**Welsh (female)**  Alis, Bethun, Carwyn, Catrin, Dilys, Elain, Eurwen, Gladys, Hefina, Heilyn, Lewella, Luned, Mallt, Meredith, Morgan, Olwen, Rhian, Rhonwen, Siana, Siwan

====SURNAMES====
In the 12th century surnames were very informal and variable.  A person might have a surname, or not, use one surname with some people, another with other people or otherwise change surname at will.

 
**Patronymics**: one common surname was to refer to one's father's name.
  *English/Norse: Son of John or Johnson
  * Irish:  McCormack, MacDonald, O'Brian
  * Scots:  MacDonald
  * Welsh: ApRhys
  * Norman: FitzPatrick
  * Spanish: Rodrigez

**Occupation**: using one's occupation as a surname is common, Baker, Miller etc.

**Place Name** often people would be called from their place of birth or residence. Lord's commonly do this:  Raymond of St. Giles, Bohemond of Taranto, 

**Nickname**:  nicknames like "the Tall","the Bastard", "Short Pants" are also very common.