If you are a fiction writer, you probably spend a good amount of time researching names for your characters. This is especially true if you write historical fiction. It is important to find historically accurate names. I write fiction that takes place in early medieval England, so I am always searching for early medieval names.
It can be difficult to find early medieval names that are historically accurate. I have started to compile a list of male names from primary sources. By using primary sources, I can be sure that these names were actually used by early medieval men. If you are looking for early medieval female names, I’ve already posted a list here.
There are thousands of early medieval male names out there so this list is not exhaustive. I plan to add to it over time. Hopefully, this list will help you find the perfect name for your character!

Note: To ensure that the names are as historically accurate as possible, I intend to document them as they were originally spelled to the best of my ability. Some names may include letters that are no longer in the English language such as “æ.”
Male Names
Azur
Ælfgar
Ælfstan
Ælfwig
Ælfwine
Æthelmær
Æthelnoth
Æthelric
Æthelsige
Æthelwig
Baldwin
Beorhtric
Beorhtsige
Bondi
Carl
Eadmær
Eadric
Ealdred
Ecgfrith
Edward
Edwin
Esgar
Giso
Godwine
Harold
Herman
Leofric
Leofnoth
Leofwine
Mærleswein
Morcar
Ordric
RalphRobert
Siward
Stigand
Toki
Tosti
Ulf
Walter
Waltheof
William
Wihtgar
Wulfric
Wulfstan
Wulfweald
Wulfweard
Wulfwig
Wulfwine
Source:
‘Domesday’, Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, https://domesday.pase.ac.uk, accessed 22 June 2021 and 25 June 2021.
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