Medieval Names

How were these names originated?

• because they were popular

• way to tell two people apart

• to symbolize someone

• because they were unique

What was the most popular Boys Name?

• Adam

• John

• Mike

• Jaso

What were the three girl names I explained?

• Diot and Amus

• Diot and alyce

• Diot, Alyce, and Amus

• Diot, Amice, and Jocoso

How were these names used?

• In the middle ages they tended to name places or buildings with rather interesting names. Most popular names they used to describe a building were Church, Monastery, Well, Barn, Granary, Cattle Barn, Stables, Warehouse, and Kingdom.

  People started naming important objects after King, Prince, Duke, Earl, Viscount, Baron, Lord, Baronet, or Knight. Unimportant things were named nimwit, dung beetle, and disappointment.

• do describe a person or thing

• to describe things

• to describe a building

What were the three boy names I talked about?

• Ode, peter, adam

• Ode

• Peter

• Adam