FriggFRIGG
Mon 03-Dec-12 12:29:51
I don't mean William or Mary,
I'd like to hear some old English names,like Ethelbert or Elfleda...
goralka
Mon 03-Dec-12 21:04:51
not that obvs though, I have known both male and female Jocelyn...not sure how the boy spelt his tho'
Edmund is lovely.
Roland is German iirc but had the right ring to it
Bartholomew also has the right ring but isn't English
Wilfrid is the old English of Wilfred
Wilheard (who's that guy in Footloose? Is he something like that?)
Almund
Bertram -love this
Edgar
Edward
Elwin (much nicer than Edwin imho)
Gladwin - prob not use-able really but sweet
Godric
Graham - probably due a revival
Theodric
SnowMuchToBits
Mon 03-Dec-12 22:09:44
Athelstan, Edith, Aelfreda, Raedwald....
rezzle
Mon 03-Dec-12 22:11:57
Also - Harold/Harald, Edward/Edmund/Edwin and Alfred
VictorAndBarry
Mon 03-Dec-12 22:53:00
Any character in a Brother Cadael book.
FriggFRIGG
Tue 04-Dec-12 00:46:47
Bartholomew
Bertram
And Elwin all going on The List 
hatsybatsy
Tue 04-Dec-12 09:16:59
aelfwen - girls name - met one on holiday - very sweet
FriggFRIGG
Tue 04-Dec-12 10:36:30
Aelfwen...pronounced Alf-when or Elf-when or something else entirely?
EldritchCleavage
Tue 04-Dec-12 11:20:37
My BIL is friends with a Jonquil (male) which may not be old English but is completely brilliant.
GreeenFingers
Tue 04-Dec-12 11:24:31
Malcom and Eric are pretty ancient
FriggFRIGG
Tue 04-Dec-12 11:51:15
I love Merewen....I'm pronouncing it 'MEH-reh-win' in my head,does that seem right to everyone else?
FriggFRIGG
Tue 04-Dec-12 11:51:41
She could be Merry for short
Hrothgar
Aethelred
Beowulf(!)
If you like the OE type then Cornish names might appeal - I think Merryn is rather lovely 
hatsybatsy
Tue 04-Dec-12 12:04:49
aelfwen was pronounced elf-wen. elf for short! not sure if that is historically accurate though as aelfred became alfred?
ladymontdore
Tue 04-Dec-12 12:09:15
Great names! Take care about meanings though - Emmett means 'ant' in Cornish, they still use the term to describe tourists on the beach!
FriggFRIGG
Tue 04-Dec-12 12:20:14
Merryn is lovely,already on the list,but I think I prefer Merewin...Aelfwyn is lovely too...
I do like Cornish names,Jago was a favorite,but we already have an Arlo.
Cwtchbach
Tue 04-Dec-12 15:43:25
I was going to suggest Ailith and Lettice. Found this when I went to check the spelling of Ailith.
http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/category-old-english-names.html#continue
Cwtchbach
Tue 04-Dec-12 15:46:09
Sorry don't know how to put a link in 
500 names on that list, not sure how many are old old but a quick glance showed that there were more than a few.
goralka
Tue 04-Dec-12 20:10:55
imagine calling your DS Hrothgar or Beowulf!! Perhaps in north London ?
Clawdy
Tue 04-Dec-12 22:15:35
Fritha is a beautiful Anglo-Saxon girl's name. Wanted it for DD but was talked out of it. 
