Old English Names For Boys

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Old English names have been enjoying a revival in popularity in recent years so with that in mind we here at OEN decided to put a list of old English names online in one complete list with meanings for each name in English. Here we present the old English boy names list. Some of these names have been in use for centuries, some have died out and some are experiencing a resurgence in popularity mainly due to the success of medieval and fantasy inspired literature and entertainment. Listing all names would be quite a monumental task so here we present some of the most well known and popular old English names for boys that we could think of.

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Name Old English Names Meaning Ainsley meadow or clearing Aldridge alder tree ridge Aldwyn an old, wise friend Alger noble spearman Arley hare or stag meadow Ashliegh dweller by the ash tree Athelstan noble stone Axton sword weilder Barclay birch tree meadow Barton from the barley field Blaxton black stone Bradley broad meadow Bray to cry out Brett from place in Somerset Bromley where brushwood grows Buckley meadow of the deer buck Burke fortress Burley fort or castle meadow Byford dweller by the ford Calder stream Calvert calf herder Chadwick battle warrior Chetwin cottage on the winding path Crewe stepping stones or ford Cromwell winding stream Dalbert shining valley Dallin pride's people Delwyn neat and fair Dempster the judge Denley meadow in the valley Derward the deer keeper Devereux a Norman surname Dryden dry valley Dwennon one of originality Earl nobleman Edbert prosperous & bright Edlin prosperous friend Egerton edge Eldric an old, wise ruler Elsdon noble one's valley Elvy an elfin warrior Elwin friend of the elves Elwood the ruler of the elves Erwin fried of boars Everard brave as boar Fairley clearing in the woods Fane eager Fenwick farm in the marshland Fernleigh fern meadow Fielding field dweller Firth of the woodland Frayne an ash tree; stranger Freeman freeborn man Fuller cloth-thickener Fulton muddy place Gladstone bright rock Goddard divinely brave Gomer good and famous Graeme gravelly place or homestead Haddon heather covered hill Hadley heather covered field Hagley hay wood clearing Haig enclosure or paddock Halstead the stronghold Hamilton crooked hill Hampton river meadow Hardwin brave friend Hargreave hare grove Harlan gray landscape Haslett hazel tree wood Haven place of refuge Hayden heather covered hill Hayes hedged area Heathcote cottage on heath Hedley clearing in the heather Huntley hunter's meadow Huxley the inhospitable place Jamieson the son of James Jefferson the son of Jeffrey Kemp warrior, or champion Kendrick royal power Kenley royal meadow Kenley royal meadow Kenrick bold ruler Kenton royal manor or estate Kingston king's town Kinsey victorious king or prince Kirkley church meadow Kirkwood church wood Kyne royal Laibrook the path by the brook Lancelot spear or lance attendant Lane narrow road Langley long meadow Langworth long enclosure Launcelot lance attendant Lawford ford by the hill Lawson the son of Lawrence Leigh meadow or clearing Lester fortress Leverton farm of the rushes Linford lime tree ford Linley field of flax Linwood stream forest Litton place on the river Livingston dear friend's place Locke stronghold Lockwood enclosed wood Lyndell valley of linden trees Macy from Matthew's land Manning son of man Marden valley with the pool Marley pleasant meadow Marlow lake or pond Mead meadow Medwin friend meadow Merrill of the bright sea Mervyn famous friend Milbourn millstream Milford ford by the mill Millard the mill-keeper Morland moors Morley clearing on the moor Morton town near the moor Nash cliff Nickson the son of Nicholas North north Norville from the northern far Norvin friend from the north Norwood guardian of the north gate Nyle north island Ordway the spear fighter Orford dweller at the ford Orman spearman Ormond spearman Osmar divinely glorious Osmond divine protector Oxford of the oxen Oxton ox enclosure Packard one who packs Palmer palm-bearing pilgrim Patton warrior Paxton estate of the warrior Pelton farm by pool Oglesby awe-inspiring

Penley enclosed meadow Pollock small one Prentice beginner; learning Prescott priest's cottage Presley priest's meadow Radborne red brook or stream Radcliff red cliff Radcliffe red cliff Radford red ford Radnor red shore Raleigh the meadow of the roe deer Ramsay of wild garlic Ramsden the ram's valley Ranald wise & powerful ruler Randal shield with wolf insignia Randell shield with wolf insignia Randolph shield with wolf insignia Ransley meadow of the raven Raven raven Ravinger ravine Rawley meadow of the roe deer Rayburn deer brook Raynold wise & powerful ruler Reading son of the redheaded one Redford red ford Reginald wise & powerful ruler Reilly rye meadow Remington farm of ravens Renfred mighty but peaceful Renshaw forest of the ravens Reynold wise & powerful ruler Ridgeway ridge road Ridgley meadow's ridge Ridley cleared wood Risley brushwood meadow Riston brushwood farm Rochester rocky fortress Rockley rocky meadow Rockwell rocky well or spring Ronald wise & powerful ruler Ronson the son of Ronald Routledge red pool Rowell deer spring Rowley rough meadow Rowson son of the red-haired man Roxbury rock fortress Rudyard red enclosure Rufford rough ford Rumford wide ford Rushford ford with rushes Rutledge red pool Rutley stump meadow Ryle hill of rye Ryley valiant; rye meadow Safford willow ford Salisbury the fort by the willow pool Salton place in the willows Sanborn sandy brook Saunderson son of Alexander Saxon people of the sword Scott of Scottish origin Seabert seglorious Seaborne the sewarrior Seabrook from brook by the sea Sealey blessed Seger the sewarrior Shandy boisterous Sheldon steep valley Shelley the meadow's edge Shepherd one who herds sheep Sherwood bright forest Snowden snowy hill Somerset summer settlement Southwell southern spring Standish rocky pasture Stanfield stony field Stanford dweller at the rocky ford Stanhope stony valley Stanley rocky meadow Starr star Stockton near the tree trunk Stowe religious site Stratford ford on Roman road Stratton place on Roman road Stroud overgrown marshland Sykes at the stream or gully Tannar leather worker Tarrant name of river Teddie prosperous guardian Tennyson the son of Dennis Thatcher roof fixer Thormund Thor's protection Thorne thorn tree Thornley thorny clearing Thornton place among the thorns Thorpe farm village Thurlow from Thor Thurstan Thor's stone Tilford good man's ford Townsend town's end Tranter wagoneer Tripp traveler Trowbridge wooden bridge Twyford double ford Udolf prosperous wolf Ulfred peace Unwin the enemy Upton upper farm or town Upwood forest on the hill Vail valley Vane marsh or fen Venn marsh or fen Wainwright cart or wagon-maker Waite watchman or guard Wakefield wet field Wakeman watchman Walby farm by the ancient wall Walwyn powerful friend Warburton fortress town Warley cattle pasture Warmund loyal protector Waverly tree-lined meadow Webster weaver Welby farm by the spring Wentworth winter estate Westbrook western side of the river Westby western farm or town Weston western farm or town Wheaton wheat town Wheeler wheel maker Whitby the white town Whitcombe wide valley Whitfield the white field Wickhameadow homestead Wilkes strong & resolute protector Willoughby farm by the willows Winchester Roman site Wistan the battle stone Witton farm by the wood Wystan the battle stone Yale corner of the land Yardley enclosed meadow York farm of the yew tree Yule born at Christmas Zale one's salary