English Name Generator
From Chaucer to Austen, these names echo through English history and literature. Select a century and gender to find names that suit any tale, from the manor to the moor.
Modern
Generate names used in England today.
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20th Century
Names become shorter, more familiar, and more varied. Many popular names from earlier centuries persist, but new trends appear with names like Jack, Emily, Derek, Susan, Nigel, or Julie.
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19th Century
A return to romanticized medieval names, biblical classics, and long multi-part names. Expect Florence, Arthur, Harriet, Alfred, and Eleanor.
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18th Century
Elegant, refined names come into fashion—think Charlotte, Edmund, Lydia, Samuel, and Theodore. Classical names rise in popularity.
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16th-17th Centuries
A shift toward more recognizable modern English names. Anne, Henry, Mary, and William were everywhere, alongside a few Latin and Greek revivals.
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14th-15th Centuries
Popular names begin to standardize. Surnames become more fixed.
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12th-13th Centuries
Names reflect a blend of Norman and Anglo-Saxon tradition, with many saints' names and Latin-derived forms.
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Old English
Generate names used in England during the 5th-11th centuries.
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