From the ford by the oak trees. Fortunate and powerful. From the Old English name Eadgar, a compound of 'ead' meaning rich or happy, and 'gar' meaning spear. From the oak tree ford. From the oak tree ford. Uncertain origin. May be a variant of Edgar, or from the Gaelic for 'oak tree ford'. Used for many hundreds of years as both surname and first name.
Name of a saint. Fire. Little fire, ardent. Aidan was popular in Ireland in the 7th century after the famous Irish monk Aidan, and was revived in the early 19th century. Warm; little fire. A masculine variant of Eshne from Irish Gaelic.
Noble. Of the nobility. From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide. The Scottish Gaelic form of Alice. Sweet. Noble or honest.
Harmony, stone, or noble. Also fair, handsome. Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century. Fair; handsome. Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-. A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man. Friend.
From Alain le Gros one of the Fisher kings. Harmony, stone, or noble. Also fair, handsome. Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century. Fair; handsome. Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-. A form of the Celtic name Alan meaning harmony, stone, or noble. Handsome. Bright.
Harmony, stone, or noble. Also fair, handsome. Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century. See also Allen. Fair; handsome.
Feminine form of Alan meaning harmony, stone, or noble. This name of uncertain origin may be a feminine form of Man, or derived from the Irish Gaelic word for 'child'. Feminine of Alan awakening. Beautiful. Dear child.