Elizabethan Random Name Table

Elizabethan Random Name Table

Have a need for an English name that is 16th century accurate, or just a bit anachronistic? This is the table for you. I found these names over here, if you are looking for a bit of context and historical interest to go along with the list.

Common First Names

These names are ordered by decreasing popularity, so if you want a more generic name you can leave out the leading 1d6 roll and pick from the first set of 1d20 results.

1d6 Roll1d20 RollMale NamesFemale Names
1-21JohnElizabeth
1-22ThomasJoan
1-23WilliamMargaret
1-24RobertAgnes
1-25RichardAlice
1-26HenryAnne
1-27GeorgeMary
1-28EdwardJane
1-29JamesCatherine
1-210FrancisElinor
1-211NicholasIsabel
1-212RalphDorothy
1-213ChristopherMargery
1-214AnthonySusanna
1-215MatthewEllen
1-216EdmundSarah
1-217WalterClemence
1-218Hugh Frances
1-219AndrewJoyce
1-220HumphreyBridget
3-41LeonardChristian
3-42MartinEdith
3-43SimonEmma
3-44PeterLucy
3-45PhilipMartha
3-46StephenMarion
3-47Lawrence Cecily
3-48RogerFrideswide
3-49Daniel Grace
3-410MichaelAmy
3-411SamuelBarbara
3-412AllenRachel
3-413CharlesCharity
3-414AlexanderMabel
3-415Gregory Millicent
3-416NathanielRose
3-417AbrahamThomasin
3-418BarnabyFortune
3-419Geoffrey Gillian
3-420ReynoldJudith
5-61ArthurJulian
5-62DavidPhilippa
5-63FulkeAudrey
5-64LukeHelen
5-65MathiasJanet
5-66TobiasSybil
5-67IsaacUrsula
5-68JeromeAvis
5-69JosephBeatrice
5-610RowlandBlanche
5-611-20(reroll)(reroll)

Less Common First Names

If, for some reason, you are looking for a less common name of the age (although not always less anachronistic to our modern ears), you can use the following table instead.

1d20 RollMale First NamesFemale First Names
1AdamRuth
2AdrianWilmot
3AmbroseChristina
4AveryConstance
5BartholomewDenise
6BenedictEllen
7BernardFlorence
8CuthbertJosian
9GerardLettice
10GilbertMaria
11GilesMaud
12JulianMildred
13LancelotParnell
14MarkRebecca
15MilesWinifred
16Oliver(reroll)
17Oswyn(reroll)
18Piers(reroll)
19Solomon(reroll)
20Valentine(reroll)

Surnames

I made this list by randomly selecting sixty names from the above linked page. They are ranked alphabetically, so ignoring the 1d6 roll here will skew your results.

1d6 Roll1d20 RollSurnames
1-21Aumberden
1-22Baker
1-23Basset
1-24Benthey
1-25Bilingford
1-26Brampton
1-27Brouncker
1-28Canteys
1-29Carbonall
1-210Cavell
1-211Coggeshall
1-212Cosworth
1-213Delabere
1-214Donnet
1-215Dunham
1-216Eyer
1-217Fitzgeffrey
1-218Fitzherbert
1-219Fortescue
1-220Frowseloure
3-41Gerard
3-42Goberd
3-43Golding
3-44Goodnestone
3-45Grafton
3-46Harryses
3-47Heron
3-48Holes
3-49Holland
3-410Horthall
3-411Hylderley
3-412Knighton
3-413Kytson
3-414London
3-415Lupton
3-416Lynde
3-417Maynwaring
3-418Merstun
3-419Oke
3-420Osyllbury
5-61Palmer
5-62Pemberton
5-63Perchehay
5-64Plessi
5-65Plymmyswoode
5-66Prophete
5-67Rede
5-68Roberts
5-69Robins
5-610Rochforth
5-611Spencer
5-612Spicer
5-613Staverton
5-614Stevyn
5-615Strachleigh
5-616Throkmorton
5-617Waldeley
5-618Wayte
5-619Worsley
5-620Wythinghall

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