Middle German Names from Leipzig, 1489-1493

by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2013 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 03Oct13

The following names are taken from the Leipziger Ratsbücher, which has records from 1466 to 1500; I am currently working from the partial edition online, which has records from 1489 to 1501.

Women's Given Names

NameNumberDate (Register)Notes
Eva11489 (959)
Ewa11489 (959)
Gerdrud11489 (978)
Gersche11493 (947)A pet form of Gerdrud.
Prista11493 (947)
Ursula11489 (959)
Walpurgis11489 (959)

Men's Given Names

NameNumberDate (Register)Notes
Andres21489 (967, 1006)
Andreß21489 (967, 1006)
Augsten11489 (960)
Bartel21489 (958), 1493 (947)
Barthel11489 (958)
Bartholomeus21489 (999, 1002)
Bastian11489 (986)
Blesing11489 (1009)
Bohem11489 (960)
Bran11489 (960)
Burckart11489 (979, 981, 1001)
Cilianus11489 (958)
Cuntz11489 (950)
Damiano11489 (951)
Domiano11489 (951)
Domianus11489 (951)
Ewalt11489 (985)
Feris11489 (1000)
Friderich11489 (960, 961, 983)
Gangloff11489 (985)
Georgius11489 (951)
Glorius21489 (963, 1003)
Greger21489 (958, 980)
Hans101499 (965, 980, 982, 995, 998, 1004, 1006), 1493 (947)
Hanß81489 (948, 960, 965, 978, 986, 999, 1006)
Heinrich11489 (978)
Heintz41489 (968, 985, 1005)
Heintzen11489 (964)
Jacoff11489 (997)
Jocoff11489 (964)
Johan31489 (967, 987, 1006)
Johann11493 (947)
Johannes11489 (985)
Jorg31489 (995, 1006)
Jorge21489 (1006), 1493 (947)
Jorgen11489 (958)
Lefinus11489 (957)
Lorentz51489 (949, 958, 962, 978, 1004)
Marcus11489 (969)
Marten21489 (951, 962)
Mattes21489 (949, 978)
Matteß21489 (949, 1001)
Mattis41489 (960, 961, 978, 982)
Merten11489 (987)
Michel21489 (950, 966)
Nickel21489 (948), 1493 (947)
Niclaß11489 (981)
Otto11489 (1002)
Paul11489 (969)
Peter61489 (967, 983, 985, 1000, 1002, 1007), 1493 (947)
Sebastian11493 (947)
Seferin11489 (1006)This may be an inflected form
Sewerin11489 (1006)This may be an inflected form
Steffan11489 (987, 1000)
Steffen11489 (987)
Symon31489 (957, 969, 1002)
Thomas11489 (960, 968)
Thomaß11489 (958)
Tiburcio11489 (959)
Til11489 (967)
Tilmann11489 (980)
Tilmanus11489 (980)
Urban21489 (963, 987)
Valentinus11489 (958, 979)
Valten21489 (959, 966, 979, 1000)

Bynames

The vast majority of the people were recorded with a single byname. In the seven examples with two bynames, the second was always literal locative.

NameNumberDate (Register)Notes
Alschawer11489 (960)
Arnold11489 (1000)
Bantzschman11489 (967)
Bawch11489 (987)
Bawer11489 (965)
Behem11489 (950)
Belen11489 (964)
Beyer11489 (980)
Bobock11493 (947)
Boner11489 (982)
Brawer11489 (1006)
Brunsdorff11489 (951)
Brunßdorff11489 (951)
Cleyn31489 (969, 1002)
von Distko11489 (1002)
Doner11489 (995)
Doring11489 (969)
von Doßen11489 (1006)
von Dresden11489 (957)
Eschenfelt11489 (980)
Fischer11489 (1004)
Forberg11493 (947)
Franck11489 (1004)
von Freynrode11489 (1006)
von Geraw11489 (948)
Glockener11489 (982)
Grobes11489 (999)
Grundeman11493 (947)
Grundemann11489 (958)
Gunterrode21489 (958, 980)
Haldeck11489 (983)
Hawg11489 (966, 979)
Henel11489 (961)
Hennel11489 (960)
Herman11489 (985)
Hertwig11489 (967)
Hinkitzsch11489 (951)
Hoch11489 (949)
Hofeman11489 (1006)
Holczsleger11489 (959)
Holtzsleger11489 (959)
Horn11489 (995)
Huter21489 (951, 963)
von Kanewitz21489 (1006)
Kawerbach11489 (968)
Kaldofen11489 (960)This may be an inflected form.
Ketzler11489 (981)
Keyßer11489 (969)
Konig11489 (1006)
Konige11489 (1006)
Krawße11489 (1005)
Kuhen11489 (985)
von Lengenfelt11489 (980)
Lewschner11489 (957)
Leymbecker11489 (986)
von Liptzk11489 (1009)
Listko11489 (1000)
Mahnewitz11493 (947)
Marcus11489 (963)
Melckaw11489 (1007)
Michel11489 (949)
Moller11489 (985)
von Nawendorff11489 (949)
Nennig11489 (962)
Ohem11493 (947)
Olschawer11489 (960)
Pawdeman11489 (1003)
Pawdernas11489 (960)
vom Petersperge11489 (969)This may be an inflected for.
Pfeyffer11489 (978)
Pflugritter11489 (960, 961, 983)
Probeste11489 (968)
Rebe11489 (986)
von Reybhant11489 (999)
vom Reyn11489 (966)top. 'of the Rhine'.
Ritter11489 (1000), 1493 (947)
Rosenkrantz11489 (964)
Ryner11489 (967)
Salmon11489 (997)
Schmideberg11489 (958)
Schonebroth11489 (979, 981, 1001)
Schroten11489 (958)
Schuman11489 (962)
Schumann11489 (962)
Senckler11489 (987)
Smide11489 (1005)
von Smollen11489 (966, 979)
Sneyder11489 (987)
Somer11489 (978)
Spetner11489 (959)
Steffan11489 (948)
Steffen11489 (948)
Swarm11489 (950)
Swartz21489 (987, 1000)prepended
Swartzeberg21489 (1006)
Swartzenberg11489 (1006)
Swenckeßfewer11489 (1009)
Tirle21489 (985)
Unwirde11489 (999)
Vogel11489 (965)
Voyt11489 (978)
Wegel11489 (1001)
Weydener11493 (947)
Wilde11489 (967)
Wolkensteyn11493 (947)
Zymerman21489 (978, 1002)
Zymmerman11493 (947)

Source

Steinführer, Henning, Die Leipziger Ratsbücher 1466-1500: Forschung und Edition. Halbbd. 1. (Leipziger Universtitäsverlag, 2003). http://books.google.de/books?id=aSap5ubXyI8C.