Catalan Names from 15th-Century Barcelona

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

© 2005-2006 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 18Sep06

The following names of 108 men and 25 women are taken from records of guilds (primarily records of the creation of new apprentices) in Barcelona, Spain, in the second half of the 15th century. The language spoken in Barcelona at this time was Catalan, closely related to the Provençal dialects spoken in southern France.

Of the men and women listed here, everyone had only one byname, with the exception of Pere Ponç menor 'Pere Ponç minor', the son of Pere Ponç. There were four instances of men with two given names:

Joan Benet Amigó, 1491
Joan Tomà Costa, 1487
Pere Joan Feyna, 1489
Pere Joan Sallels, 1496

Men's given names listed by frequency

NameNumberDates
Joan191481, 1487 (3), 1489, 149?, 1490, 1491, 1494 (2), 1495 (2), 1497 (3), 1498, 1499 (2), 1500
Pere191482, 1483 (2), 1489 (4), 1493 (5), 1494, 1496, 1497, 1498, 1499 (2)
Antoni71487, 1488, 1497, 1498 (3), 1499
Jaume71481, 1487, 1489, 1491, 1493, 1495 (2)
Andreu51481, 1482, 1488, 1489, 1500
Gabriel51483, 1487, 1494, 1495, 1499
Miquel41489 (2), 1490, 1499
Francesc31488, 1490, 1495
Bartomeu21487, 1495
Bernat21482, 1491
Guillem21491, 1493
Johan21493 (2)
Marc21496, 1499
Mateu21474, 1483
Nicolau21489 (2)
Vicenç21476, 1482
Anthoni11493
Benet11487
Carles11483
Celdoni11483
Esteve11495
Francí11493
Francesch11493
Gaspar11480
Gil11490
Gregorio11496
Jacme11489
Jeroni11483
Juan11495
Llorenç11482
Lluís11495
Luis11493
Manuel11481
March11493
Martí11489
Martín11482
Narcís11489
Nicholau11493
Rafael11480
Vicens11493

Women's given names listed by frequency

NameNumberDates
Eulàlia41488, 1495, 1499 (2)
Francina31485, 1486, 1495
Caterina21489, 1497
Joana21487, 1488
Margarida21484, 1495
Aldinícia11499
Bartomeua11491
Brígida11491
Elionor11490
Elisabet11492
Eufràsia11499
Jaumeta11478
Maria11485
Miquela11495
Samuela11491
Segimona11474
Tecla11483

Full list of men's
names, alphabetically

Andreu Morer, 1488
Andreu Queralt, 1489
Andreu Riera, 1482
Andreu Terrasona, 1481
Andreu Vallfolor, 1500
Anthoni Boey, 1493
Antoni Bartomeu, 1488
Antoni Dolsà, 1497
Antoni Grau, 1498
Antoni Grech, 1499
Antoni Màrgens, 1498
Antoni Monrós, 1498
Antoni Torquelles, 1487
Bartomeu Font, 1487
Bartomeu Jofre, 1495
Benet Fontanills, 1487
Bernat Feliu, 1491
Bernat Sala, 1482
Carles Ferrer, 1483
Celdoni Serra, 1483
Esteve Dardarich, 1495
Francí Camps, 1493
Francesc Bonto, 1488
Francesc Pasqual, 1490
Francesc de Rodes, 1495
Francesch Camlonch, 1493
Gabriel Aleu, 1495
Gabriel Cardona, 1487
Gabriel Gatell, 1494
Gabriel Gorgoll, 1483
Gabriel Rofreo, 1499
Gaspar Rovira, 1480
Gil Oms, 1490
Gregorio de Cardona, 1496
Guillem Feliu, 1493
Guillem Plana, 1491
Jacme Pascas, 1489
Jaume Barberà, 1487
Jaume Fox, 1495
Jaume Par, 1493
Jaume Roig, 1495
Jaume Vallongera, 1489
Jaume Vilagrassa, 1481
Jaume Vilagrassa, 1491
Jeroni Estrader, 1483
Joan Alfor, 1490
Joan Armenós, 1494
Joan Benet Amigó, 1491
Joan Berenguer, 1497
Joan Colomer, 1489
Joan Fisnerola, 1481
Joan Fortuny, 1497
Joan Garriga, 1487
Joan Martí, 1500
Joan Martorell, 1497
Joan Massa, 1498
Joan Miquel, 1495
Joan Prat, 1499
Joan Puig, 1487
Joan Riba, 1499
Joan Roca, 1495
Joan Santleyr, 149?
Joan Segarra, 1494
Joan Tomà Costa, 1487
Johan Canyelles, 1493
Johan Totosaus, 1493
Juan de Galdames, 1495
Llorenç Muntargull, 1482
Lluís Joan, 1495
Luis Çafont, 1493
Manuel Simon, 1481
Marc Baró, 1496
Marc Gilabert, 1499
March Texidor, 1493
Martí Joan, 1489
Martín de Corasciola, 1482
Mateu Massot, 1483
Mateu Miquel, 1474
Miquel Cirera, 1489
Miquel Isbert, 1499
Miquel Olivera, 1489
Miquel de Malthibella, 1490
Narcís Joan, 1489
Nicholau Salvat, 1493
Nicolau Aymerich, 1489
Nicolau Nabet, 1489
Pere Bosens, 1489
Pere Caranyana, 1489
Pere Castell, 1493
Pere Esquelles, 1489
Pere Ferrer, 1498
Pere Gaga, 1483
Pere Gual, 1499
Pere Joan Feyna, 1489
Pere Joan Sallels, 1496
Pere Labra, 1494
Pere Mas, 1483
Pere Ponç menor, 1493
Pere Ponç, 1493
Pere Roca, 1482
Pere Sentley, 1493
Pere Simeu, 1499
Pere Valls, 1493
Pere Yagut, 1497
Rafael Rabassa, 1480
Vicenç Torra, 1476
Vicenç Vaguer, 1482
Vicens Valls, 1493

Full list of women's
names, alphabetically

Aldinícia Pariquet, 1499
Bartomeua Guiscart, 1491
Brígida Sala, 1491
Caterina Mateu, 1489
Caterina Sala, 1497
Elionor Rossolló, 1490
Elisabet Parés, 1492
Eufràsia Palau, 1499
Eulàlia Goscemps, 1495
Eulàlia Paguer, 1499
Eulàlia Reguera, 1488
Eulàlia Roca, 1499
Francina Domènech, 1485
Francina Esteve, 1486
Francina Torner, 1495
Jaumeta Ramondet, 1478
Joana Llorens, 1487
Joana de Cubells, 1488
Margarida Obradors, 1495
Margarida Torens, 1484
Maria Torner, 1485
Miquela, 1495
Samuela Moreu, 1491
Segimona Lió, 1474
Tecla Carbó, 1483

Surnames, alphabetically

SurnameNumberDates
Aleu11495
Alfor11490
Amigó11491
Armenós11494
Aymerich11489
Barberà11487
Baró11496
Bartomeu11488
Berenguer11497
Boey11493
Bonto11488
Bosens11489
Çafont11493
Camlonch11493
Camps11493
Canyelles11493
Caranyana11489
Carbó11483
Cardona11487
Castell11493
Cirera11489
Colomer11489
Costa11487
Dardarich11495
de Cardona11496
de Corasciola11482
de Cubells11488
de Galdames11495
de Malthibella11490
de Rodes11495
Dolsà11497
Domènech11485
Esquelles11489
Esteve11486
Estrader11483
Feliu21491, 1493
Ferrer21483, 1498
Feyna11489
Fisnerola11481
Font11487
Fontanills11487
Fortuny11497
Fox11495
Gaga11483
Garriga11487
Gatell11494
Gilabert11499
Gorgoll11483
Goscemps11495
Grau11498
Grech11499
Gual11499
Guiscart11491
Isbert11499
Joan31489 (2), 1495
Jofre11495
Labra11494
Lió11474
Llorens11487
Màrgens11498
Martí11500
Martorell11497
Mas11483
Massa11498
Massot11483
Mateu11489
Miquel21474, 1495
Monrós11498
Morer11488
Moreu11491
Muntargull11482
Nabet11489
Obradors11495
Olivera11489
Oms11490
Paguer11499
Palau11499
Parés11492
Par11493
Pariquet11499
Pascas11489
Pasqual11490
Plana11491
Ponç21493 (2)
Prat11499
Puig11487
Queralt11489
Rabassa11480
Ramondet11478
Reguera11488
Riba11499
Riera11482
Roca31482, 1495, 1499
Rofreo11499
Roig11495
Rossolló11490
Rovira11480
Sala31482, 1491, 1497
Sallels11496
Salvat11493
Santleyr1149?
Segarra11494
Sentley11493
Serra11483
Simeu11499
Simon11481
Terrasona11481
Texidor11493
Torens11484
Torner21485, 1495
Torquelles11487
Torra11476
Totosaus11493
Vaguer11482
Vallfolor11500
Vallongera11489
Valls21493 (2)
Vilagrassa21481, 1491
Yagut11497

Source

Bonnassie, Pierre. La organización del trabajo en Barcelona a fines de siglo XV (Barcelona: Censejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 1975.), p. 183, pp. 203-212