Scrivener Name Generator

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Generate scrivener names for medieval and early-modern scribes, monastic copyists, court clerks, public notaries and chroniclers, using period Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Latin, Tudor-era and continental names plus occupational surnames like Scriven, Clerk and Penman.

About scrivener names

A scrivener was a professional writer-for-hire: a scribe who copied manuscripts, drew up deeds and contracts, kept court rolls and wrote letters for people who could not. In medieval Europe most were monks working in a monastery scriptorium (Brother Eadfrith of Lindisfarne, Brother Matthew Paris), but by the 1300s lay scriveners had their own London guild, the Worshipful Company of Scriveners, and men like Adam Pinkhurst, who copied Chaucer, made a living from the pen. Their names follow the period: Anglo-Saxon (Wulfstan, Leofric, Godwin), Norman (Ranulf, Osbern, Warin), Latin scholarly forms (Cassiodorus, Ordericus) and, in the Renaissance, Italian humanists such as Poggio Bracciolini and Bartolomeo Sanvito.

Occupational surnames are the giveaway. Scriven, Scrivener, Clerk, Penman, Notary, Chartwright and Bookwright all began as job descriptions, and a fictional Master Milo Scriven or Wystan Blackletter tells the reader what he does before he lifts a quill. Titles matter too: Brother, Sister, Dom or Dame for monastic copyists, Friar for mendicants, Master for guild scriveners, Clerk for households and courts, Ser, Maître or Meister for continental notaries, and Sofer, Warraq or Amanuensis for Jewish, Islamic and Roman traditions. Literature has its own scriveners, most famously Melville's Bartleby, Dickens' Bob Cratchit and Uriah Heep.

Use the list for historical novels, D&D and Pendragon campaigns, monastery mysteries, calligraphy studio names or a pen name.

How to choose scrivener names

  • Choose the title by employer: Brother for a monastery, Master for a guild scrivener or notary, Friar for a wandering scholar, Clerk for someone attached to a lord's household or court.
  • Occupational surnames (Scriven, Penman, Rubricator, Chartwright) instantly signal the trade; use them for minor characters who need to be recognisable at a glance.
  • For a specific era, match the first name: Aelfric or Leofric for Anglo-Saxon England, Ranulf or Jocelin for post-Conquest, Piers or Hob for the 1300s, Poggio or Bartolomeo for Renaissance Italy.
  • Chroniclers were usually named after their house or town (Roger of Wendover, Symeon of Durham), so 'Name of Place' is the most authentic pattern for a monk-historian.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a scrivener, a scribe and a clerk?

A scribe is any professional copyist; a scrivener specifically drew up legal documents and letters for pay and, in England, belonged to a guild; a clerk was a literate person employed by a court, church or household to keep records. In practice medieval writers used the terms loosely.

Did medieval scribes sign their work?

Sometimes. Monks often left a colophon at the end of a manuscript naming themselves and complaining about cold hands or bad ink, which is how we know names like Eadfrith of Lindisfarne and Sister Guda. Most, however, remained anonymous.

Are these scrivener names good for D&D or Pathfinder characters?

Yes. Brother and Master names suit clerics, sages and wizards' apprentices, while the occupational surnames (Inkpen, Goosequill, Colophon) make memorable NPC archivists, guild registrars and forgers.

Can I use these names commercially?

Usually, yes. A name on its own is rarely protected and the historical scribes lived centuries ago, but nothing on this list was checked against trademarks or living people, so check before you build a brand on one. Fictional characters like Bartleby and Uriah Heep are included as reference points and are best used as inspiration rather than copied into commercial work.

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A: 44 names

  • Abbess Cuthburh the Lettered
  • Abbess Euphemia Sealring
  • Abbess Sophia Goldinitial
  • Abbot Engelram of Milton
  • Abbot Fulcher Giftbook
  • Abbot Orm Foundation-Charter
  • Abbot Paulinus Goldgospel
  • Abbot Ulf Benefactors-Roll
  • Amanuensis Alexis of Capua
  • Amanuensis Chrestus Pugillares
  • Amanuensis Eutychus Atramentum
  • Amanuensis Felix Calamus
  • Amanuensis Hermes Libellus
  • Amanuensis Hilarus Stilus

A, continued

  • Amanuensis Nicanor Membrana
  • Amanuensis Onesimus Scrinium
  • Amanuensis Philargyrus of Ostia
  • Apprentice Adkin Pricksheet
  • Apprentice Bess Halfsheet
  • Apprentice Davy Stirpot
  • Apprentice Dob Runninghand
  • Apprentice Hal Splitnib
  • Apprentice Harry Sandshaker
  • Apprentice Jack Slantline
  • Apprentice Jem Mendpen
  • Apprentice Kit Blotfinger
  • Apprentice Lambkin Trimwick
  • Apprentice Nan Smudgecuff
  • Apprentice Ned Inkthumb

A, continued

  • Apprentice Noll Grindgall
  • Apprentice Peterkin Ruleline
  • Apprentice Rafe Scratchpen
  • Apprentice Simkin Fetchquill
  • Apprentice Tam Spillpot
  • Apprentice Tib Crookline
  • Apprentice Will Firstleaf
  • Archdeacon Reinfrid Synodal
  • Archdeacon Simeon Visitation-Roll
  • Armarius Gerold Lendingtally
  • Armarius Hildebrand Aumbry
  • Armarius Ketel Presskey
  • Armarius Norbert Shelfmark
  • Armarius Remigius Catalogus
  • Armarius Wido Chainbook

B: 216 names

  • Brother Adam of Bremen
  • Brother Adam of Usk
  • Brother Ademar of Chabannes
  • Brother Aelfheah Ashink
  • Brother Aelfric of Eynsham
  • Brother Aelfsige of Winchcombe
  • Brother Aethelred of Rievaulx
  • Brother Aethelwine of Horton
  • Brother Ailred of Rievaulx
  • Brother Alcuin of York
  • Brother Aldfrith Squintleaf
  • Brother Aldhelm of Malmesbury
  • Brother Aldhun of Chester-le-Street
  • Brother Aldwin Inkfinger

B, continued

  • Brother Alexander of Ashby
  • Brother Alwyn Psalterwright
  • Brother Ambrosius the Copyist
  • Brother Andrew of Wyntoun
  • Brother Anselm Goldleaf
  • Brother Anselm of Bec
  • Brother Anskar Rollwright
  • Brother Ansketil of Kirkstall
  • Brother Ari the Learned
  • Brother Bartholomew of Farne
  • Brother Bede of Jarrow
  • Brother Benedict of Peterborough
  • Brother Beornwulf of Pershore
  • Brother Bertram Pumice

B, continued

  • Brother Boniface of Crediton
  • Brother Byrhtferth of Ramsey
  • Brother Byrhtnoth of Cerne
  • Brother Cadoc of Llantwit
  • Brother Caesarius of Heisterbach
  • Brother Cathal of Kells
  • Brother Cellach of Tallaght
  • Brother Cenwulf of Tewkesbury
  • Brother Ceolfrith Coldcloister
  • Brother Ceolwulf Colophon
  • Brother Coenred of Bardney
  • Brother Colman of Durrow
  • Brother Conall of Derry
  • Brother Cormac of Lismore
  • Brother Cosmas of Prague

B, continued

  • Brother Cuthbert of Jarrow
  • Brother Cuthwin Redcap
  • Brother Cynewulf the Younger
  • Brother Diarmait of Armagh
  • Brother Donnchad of Clonmacnoise
  • Brother Duncan of Melrose
  • Brother Dunstan Lunellum
  • Brother Dunstan of Glastonbury
  • Brother Durand of Battle
  • Brother Eadbert of Hartlepool
  • Brother Eadfrith of Lindisfarne
  • Brother Eadmer of Canterbury
  • Brother Eadric Coldhand
  • Brother Eadwig of Evesham

B, continued

  • Brother Ealdred of Crowland
  • Brother Eanbald of Lastingham
  • Brother Edwin of Whitby
  • Brother Einhard
  • Brother Ekkehard of St Gall
  • Brother Eoghan of Clonfert
  • Brother Ethelwold of Abingdon
  • Brother Eudo Carrelkeeper
  • Brother Eustace of Waverley
  • Brother Fergus of Clonard
  • Brother Fintan of Monasterboice
  • Brother Flodoard of Reims
  • Brother Florence of Worcester
  • Brother Fredegar the Chronicler
  • Brother Frutolf of Michelsberg

B, continued

  • Brother Fulbert of Jervaulx
  • Brother Fulcher of Chartres
  • Brother Fulk Marginal
  • Brother Gallus Anonymus
  • Brother Geoffrey le Baker
  • Brother Gerald of Wales
  • Brother Gerbert Numerus
  • Brother Gilbert of Sempringham
  • Brother Gildas the Wise
  • Brother Gillebert of Arbroath
  • Brother Giovanni Villani
  • Brother Gocelin of Selby
  • Brother Godescalc the Illuminator
  • Brother Godric of Finchale

B, continued

  • Brother Godwin of Sherborne
  • Brother Gregory of Tours
  • Brother Grimbald Smallscript
  • Brother Gruffudd of Aberconwy
  • Brother Guibert of Nogent
  • Brother Guillaume de Nangis
  • Brother Hamon of Beaulieu
  • Brother Hariulf of Oudenburg
  • Brother Helmold of Bosau
  • Brother Henry Knighton
  • Brother Herbert of Bosham
  • Brother Herluin Blackink
  • Brother Hermann the Lame
  • Brother Hervey of Tintern

B, continued

  • Brother Hincmar the Archivist
  • Brother Hrabanus Maurus
  • Brother Hugh Candidus
  • Brother Hunberht of Thorney
  • Brother Hwaetberht the Patient
  • Brother Hygebald of Wearmouth
  • Brother Hywel of Llanbadarn
  • Brother Ieuan of Margam
  • Brother Ivo Bindery
  • Brother Jacobus de Voragine
  • Brother Jocelin of Brakelond
  • Brother John Barbour
  • Brother John Lydgate
  • Brother John of Fordun
  • Brother John of Reading

B, continued

  • Brother John of Tynemouth
  • Brother John of Worcester
  • Brother John Whethamstede
  • Brother Jordanes the Goth
  • Brother Lambert of Ardres
  • Brother Lampert of Hersfeld
  • Brother Leofstan Candle-End
  • Brother Leofwin of Ely
  • Brother Lupus of Ferrières
  • Brother Madoc of Valle Crucis
  • Brother Malcolm of Dunfermline
  • Brother Marianus Scotus
  • Brother Martin of Troppau
  • Brother Matthew Paris

B, continued

  • Brother Mauger of Buckfast
  • Brother Muiredach of Birr
  • Brother Nennius
  • Brother Nestor of Kiev
  • Brother Niall of Bangor
  • Brother Nicholas of Guildford
  • Brother Nigel of Binham
  • Brother Notker the Stammerer
  • Brother Odo of Cheriton
  • Brother Odo Quillbreaker
  • Brother Orderic Vitalis
  • Brother Ordericus
  • Brother Ordgar of Tavistock
  • Brother Osbern of Gloucester
  • Brother Osgar of Peterborough

B, continued

  • Brother Osred of Hexham
  • Brother Osric Waxtablet
  • Brother Oswald of Worcester
  • Brother Otloh of St Emmeram
  • Brother Otto of Freising
  • Brother Paul the Deacon
  • Brother Payn of Wymondham
  • Brother Peter of Cornwall
  • Brother Plegmund of Repton
  • Brother Primat of St-Denis
  • Brother Rahewin of Freising
  • Brother Rainald Bookchest
  • Brother Ralph of Coggeshall
  • Brother Ranulf Higden

B, continued

  • Brother Ranulf of Chester
  • Brother Raymond of Aguilers
  • Brother Reginald of Durham
  • Brother Regino of Prüm
  • Brother Rhys of Strata Florida
  • Brother Richard of Devizes
  • Brother Richer of Reims
  • Brother Rigord of St-Denis
  • Brother Robert Mannyng of Brunne
  • Brother Robert of Avesbury
  • Brother Robert of Torigni
  • Brother Rodulfus Glaber
  • Brother Roger of Howden
  • Brother Roger of Wendover

B, continued

  • Brother Roscelin the Glossator
  • Brother Ruadhan of Terryglass
  • Brother Salimbene of Parma
  • Brother Saxo Grammaticus
  • Brother Sigebert of Gembloux
  • Brother Sigeric of Ramsbury
  • Brother Sighelm Vellumsmith
  • Brother Snorri of Reykholt
  • Brother Stephen of Lexington
  • Brother Suger of St-Denis
  • Brother Swithun Nightlamp
  • Brother Symeon of Durham
  • Brother Tadhg of Glendalough
  • Brother Tancred the Corrector
  • Brother Tatwine of Partney

B, continued

  • Brother Theobald of Lewes
  • Brother Theodoric the Monk
  • Brother Thietmar of Merseburg
  • Brother Thomas Burton of Meaux
  • Brother Thomas Elmham
  • Brother Thomas of Marlborough
  • Brother Thomas Rudborne
  • Brother Thomas Walsingham
  • Brother Tidfrith the Rubricator
  • Brother Vincent of Beauvais
  • Brother Walafrid Strabo
  • Brother Walter Bower
  • Brother Walter of Coventry
  • Brother Werferth of Wenlock

B, continued

  • Brother Widukind of Corvey
  • Brother Wigmund Fairletter
  • Brother Wilfrid of Ripon
  • Brother William of Newburgh
  • Brother William of Tyre
  • Brother William Thorne
  • Brother William Worcester
  • Brother Willibrord of Echternach
  • Brother Wulfgar Slowpen
  • Brother Wulfnoth of Chertsey
  • Brother Wulfric of Haselbury
  • Brother Wulfsige of Muchelney
  • Brother Wulfstan of Winchester
  • Brother Wymark of Byland
  • Brother Wystan of the Scriptorium

C: 44 names

  • Canon Aldwin Necrology
  • Canon Bernard Martyrology
  • Canon Elfric of Dorchester
  • Canon Lanfranc Decretal
  • Canon Morcar Cloister-Roll
  • Canon Rainulf Pontifical
  • Chancellor Adelard Lecture-Roll
  • Chancellor Everwin Schoolbook
  • Chaplain Odger Mass-Book
  • Clerk Abel Abacus
  • Clerk Barnabas Daybook
  • Clerk Batte Tollbook
  • Clerk Bennet Recognizance
  • Clerk Colin Countinghouse

C, continued

  • Clerk Daw Bailiffsbook
  • Clerk Eustace of the Hanaper
  • Clerk Fabian Almsbook
  • Clerk Gib Muster-Roll
  • Clerk Giles of the Bridge Wardens
  • Clerk Hamo of the Wardrobe
  • Clerk Hankin Reeve's-Roll
  • Clerk Henry of the King's Bench
  • Clerk Hodge Tallyman
  • Clerk Hugh of the Hundred Court
  • Clerk Humphrey Letterpatent
  • Clerk Jasper Inventory
  • Clerk Jenkin Compotus
  • Clerk Jerome Vestrybook
  • Clerk Jordan of the Pipe

C, continued

  • Clerk Lawrence of the Pells
  • Clerk Luke of the Guildhall
  • Clerk Martin of the Tithe Barn
  • Clerk Matthew of the Marshalsea
  • Clerk Nicholas of the Assize
  • Clerk Peter of the Market Toll
  • Clerk Richard of the Common Pleas
  • Clerk Rowland Parish-Register
  • Clerk Silvester Counterfoil
  • Clerk Sim Heriot
  • Clerk Thomas of the Manor Court
  • Clerk Tomkin Custumal
  • Clerk Valentine Safe-Conduct
  • Clerk Walter of the Forest Eyre
  • Clerk Watkin Rentroll

D: 49 names

  • Dame Agatha Breviary-Hand
  • Dame Alice Redrubric
  • Dame Bridget of Bruisyard
  • Dame Dorothy of Watton
  • Dame Edith Quirestitch
  • Dame Eleanor of Romsey
  • Dame Elizabeth Missalwright
  • Dame Grace Bordergilt
  • Dame Helewise Penflourish
  • Dame Isabel Fairminim
  • Dame Joan Gildencapital
  • Dame Judith Silverpoint

D, continued

  • Dame Katherine of Dartford
  • Dame Lucy Whitevine
  • Dame Margery of Nun Appleton
  • Dame Matilda Hourbook
  • Dame Philippa of Syon
  • Dame Prudence Inkbrush
  • Dame Susanna Vinescroll
  • Dame Thomasine of Wimborne
  • Dame Ursula of Nuneaton
  • Dame Winifred of Wroxall
  • Dean Baldric Statute-Book
  • Dean Godard Chapter-Act

D, continued

  • Dom Adalbero of Stavelot
  • Dom Ansbert Charterchest
  • Dom Anselm Bookloan
  • Dom Aymard of Fleury
  • Dom Benedict Nightoffice
  • Dom Bertin Cloisterwell
  • Dom Bruno Silentpen
  • Dom Columban Longvigil
  • Dom Engelbert of Melk
  • Dom Fulcran of Fécamp
  • Dom Gerbert of Luxeuil
  • Dom Hugh Cellscribe

D, continued

  • Dom Humbert of Witham
  • Dom Lambert Ruleleaf
  • Dom Liutpold of Tegernsee
  • Dom Maurus of Nonantola
  • Dom Odilo Stillhand
  • Dom Oswald of Sheen
  • Dom Placidus of Bobbio
  • Dom Rainier of Corbie
  • Dom Roger of Beauvale
  • Dom Romuald of Pomposa
  • Dom Ruotger of Lorsch
  • Dom Warner of Jumièges
  • Dom Wilfrid of Mount Grace

F: 48 names

  • Friar Adam Marsh
  • Friar Alban Rubricator
  • Friar Ambrose Notebook
  • Friar Austin Sermonbook
  • Friar Bartholomew Anglicus
  • Friar Benet Exempla
  • Friar Bernard Almsletter
  • Friar Bernardino da Feltre
  • Friar Bonaventure the Copyist
  • Friar Clement Travelquill
  • Friar Crispin Roadscribe
  • Friar Cuthbert Longscript

F, continued

  • Friar Dominic Preachernote
  • Friar Elias Blackfriar
  • Friar Francis Barefoot-Pen
  • Friar Gilbert Inkhorne
  • Friar Giles of Llanfaes
  • Friar Gregory Postilla
  • Friar Hamo Greyfriar
  • Friar Hubert Quodlibet
  • Friar John Bromyard
  • Friar John Capgrave
  • Friar John Pecham
  • Friar Jordan Whitefriar

F, continued

  • Friar Laurence Minot
  • Friar Lawrence Pocketbible
  • Friar Leonard Concordance
  • Friar Martin of Babwell
  • Friar Matthias Pecia
  • Friar Nicholas Bozon
  • Friar Nicholas Trevet
  • Friar Osbern Bokenham
  • Friar Osmund Cursive
  • Friar Peter Comestor
  • Friar Ralph Bocking
  • Friar Richard Rufus of Cornwall

F, continued

  • Friar Robert Holcot
  • Friar Roger Bacon
  • Friar Roger Waxwright
  • Friar Simon Ledgerwell
  • Friar Simon Tunsted
  • Friar Thomas Bradwardine
  • Friar Thomas Eccleston
  • Friar Tobias Satchelbook
  • Friar Walter of Ilchester
  • Friar Wilfrid Charterhand
  • Friar William Herebert
  • Friar William Woodford

M: 420 names

  • Maestro Alvar de Sahagún
  • Maestro Beltrán Escribano
  • Maestro Diego de Tudela
  • Maestro Domingo Pendolista
  • Maestro Esteban del Tintero
  • Maestro Fernando de Astorga
  • Maestro García del Fuero
  • Maestro Gonzalo de la Pluma
  • Maestro Lope del Sello
  • Maestro Martín del Tumbo
  • Maestro Nuño Pergamino
  • Maestro Pedro de Calahorra
  • Maestro Rodrigo de Huesca
  • Maestro Sancho Legajo
  • Maestro Tello del Becerro

M, continued

  • Maître Arnoul de Provins
  • Maître Aubert le Libraire
  • Maître Aymeric de Béziers
  • Maître Baudouin de Noyon
  • Maître Bertrand de Rodez
  • Maître Drouet Censier
  • Maître Estienne Plumitif
  • Maître Foulques de Saumur
  • Maître Gautier le Notaire
  • Maître Gilles de Senlis
  • Maître Girard le Relieur
  • Maître Guillemin Chartrier
  • Maître Hervé de Dol
  • Maître Hugues du Sceau
  • Maître Jehan l'Écrivain

M, continued

  • Maître Josse de Cambrai
  • Maître Mathieu Garde-Scel
  • Maître Odet de l'Écritoire
  • Maître Perrin le Parcheminier
  • Maître Pons de Cahors
  • Maître Raoul le Greffier
  • Maître Renaud l'Enlumineur
  • Maître Thibaut le Scelleur
  • Maître Yves du Terrier
  • Master Absalom Colophon
  • Master Adam Pinkhurst
  • Master Adam Rollwright
  • Master Adam Scrivener
  • Master Ahmose the Scribe
  • Master Alard Charterwood

M, continued

  • Master Alaric Vellumhand
  • Master Aldous Parchmenter
  • Master Aldous Uncial
  • Master Aldred Brazilwood
  • Master Aldred Glossator
  • Master Aldus Manutius
  • Master Alexander Bookmaker
  • Master Alexander Neckam
  • Master Alwin Bookwright
  • Master Amaury Bookmark
  • Master Ambrogio Traversari
  • Master Ambrose Filacer
  • Master Ambrose Vellum
  • Master Amenemope
  • Master Andrew Horn

M, continued

  • Master Angelo Poliziano
  • Master Anketil Redletter
  • Master Ansgar Copybook
  • Master Anthony Wood
  • Master Antonio di Mario
  • Master Antonio Sinibaldi
  • Master Ashurbanipal's Scribe Nabu-zuqup-kenu
  • Master Aubrey Manuscript
  • Master Austin Verdigris
  • Master Aylmer Chancery
  • Master Aymer Goldbeater
  • Master Baldric Chartwright
  • Master Baldwin Quirebinder
  • Master Barnabas Scriptorius
  • Master Barnaby Quillfeather

M, continued

  • Master Bartholomew Rubric
  • Master Bartholomew Sandarac
  • Master Bartleby the Scrivener
  • Master Bartolomeo Sanvito
  • Master Baruch ben Neriah
  • Master Baruch Sofer
  • Master Bennet Orpiment
  • Master Bertram Foliot
  • Master Bevis Tabellion
  • Master Bob Cratchit
  • Master Boethius
  • Master Burkhard Pergamenter
  • Master Cassiodorus
  • Master Cassius Litterarum
  • Master Cedric Longquill

M, continued

  • Master Ceolred Wax-Seal
  • Master Christine de Pizan
  • Master Christopher Barker
  • Master Colin Lectern
  • Master Coluccio Salutati
  • Master Cornelius Bookman
  • Master Crispin Calfskin
  • Master Cuthbert Notary
  • Master David Aubert
  • Master Daw Copperas
  • Master Deodatus Copyist
  • Master Dickon Inkhorn
  • Master Diebold Lauber
  • Master Drogo Sepiahand
  • Master Durand Quitclaim

M, continued

  • Master Edward Cocker
  • Master Edward Hall
  • Master Elias Ashmole
  • Master Elias Goosequill
  • Master Emeric Chalkline
  • Master Enguerrand de Monstrelet
  • Master Ephraim ben Scribe
  • Master Ephraim Winslow
  • Master Erhard Ratdolt
  • Master Eudo Tallystick
  • Master Eustace Flourish
  • Master Everard Engrosser
  • Master Everard Foldbook
  • Master Everard Ledgerkeep
  • Master Everard Rubricator

M, continued

  • Master Ezekiel Inkwell
  • Master Ezra the Scribe
  • Master Fabian Remembrancer
  • Master Ferdinand Sepia
  • Master Francesco Griffo
  • Master Francesco Petrarca
  • Master Francis Thynne
  • Master Fujiwara no Yukinari
  • Master Fulbert Leadpoint
  • Master Fulke Rubric
  • Master Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Master Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • Master Geoffrey Spirleng
  • Master Gervase of Canterbury
  • Master Gervase Registrar

M, continued

  • Master Gherardo del Ciriagio
  • Master Gib Rushlight
  • Master Gilbert Cartularius
  • Master Giles Inkbottle
  • Master Giovanni Aretino
  • Master Giovanni Battista Palatino
  • Master Giovanni Boccaccio
  • Master Godfrey Exchequer
  • Master Godfrey Longhand
  • Master Godric Halfquill
  • Master Godwin Penman
  • Master Grimbald Oakboard
  • Master Guarino da Verona
  • Master Guillaume de Machaut
  • Master Gunter Burnisher

M, continued

  • Master Guy Bookclasp
  • Master Guy Signet
  • Master Hamelin Chirograph
  • Master Hamo Cancellarius
  • Master Hamon Ligature
  • Master Hamund Palimpsest
  • Master Hankin Endpaper
  • Master Hartmann Kanzler
  • Master Hartmann Schedel
  • Master Henry Denham
  • Master Henry of Huntingdon
  • Master Herbert Penknife
  • Master Hereward Bookbinder
  • Master Hervey Agate
  • Master Hob Ledger

M, continued

  • Master Hodge Thornink
  • Master Hugh Charterhouse
  • Master Hugh Close-Roll
  • Master Hugh Vermilion
  • Master Humphrey Privy-Seal
  • Master Humphrey Wanley
  • Master Ibn al-Bawwab
  • Master Ibn Muqla
  • Master Ibrahim al-Warraq
  • Master Ignatius Foliot
  • Master Ingelram Titledeed
  • Master Ingram Fairhand
  • Master Isidore of Seville
  • Master Ivo Deedmaker
  • Master Ivo Limner

M, continued

  • Master Jaggers' Clerk
  • Master Jankin Folio
  • Master Jasper Sheepskin
  • Master Jean Froissart
  • Master Jean Miélot
  • Master Jenkin Headband
  • Master Jerome Cursitor
  • Master Johann Fust
  • Master Johannes Trithemius
  • Master John Baildon
  • Master John Bale of Ossory
  • Master John Carpenter of London
  • Master John Davies of Hereford
  • Master John Day the Printer
  • Master John Gower

M, continued

  • Master John Lampblack
  • Master John Leland
  • Master John of Salisbury
  • Master John Patent-Roll
  • Master John Rastell
  • Master John Shirley
  • Master John Stow
  • Master John Vale
  • Master Jordan Inkpot
  • Master Joscelin Woadblue
  • Master Josiah Wren
  • Master Kenelm Ashquill
  • Master Khety Dua-Khety
  • Master Konrad Schreiber
  • Master Kukai the Brush

M, continued

  • Master Lambert Inkstain
  • Master Lancelot Petty-Bag
  • Master Laurence Nowell
  • Master Leofric Deedwriter
  • Master Leofstan Ochre
  • Master Leonardo Bruni
  • Master Lucas Estreat
  • Master Ludovic Sforza's Copyist
  • Master Ludovico degli Arrighi
  • Master Marmaduke Charter-Roll
  • Master Marsilio Ficino
  • Master Martin Billingsley
  • Master Matthew Parker
  • Master Mauger Swanquill
  • Master Miles Palefinger

M, continued

  • Master Milo Scriven
  • Master Nemo Nickleby
  • Master Niccolò de' Niccoli
  • Master Nicholas Copyist
  • Master Nicolas Jenson
  • Master Nigel Dry-Point
  • Master Obadiah Ledgerwood
  • Master Odard Gesso
  • Master Odo Cursivehand
  • Master Ono no Michikaze
  • Master Osbern Chancery-Hand
  • Master Osbert Clerk
  • Master Osbert Redwax
  • Master Osgood Blotter
  • Master Oswy Redink

M, continued

  • Master Otto Tintenfass
  • Master Ouyang Xun
  • Master Payn Writwell
  • Master Perkin Pounce
  • Master Peter Bales
  • Master Peter Le Neve
  • Master Peter of Blois
  • Master Peter Schöffer
  • Master Philippe de Commynes
  • Master Piers Plowman-Clerk
  • Master Piers Wodecok
  • Master Pietro Strozzi the Scribe
  • Master Poggio Bracciolini
  • Master Ptahhotep
  • Master Quintus Librarius

M, continued

  • Master Rainald Minium
  • Master Rainer Wax-Tablet
  • Master Ralph Agas
  • Master Ralph Holinshed
  • Master Ralph Notarius
  • Master Ralph of Diceto
  • Master Ralph Warinsson
  • Master Ranulf Blotwell
  • Master Ranulf le Scrivener
  • Master Ranulf Pipe-Roll
  • Master Ranulph Textura
  • Master Raphael Holinshed
  • Master Reginald Fair-Copy
  • Master Reynard Minuscule
  • Master Reyner Wolfe

M, continued

  • Master Reynold Scriptor
  • Master Ricardus Franciscus
  • Master Richard de Bury
  • Master Richard Gethinge
  • Master Richard Grafton
  • Master Richard Pynson
  • Master Robert Bale
  • Master Robert Cartulary
  • Master Robert Cotton
  • Master Robert Fabyan
  • Master Robert Fine-Roll
  • Master Robert Grosseteste
  • Master Robert Sherborne
  • Master Robert Talbot
  • Master Robert Ultramarine

M, continued

  • Master Robin Feathering
  • Master Roger Ampney
  • Master Roger Dodsworth
  • Master Roger Oakgall
  • Master Roger Rollhand
  • Master Roland Sealkeeper
  • Master Roscelin Azurite
  • Master Rowland Hundred-Roll
  • Master Serlo Quillsharp
  • Master Shaphan the Secretary
  • Master Silas Featherstone
  • Master Sim Candlewright
  • Master Simon Attorney-Clerk
  • Master Simon Inkpen
  • Master Simon of Wesenham

M, continued

  • Master Simon Vellumfold
  • Master Simonds D'Ewes
  • Master Swithun Shellgold
  • Master Tancred Crowquill
  • Master Terric Indenture
  • Master Thaddeus Marginalia
  • Master Theobald Nibsworth
  • Master Thomas Beedell
  • Master Thomas Fry
  • Master Thomas Hoccleve
  • Master Thomas Kent
  • Master Thomas Kirkeby
  • Master Thomas Usk
  • Master Thomas Vautrollier
  • Master Thurkill Roundhand

M, continued

  • Master Thurstan Rollkeeper
  • Master Tiro of Rome
  • Master Titus Amanuensis
  • Master Tobias Secretary-Hand
  • Master Tomkin Flyleaf
  • Master Tulkinghorn's Copyist
  • Master Turkey and Nippers
  • Master Turold Blackwax
  • Master Tybalt Quire
  • Master Ulrich Buchmann
  • Master Uriah Heep
  • Master Valentine Protonotary
  • Master Valerius Tabellio
  • Master Vespasiano da Bisticci
  • Master Wace of Jersey

M, continued

  • Master Waleran Bastarda
  • Master Walkelin Rollmaster
  • Master Walter Map
  • Master Wang Xizhi
  • Master Warin Docket
  • Master Warin Ledgerman
  • Master Wat Scrivener
  • Master Watkin Bookboard
  • Master Wemmick of Little Britain
  • Master Wilfred Court-Hand
  • Master Wilfrid Ledgerbound
  • Master Wilfrid Quill
  • Master Wilkin Waxseal
  • Master William Camden
  • Master William Caxton

M, continued

  • Master William Domesday
  • Master William Dugdale
  • Master William Ebesham
  • Master William Gallnut
  • Master William Lambarde
  • Master William of Malmesbury
  • Master Wimund Saffron
  • Master Wolfgang Fugger
  • Master Wolfram Federkiel
  • Master Wulfgar Cinnabar
  • Master Wybert Fitzclerk
  • Master Wynkyn de Worde
  • Master Wystan Blackletter
  • Master Xenophon Chartophylax
  • Master Yaqut al-Musta'simi

M, continued

  • Master Yosef ha-Sofer
  • Master Zayd ibn Thabit
  • Master Zeno of the Scriptorium
  • Master Zhong Yao
  • Meister Albrecht Formschneider
  • Meister Berthold Stadtschreiber
  • Meister Dietrich Ratsschreiber
  • Meister Eberhard Gerichtsschreiber
  • Meister Eckbert von Nördlingen
  • Meister Friedrich Federmesser
  • Meister Gerhard Zollschreiber
  • Meister Gottfried Kopialbuch
  • Meister Hans Stadtbuch
  • Meister Heinrich Streusand
  • Meister Hermann Zinsbuch

M, continued

  • Meister Jörg Buchmaler
  • Meister Kaspar Briefmaler
  • Meister Lienhart Kammerschreiber
  • Meister Ludwig Siegler
  • Meister Nikolaus Kanzlist
  • Meister Reinhold von Lübeck
  • Meister Rudolf Schreibmeister
  • Meister Siegfried Papierer
  • Meister Tilman von Trier
  • Meister Veit Buchbinder
  • Meister Volkmar von Erfurt
  • Meister Walther Urbar
  • Meister Wernher Gänsekiel
  • Mistress Anne Textwriter
  • Mistress Audrey Swiftpen

M, continued

  • Mistress Blanche Stationer
  • Mistress Charity Truecopy
  • Mistress Clemence Paternoster
  • Mistress Dionisia Pennyletter
  • Mistress Elena Billwright
  • Mistress Emmot Lettershop
  • Mistress Felice Petitioner
  • Mistress Frances Deckle-Edge
  • Mistress Gillian Inkseller
  • Mistress Goditha Quillseller
  • Mistress Hester Dowerdeed
  • Mistress Jacquetta Paperwright
  • Mistress Jane Stallquill
  • Mistress Jennet Marriage-Lines
  • Mistress Lora Watermark

M, continued

  • Mistress Magdalen Foolscap
  • Mistress Marion Hornbook
  • Mistress Mariota Primer
  • Mistress Mercy Testament
  • Mistress Mirabel Abecedary
  • Mistress Muriel Copyslip
  • Mistress Olive Sealwax
  • Mistress Parnell Wafer-Seal
  • Mistress Patience Codicil
  • Mistress Rachel Quittance
  • Mistress Rosamund Ribbon-Tie
  • Mistress Scholastica Neat-Hand
  • Mistress Tabitha Receipt
  • Mistress Temperance Bondwriter
  • Mistress Wilmot Steady-Hand

N: 33 names

  • Notary Adrian Eschatocol
  • Notary Andrew Vidimus
  • Notary Arnold Paraph
  • Notary Augustine Probate
  • Notary Cornelis Protocol-Book
  • Notary Dirk van Brugge
  • Notary Dominic Inspeximus
  • Notary Gilbert Signmanual
  • Notary Jacob Instrument
  • Notary Joost van Kortrijk
  • Notary Julian Engrossment

N, continued

  • Notary Laurens Attestation
  • Notary Maurice Procuration
  • Notary Mungo Sasine
  • Notary Ninian of Dunblane
  • Notary Patrick Transumpt
  • Notary Pieter Subscription
  • Notary Sebastian Apostille
  • Notary Vincent Deposition
  • Notary Willem van Leuven
  • Novice Alfwold Slowpsalm
  • Novice Brihtric Shortvigil

N, continued

  • Novice Colswein Dropquill
  • Novice Edric Greenquill
  • Novice Elfrida Newveil
  • Novice Godgifu Shyhand
  • Novice Guthlac Lostplace
  • Novice Hereman Bellward
  • Novice Leofgar Yawnwell
  • Novice Mildred Firstpsalter
  • Novice Osmer Firstquire
  • Novice Thorold Chilblain
  • Novice Uhtred Eagerpen

P: 18 names

  • Precentor Ailward Bookpress
  • Precentor Arnulf Neume
  • Precentor Gamel Chantbook
  • Precentor Siward Booklist
  • Precentor Thierry Staveline
  • Precentor Wibert Rollcall
  • Prior Bertrand Cellarer's-Roll
  • Prior Ernulf Obedientiary
  • Prior Gospatric Almonry-Roll

P, continued

  • Prior Herfast Customary
  • Prior Savaric Chapterbook
  • Prior Turstin of Abbotsbury
  • Prior Waltheof Sealfast
  • Prioress Annora Keybook
  • Prioress Clarice of Ronceray
  • Prioress Emmeline Obit-Roll
  • Prioress Hildelith Rulebook
  • Prioress Marjorie Chapterseal

S: 118 names

  • Sacrist Alfgar Relic-List
  • Ser Agnolo dello Statuto
  • Ser Andrea del Registro
  • Ser Bartolo del Rogito
  • Ser Benedetto del Catasto
  • Ser Bernardo Cancelleresca
  • Ser Betto da Imola
  • Ser Bindo Cartapecora
  • Ser Cecco della Penna
  • Ser Dino Cartolaio
  • Ser Donato della Minuta
  • Ser Duccio Scrivano
  • Ser Filippo Zibaldone
  • Ser Giuliano Quaderno

S, continued

  • Ser Guccio da Orvieto
  • Ser Jacopo del Sigillo
  • Ser Lapo del Calamaio
  • Ser Lorenzo della Rubrica
  • Ser Matteo Imbreviatura
  • Ser Meo da Cortona
  • Ser Nello da Spoleto
  • Ser Neri da Volterra
  • Ser Paolo da Poppi
  • Ser Piero del Protocollo
  • Ser Ranieri da Montepulciano
  • Ser Simone da Empoli
  • Ser Stefano Inchiostro
  • Ser Taddeo Vacchetta
  • Ser Tommaso della Gabella

S, continued

  • Ser Tura da Faenza
  • Ser Ugolino da San Miniato
  • Ser Vanni da Pistoia
  • Ser Zanobi Ricordanze
  • Sister Adelgund of Medingen
  • Sister Adelheid Bookwright
  • Sister Aelfflaed of Amesbury
  • Sister Aelfgifu Fairhand
  • Sister Aethelthryth of Barking
  • Sister Agnes Vellumkeeper
  • Sister Aldgyth of Wilton
  • Sister Amice of Campsey
  • Sister Aveline of Jouarre
  • Sister Avice of Godstow
  • Sister Basilia of Stixwould

S, continued

  • Sister Baudonivia the Chronicler
  • Sister Beatrice of Nazareth
  • Sister Beatrix Inkstone
  • Sister Birgitta of Vadstena
  • Sister Caesaria of Arles
  • Sister Cecily Goldpen
  • Sister Christiana Smallhand
  • Sister Christina of Markyate
  • Sister Clare of Gambacorta
  • Sister Clemence of Barking
  • Sister Cyneburh of Polesworth
  • Sister Denise Psalmwright
  • Sister Diemut of Wessobrunn
  • Sister Eadburh of Thanet
  • Sister Eadgyth of Shaftesbury

S, continued

  • Sister Eangyth of Nunnaminster
  • Sister Ebba of Coldingham
  • Sister Elisabeth of Schönau
  • Sister Emma Bookcradle
  • Sister Ende the Illuminator
  • Sister Ermengarde Rubric
  • Sister Gertrude of Helfta
  • Sister Gisela of Chelles
  • Sister Gormlaith of Kildare
  • Sister Guda the Illuminator
  • Sister Gwenllian of Llanllyr
  • Sister Hadewijch of Brabant
  • Sister Hawise of Tarrant
  • Sister Hedwig of the Psalter

S, continued

  • Sister Herrad of Landsberg
  • Sister Hildegard of Bingen
  • Sister Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim
  • Sister Ida of Nivelles
  • Sister Idonea of Carrow
  • Sister Irmingard of Admont
  • Sister Isabeau of Poissy
  • Sister Isolde Azureleaf
  • Sister Julian of Norwich
  • Sister Juliana Leafgilder
  • Sister Kunigunde of Zwiefalten
  • Sister Leoba of Tauberbischofsheim
  • Sister Lettice of Marrick
  • Sister Liutgard of Lamspringe
  • Sister Mabel Candlewick

S, continued

  • Sister Mahaut of Fontevraud
  • Sister Margery Kempe's Scribe
  • Sister Marie de France
  • Sister Mathilde of Nonnberg
  • Sister Maud Thimblequill
  • Sister Mechthild of Magdeburg
  • Sister Mildrith of Wherwell
  • Sister Nest of Usk
  • Sister Orlaith of Killeedy
  • Sister Osyth of Elstow
  • Sister Petronilla of Denney
  • Sister Radegund of Poitiers
  • Sister Richenza of Ebstorf
  • Sister Rohese of Lacock
  • Sister Roswitha the Younger

S, continued

  • Sister Sabina of Canonsleigh
  • Sister Sadb of Clonbroney
  • Sister Sibylla Quireweaver
  • Sister Uta of Wienhausen
  • Sister Wynflaed the Copyist
  • Sofer Asher of Tudela
  • Sofer Azriel of Avignon
  • Sofer Eliakim of Girona
  • Sofer Hananel of Narbonne
  • Sofer Menahem of Speyer
  • Sofer Peretz of Carpentras
  • Sofer Shemaryah of Lunel
  • Sofer Tuviah of Erfurt
  • Sofer Yekutiel of Prague
  • Sofer Zerah of Perpignan

W: 10 names

  • Warraq Bilal al-Tabrizi
  • Warraq Faris al-Basri
  • Warraq Hamza al-Dimashqi
  • Warraq Harun al-Halabi
  • Warraq Jabir al-Samarqandi
  • Warraq Karim al-Isfahani
  • Warraq Mansur al-Shirazi
  • Warraq Salim al-Qayrawani
  • Warraq Tariq al-Qurtubi
  • Warraq Yunus al-Mawsili