The term 'NAME OF EIGHT POPES' can be solved with the five-letter word 'URBAN'. URBAN was the name of eight Popes, all of whom served during the Middle Ages. The first Pope URBAN was Pope URBAN I, who reigned from 222 to 230 AD. He was succeeded by Pope URBAN II, who reigned from 1088 to 1099 AD and is best known for launching the First Crusade. The other six Popes named URBAN were URBAN III (1185-1187), URBAN IV (1261-1264), URBAN V (1362-1370), URBAN VI (1378-1389), URBAN VII (1590) and URBAN VIII (1623-1644).