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ÆÐELBALD:
Anglo-Saxon name, composed of
the Old English elements æðel
"noble" and bald "bold,"
hence "noble and bold."
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ÆÐELBERT:
Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Old High German Adalbert,
meaning "bright nobility."
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ÆÐELFRID:
Anglo-Saxon name, composed of
the Old English elements æðel
"noble" and frid "peace,"
hence "noble peace."
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ÆÐELHEARD:
Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Old High German Adalhard,
composed of the Old English elements æðel
"noble" and heard "hardy, strong,"
hence "noble strength."
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ÆÐELMÆR:
Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Old High German Adalmar,
composed of the Old English elements æðel
"noble" and mær
"famous," hence "nobly famous."
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ÆÐELMAR:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelmær, meaning
"nobly famous."
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ÆÐELRÆD:
Anglo-Saxon name, composed of
the Old English elements æðel
"noble" and ræd
"counsel," hence "noble counsel."
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ÆÐELRIC:
Anglo-Saxon name, composed of the Old English elements æðel
"noble" and ric
"rule," hence "noble ruler."
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ÆÐELSTAN:
Anglo-Saxon name,
composed of the Old English elements æðel
"noble" and stan
"stone," hence "noble stone."
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ÆDELWEARD:
Anglo-Saxon name,
composed of the Old English elements æðel
"noble" and
weard
"guard," hence "noble guard."
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ÆÐELWINE:
Anglo-Saxon name, composed of the Old English elements æðel
"noble" and wine "friend,"
hence "noble friend."
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ÆDHELRIC:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æthelric, meaning
"noble ruler."
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ÆDHELWEARD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Ædelweard, meaning
"noble guard."
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ÆÐELWULF: Anglo-Saxon
name composed of the Old English elements æðel
"noble" and wulf "wolf,"
hence, "noble wolf."
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ÆÐELWULFING: Anglo-Saxon name meaning "son of
Æðelwulf."
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ÆGLÆCA:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon unisex Aglæca,
meaning both "demon, monster, fiend," and "hero, warrior."
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ÆLFGAR:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ælf
"elf" and gar "spear," hence
"elf spear."
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ÆLFHARE: Anglo-Saxon name
composed of the Old English elements ælf
"elf" and hari
"army," hence "elf army."
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ÆLFHERE: Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Ælfhare,
meaning "elf army."
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ÆLFRÆD:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of
the Old English elements ælf
"elf" and ræd
"counsel," hence "elf counsel."
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ÆLFRED: Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Ælfræd,
meaning "elf counsel."
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ÆLFRIC: Anglo-Saxon
equivalent of Old High German Albirich,
composed of the
Old English elements ælf
"elf" and ric
"rule," hence "elf ruler."
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ÆLFWEALD:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old
English elements ælf
"elf" and weald
"rule," hence "elf ruler."
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ÆLFWEARD:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old
English elements ælf
"elf" and weard
"guard," hence "elf guard."
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ÆLFWINE: Anglo-Saxon name
composed of the Old English elements ælf
"elf," and wine
"friend," hence "elf friend."
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ÆLLA: Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon
Ælle,
meaning "all, universal."
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ÆLLE:
Anglo-Saxon name, meaning "all, universal." This name was borne by
several kings, including the first king of
Deira who, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,
was a descendant of Woden.
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ÆLRED:
Contracted form of Anglo-Saxon
Æthelred,
meaning "noble counsel."
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ÆLRIC:
Contracted form of Anglo-Saxon Æthelric,
meaning "noble rule."
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ÆSC: Anglo-Saxon name meaning
"ash tree."
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ÆÞELBALD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelbald, meaning "noble and bold."
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ÆTHELBALD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelbald, meaning "noble and bold."
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ÆÞELBERT:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelbert,
meaning "bright nobility."
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ÆTHELBERT:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelbert,
meaning "bright nobility."
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ÆTHELBERHT: Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert, meaning
"bright nobility."
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ÆÞELFRID:
Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelfrid, meaning "noble
peace."
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ÆTHELFRID: Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelfrid, meaning "noble
peace."
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ÆÞELHARD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelheard, meaning "noble strength."
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ÆTHELHARD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æthelheard, meaning "noble strength."
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ÆÞELHEARD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelheard, meaning "noble strength."
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ÆTHELHEARD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelheard, meaning "noble strength."
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ÆÞELMÆR:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelmær, meaning
"nobly famous."
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ÆTHELMAER:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelmær, meaning
"nobly famous."
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ÆÞELRED:
Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelræd, meaning "noble
counsel."
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ÆTHELRED: Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelræd, meaning "noble
counsel."
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ÆTHELRIC: Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelric, meaning
"noble ruler."
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ÆÞELSTAN:
Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelstan, meaning "noble
stone."
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ÆTHELSTAN: Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelstan, meaning "noble
stone."
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ÆTHELWEARD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelweard, meaning
"noble guard."
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ÆTHELWINE:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelwine, meaning
"noble friend."
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ÆÞELWULF:
Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelwulf, meaning
"noble wolf."
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ÆTHELWULF: Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelwulf, meaning
"noble wolf."
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ÆTHELWULFING:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æðelwulfing, meaning "son of
Æthulwulf."
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AGLÆCA: An
Old English dictionary defines áglǽca as follows: "wretch,
miscreant, monster, demon, fierce enemy, fierce combatant, miserable
being." In the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, Grendel,
Grendel's mother and
Beowulf are all three referred to by this name for each is a "fierce
combatant."
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AICKEN:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Aiken, meaning "made of
oak."
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AIKEN:
From the Anglo-Saxon suname, meaning "made of oak."
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AIKIN:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Aiken, meaning "made of
oak."
AMLEÞ:
Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Amluþ, possibly meaning
"heavy" or "the dullard."
AMLETH:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Amleþ,
meaning "tiny little village."
AMLUÞ:
Anglo-Saxon form of Icelandic Amlóði,
possibly meaning "heavy" or "the
dullard." This
name appears on an eight-century runic inscription on
the Westeremden yew-wand.
AMLUTH: Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Amluþ, possibly meaning
"heavy" or "the dullard."
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AYKEN:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Aiken, meaning "made
of oak."
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AYKIN:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Aiken, meaning "made
of oak."
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BEORHTHERE:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements beorht
"bright" and here "army," hence "bright
army."
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BEORHTWULF: Anglo-Saxon name composed of
the Old English elements beorht "bright" and wulf "wolf,"
hence "bright wolf."
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BEORNHEARD:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements beorn
"bear" and heard "brave, hardy," hence "bold
as a bear."
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BEOWULF:
Anglo-Saxon name composed
of the Old English elements beo
"bee" and wulf "wolf," hence
"bee-wolf," i.e. "a bear." From the Old English epic poem of the same name about
a Germanic hero named Beowulf, who travels to Denmark to help defeat a monster
named Grendel.
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BERHTULF:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements berht
"bright" and wulf "wolf," hence "bright
wolf."
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BERTOLF:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Berhtulf, meaning "bright
wolf."
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BERTULF:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Berhtulf, meaning
"bright wolf."
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BRAND: Anglo-Saxon
equivalent of Old Norse Brandr, meaning "blade, sword."
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BRANDI:
Pet form of Anglo-Saxon Brand, meaning
"blade, sword."
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CAEDMON:
This is the name of an Anglo-Saxon poet mentioned by
Bede, perhaps composed of caed "battle" and man "place, spot,"
hence "place of battle."
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CEADDA:
Anglo-Saxon name, possibly derived from Celtic cad, meaning
"battle."
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CENA:
Anglo-Saxon name derived from the Old English word cene,
meaning "brave, keen."
- CENERIC:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements cene
"keen, brave" and ric
"power," hence "brave/keen power."
- CENHELM:
Anglo-Saxon name
composed of the Old English elements cene
"brave, keen" and helm "helmet,
protection," hence "brave/keen helmet."
- CÉOLSIGE:
Anglo-Saxon name
composed of the Old English elements céol
"ship" and sige "victory,"
hence "ship-victory."
- CERDIC:
Anglo-Saxon name, possibly meaning "war chief."
- COLA:
Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Old Norse Kolr,
a byname for a
dark, swarthy person, meaning "black, coal."
- CUTHBEORHT:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements cuðe
"famous, renowned," and beorht
"bright," hence "bright fame."
- CYNEBEAL:
Short form of Anglo-Saxon Cynebeald,
meaning "royal brave."
- CYNEBEALD:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of
the Old English elements cyne "royal" and beald
"bold, brave," hence "royal brave."
- CYNEFRIÐ:
Anglo-Saxon name
composed of the Old English elements cyne
"royal" and frið "peace,"
hence "royal peace."
- CYNEFRITH: Variant
spelling of Anglo-Saxon Cynefrið, meaning "royal
peace."
- CYNERIC:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements cyne
"royal" and ric "power,"
hence "royal power."
- CYNEWARD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Cyneweard, meaning
"royal guard."
- CYNEWEARD: Early Anglo-Saxon name
composed of the Old English elements cyne
"royal" and weard "guard,"
hence "royal guard."
- DÆGBERHT:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements dæg
"day" and berht
"bright," hence "day-bright" or
"bright day."
- DÆGMUND:
Anglo-Saxon name
composed of the Old English elements dæg "day" and
mund "guardian, protector," hence
"day guardian."
- DROGO:
Possibly from 1) a Slavic name brought to England by the
Normans, from the element dorogo, meaning "dear," shortened to
Drogo, or, 2) from the Anglo-Saxon word drog, meaning
"ghost, phantom."
- DUNSTAN:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the
elements dun "black, dark" and stan
"stone," hence "black stone" or
"dark stone."
- EÁDGÁR:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the
elements ead "fortune, prosperity,
riches," and gar "spear," hence
"rich spear."
- EADGAR:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Eádgár, meaning
"rich spear."
- EADGARD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Eádgár, meaning
"rich spear."
- EADHUN:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ead
"fortune, prosperity, riches" and hún "a
Hun," hence "rich Hun."
- EADMÆR:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ead
"happiness, prosperity, riches," and mær
"famous, renowned," hence "rich and
famous."
- EADMUND:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ead
"fortune, prosperity, riches" and mund
"protector," hence "protector of
prosperity."
- EADRED:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ead
"fortune, prosperity, riches" and ræd
"advice, counsel," hence "wealthy and
wise."
- EADRIC:
Anglo-Saxon name
composed of the Old English elements ead
"fortune, prosperity, riches," and ric "power,
rule," hence "rich ruler."
- EADWEARD:
Anglo-Saxon name
composed of the Old English elements ead
"fortune, prosperity, riches," and weard
"guard," hence "guardian of
prosperity."
- EADWIG:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ead
"fortune, riches, prosperity," and wig
"strife, war," hence "prosperity
war."
- EADWINE:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements ead
"fortune, rich, prosperity" and wine
"friend, hence "rich friend."
- EALDRÆD:
Anglo-Saxon name
composed of the Old English elements eald,
"ancient, old," and ræd
"counsel," hence "old advisor."
- EALDRED:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Ealdræd, meaning "old advisor."
- EALDWINE:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the
Old English elements eald "ancient,
old," and wine "friend," hence
"old friend."
- EARNWEALD:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements earn
"eagle" and weald "power,
might," hence "eagle power." After the
Norman invasion this name was replaced in England by German
Arnwald.
- EASTMUND:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements east
"beauty, grace" and mund
"protection," hence "gracious
protector."
- ECGBERCT:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Ecgbert, meaning
"bright edge."
- ECGBRYHT:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Ecgbert, meaning
"bright edge."
- ECGBERT:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the elements ecg
"edge, point," and bert "bright,"
hence "bright edge."
- EDSEL: Anglo-Saxon name,
possibly composed of the Old English elements ead
"rich" and sele "manor,"
hence "rich manor." Compare with another
form of Edsel.
- EOFORHEARD:
Anglo-Saxon name
composed of the Old English elements eofor "boar"
and hard "hardy, strong," hence
"strong as a boar."
- EOFORWIN:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Eoforwine,
meaning "boar friend."
- EOFORWINE:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements eofor
"wild boar" and wine
"friend," hence "boar friend."
- ERWIG:
Anglo-Saxon form of Visigothic Euric,
meaning "ever-ruler."
- ETHELBERT:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert,
meaning "bright nobility."
- ETHELHARD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æthelhard,
meaning "noble strength."
- ETHELHEARD:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æthelheard, meaning
"noble strength."
- ETHELRED:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æthelred, meaning "noble counsel."
- ETHELRIC:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æthelric, meaning "noble
ruler."
- ETHELSTAN:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æthelstan, meaning "noble
stone."
- ETHELWOLF:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Æthelwulf,
meaning "noble wolf."
- FREODHERIC:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Frithuric, meaning
"peaceful ruler."
- FRIÞURIC:
Anglo-Saxon equivalent of German Frideric, meaning
"peaceful ruler."
- FRITHURIC:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Friþuric, meaning
"peaceful ruler."
- GARRICK: Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements
ger
"spear" and ric "power," hence "spear
power." Compare with another form of Garrick.
- GLÆDWINE:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements glæd
"bright" and wine "friend," hence "bright
friend."
- GODHEARD:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements god
"God" and heard "brave, hardy, strong," hence
"god-strong."
- GODMÆR: Anglo-Saxon name composed of the
Old English elements gōd "good" and mær "famous," hence
"good fame."
- GODRIC:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements god
"God" and ric "power, rule," hence "divine
power" or "power of God."
- GODWIN:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Godwine, meaning "God's friend."
- GODWINE:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the elements god "God" and wine
"friend," hence "God's friend."
- GRENDEL:
This is the name of a monster killed by Beowulf
in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, possibly derived from ent or ettin,
meaning "scather." He is said to
be a descendant of Cain, and has been
described as a giant
by some, a troll by others.
- HEREBEORHT: Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Old High German
Heribert,
meaning "bright army."
- HEREWARD:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English
elements here "army" and weard "guard,"
hence "army-guard."
- HEREWEALD:
Anglo-Saxon name, composed of the Old English elements here
"army" and weald "power, rule," hence "army
ruler."
- HILDEBEORHT:
Anglo-Saxon equivalent of German Hildebert, meaning
"battle-bright."
- HOB:
Pet form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht,
meaning "bright fame."
- HREODBEORHT:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements hreod
"fame" and beorht "bright," hence "bright
fame." This name was replaced by Robert
after the Norman conquest.
- HROÐGAR:
Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Old Norse Hróðgeirr,
composed of the Old
English elements hroð "fame" and gar "spear."
This name became unused after the Normans introduced Hrodger
to Britain, the name which eventually yielded the more familiar Roger.
- HROTHGAR:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Hroðgar,
meaning "famous spear."
- HUNFRIÐ:
Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Norman Germanic Hunfrid, meaning "giant
peace."
- HUNFRITH:
Variant spelling of Anglo-Saxon Hunfrið, meaning "giant peace."
- LEOFRIC:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English
elements leof "beloved, dear" and ric "power,
rule," hence "beloved ruler."
- LEOFWINE:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old
English elements leof "beloved, dear" and wine
"friend," hence "dear friend."
- OERIC:
Anglo-Saxon name, possibly meaning "golden."
- OSBEORHT:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English
elements os "god" and beorht "bright,"
hence "god-bright."
- OSBEORN:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements os
"divinity, god" and beorn "bear," hence
"divine-bear." Equivalent
to Old Norse Ásbjorn.
- OSGAR:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old
English elements os "god" and gár "spear," hence
"god-spear." Equivalent to Old
High German Ansgar and Old Norse
Ásgeirr. Compare with
another form of Osgar.
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