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Origin of the name ÆLFGIVA.
Etymology of the
name ÆLFGIVA.
Meaning of the baby name ÆLFGIVA.
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ÆLFGIVA. A
variant
form of Anglo-Saxon Ælfgifu
(q.v.), meaning "elf-gift," from Old English ælf "elf" and
gifu
"gift." (Girls' Christian Names,
Swan, 1905)
A.D.
943. On the occasion of Aelfgiva, the saintly queen of the
glorious king Eadmund, giving birth to her son Eadgar, the holy abbot
Dunstan heard voices on high, giving praise and saying, "In the
time of the child who is now born, and of our beloved Dunstan, the
English church shall have peace."... (The Church of England,
Stevenson, v.2, 1853)
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