Anglo-Saxon Names
Anglo-Saxon names were used by the Anglo-Saxons who inhabited ancient England. See also about Germanic names.
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Anglo-Saxon
189Hrothgar is the Old English form of the legendary Danish king's name, appearing in the epic poem Beowulf and other Anglo-Saxon sources. Hrothgar is a variant of Hroðgar, a name composed of the elements hroð “fame, glory”...
Hrothulf is a variant of Hroðulf, an Old English name composed of hroð ('fame, glory') and wulf ('wolf'), making it a cognate of Rudolf. Etymology and Origins The name derives from the Proto-Germanic elements *hrōþiz ('f...
Hunbeorht is an Old English name composed of the elements hun ("bear cub") and beorht ("bright"), making it a cognate of Humbert. Recorded in Anglo-Saxon England, the name survives mainly through its association with a 9...
Leofcild (Old English: Lēofċild) is an Old English feminine given name that is rarely attested in historical records. The name means "dear child", derived from the Old English elements leof “dear, beloved” and cild “chil...
Leofdæg is an Old English masculine given name formed from the elements leof "dear, beloved" and dæg "day", thus meaning "beloved day". As a typical compound name of Anglo-Saxon England, it follows the common onomastic p...
Leofflæd is an Old English feminine name, derived from the elements leof "dear, beloved" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty". The name thus conveys ideas of beloved beauty, reflecting the poetic tendencies of Anglo-Saxon...
Leofgifu is an Old English female given name, composed of the elements leof meaning "dear, beloved" and giefu meaning "gift". Thus, the name translates to "beloved gift." It was used in Anglo-Saxon England before the Nor...
Leofgyð is an Old English female given name, composed of the elements leof "dear, beloved" and guð "battle". The name thus means "dear battle" or "beloved battle," reflecting the common Anglo-Saxon practice of forming na...
Leofric is an Old English male given name, composed of the elements leof "dear, beloved" and ric "ruler, king", thus meaning "beloved ruler". Etymology The name derives from the Old English words lēof (dear, beloved) and...
Leofsige is an Old English masculine name that combines the elements leof "dear, beloved" and sige "victory", thus meaning "dear victory" or "beloved victory." The name belongs to the common Anglo-Saxon tradition of form...
Leofstan is an Old English masculine given name, formed from the elements leof meaning "dear" or "beloved" and stan meaning "stone." The name thus carries the sense of "beloved stone." It belongs to the tradition of comp...
Leofwine is an Old English male given name meaning "dear friend," derived from the elements leof "dear, beloved" and wine "friend." This compound name reflects the common Germanic practice of forming names from two meani...
Mærwine is an Old English masculine given name meaning "famous friend". It is composed of the elements mære ("famous" or "renowned") and wine ("friend"). This type of dithematic (two-element) name was common in the early...
Milburga is a variant of the Old English name Mildburg. Both names share the same etymology, derived from the elements milde "gentle" and burg "fortress". Milburga is thus closely related to Mildred (from Mildþryð "gentl...
Mildburg is an Old English feminine name formed from the elements milde “gentle” and burg “fortress”. The name thus conveys the meaning of “gentle fortress”. It belongs to the same naming tradition as Mildred (meaning “g...
Mildgyð is a feminine name of Old English origin, belonging specifically to the Anglo-Saxon naming tradition. It is composed of the elements milde 'gentle' and guð 'battle', thus signifying a 'gentle battle' or 'gracious...
Mildþryð is the Old English form of the name Mildred. It is composed of the elements milde meaning "gentle" and þryþ meaning "strength," thus carrying the meaning of "gentle strength." This name was borne by the 7th-cent...
Osbeorht is an Old English masculine given name, the original Anglo-Saxon form of the later Osbert. The name is composed of the elements os “god” and beorht “bright,” thus meaning “divinely bright” or “god-bright.” It de...
Osbeorn is an Old English given name that forms the direct ancestor of the modern surname and given name Osborn. The name is a compound of the elements os "god" and beorn "warrior, man", thus meaning "divine warrior" or...
Osberht is a variant of Osbeorht, an Old English name formed from the elements os "god" and beorht "bright". Its ultimate root, Osbert, is a common Germanic name that was brought to England and merged with its Norman cog...
Osgar is an Old English masculine name composed of the elements os "god" and gar "spear", giving the meaning "god's spear" or "spear of God". It is a cognate of the Germanic name Ansgar, which was introduced to the Danes...
Osmær is an Old English masculine name composed of the elements os (meaning “god” or “divine being”) and mære (meaning “famous” or “renowned”). The name thus carries the meaning “divinely famous” or “famous as a god,” re...
Osmund is the Old English form of the name Osmond, derived from the elements os meaning "god" and mund meaning "protection." This name was used in Anglo-Saxon England, where it sometimes merged with the Old Norse cognate...
Osric is an Anglo-Saxon masculine given name composed of the Old English elements os meaning "god" and ric meaning "ruler, king". Consequently, the name signifies "divine ruler" or "god's king", reflecting the theophoric...
Osweald is the Old English form of Oswald. Derived from the elements ōs "god" and weald "power", it is cognate with Old Norse Ásvaldr. The name was recorded in Anglo-Saxon England, notably in the late 9th century transla...
Oswine is an Old English masculine given name, derived from the elements ōs ("god") and wine ("friend"). It is the original form of the later English name Oswin. The name's Germanic root goes back to Proto-Germanic Ansuw...
Pæga is an Old English masculine given name of uncertain etymology. The name is recorded in Anglo-Saxon sources, though its meaning has been lost to history. It is thought to be a short form or variant of names beginning...
Etymology Sæwine is an Old English masculine given name composed of the elements sæ meaning "sea" and wine meaning "friend". Thus, the name may be interpreted as "sea-friend." It was a part of the common Germanic traditi...
Sigeberht is an Old English masculine name meaning \"bright victory\", derived from the elements sige \"victory\" and beorht \"bright\". It is a cognate of the Germanic name Siegbert, which shares the same compound struc...
Sigeweard is an Old English masculine given name, composed of the elements sige "victory" and weard "guard, guardian". It is a cognate of the Old Norse Sigurd and the German Siegfried, sharing the same semantic component...
Stithulf is an Old English masculine name combining the elements stiþ ("hard, stiff") and wulf ("wolf"), etymologically meaning "hard wolf" or "stiff wolf." As a compound of strong warrior-associated components like "wol...
Sunngifu is an Old English female name, from which the later Scandinavian Sunniva derives. Its meaning combines the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift", giving the sense "sun gift".Etymology and Linguistic...
Swiðhun is the Old English form of Swithin, a name rooted in Anglo-Saxon onomastics. Derived from the elements swiþ meaning "strong" and possibly hun meaning "bear cub," the name combines notions of power and youthful fe...
Tata is an Old English masculine personal name that likely derives from the Proto-West Germanic element *tait, meaning "happy, glad" or "bright, cheerful." The name reflects the Old English onomastic tradition of choosin...
Uhtric is a masculine personal name of Anglo-Saxon origin, created from the Old English elements uhta meaning "pre-dawn" and ric meaning "ruler, king" — literally "ruler of the dawn." This early medieval name belongs to...
Wærmund is an Old English masculine name, a (partial) cognate of Veremund. It derives from the Old English elements wær "aware, cautious" and mund "protection", thus meaning something akin to "cautious protect". Etymolog...
Waltheof is an Old English name derived from the Old Norse Valþjófr. The first element likely comes from valr meaning “the dead, the slain,” while the second element is þjófr meaning “thief.” Thus, the name may have conv...
Wassa is an Anglo-Saxon feminine name of uncertain meaning. It may be a short form of a longer name such as Wāðsige, composed of the elements wāð “hunt” and sige “victory”. While speculation connects it to the Old Englis...
Wealdhere is an Old English masculine given name composed of the elements weald "powerful, mighty" and here "army". The name is a cognate of the modern German name Walter and shares its ultimate origin in the Proto-Germa...
Wealdmær is an Old English masculine name, composed of the elements weald “powerful, mighty” and mære “famous”. As a result, its literal meaning is “famous for power” or “mightily famous”. The name is a cognate of the Ge...
Wealhmær is an Old English masculine given name from the Anglo-Saxon period, meaning “famous foreigner” or “renowned Celt,” derived from the elements wealh (“foreigner, Celt”) and mære (“famous”). The first element refle...
Wemba is an Old English byname derived from the word wamb, meaning "belly." As a nickname, it likely referred to someone with a prominent belly or perhaps a gluttonous appetite. Bynames in Anglo-Saxon England were often...
Wigberht is an early medieval masculine name of Anglo-Saxon and continental Germanic origin. It derives from the Old English elements wig 'battle' and beorht 'bright', meaning 'bright in battle' or 'famous warrior'. Cogn...
Wigheard is a masculine Old English name formed from the elements wig “battle” and heard “hard, firm, brave, hardy”. In the original Old English it appears as Wīġheard, and its meaning can be interpreted as “hard in batt...
Wigmund is an Old English masculine given name, the direct source of the later Middle English Wymond. The name is formed from two Germanic elements repeatedly used in Anglo-Saxon onomastics: wig (or its older form wīġ, m...
Wigstan is the Old English form of Wystan, an Anglo-Saxon masculine name meaning "battle stone" — derived from the elements wig ("battle") and stan ("stone"). It belongs to a common Germanic naming tradition of compound...
Wihtburg is an Old English feminine given name composed of two elements: wiht meaning "creature, being" (cognate with modern "wight") and burg meaning "fortress" or "stronghold." The name is historically significant for...
Wilburg is an Old English feminine name derived from the elements willa "will, desire" and burg "fortress". It is thus a compound name whose meaning can be interpreted as "will-fortress" or "desire-stronghold". The name...
EtymologyWilburh is a feminine given name of Old English origin. It is a variant of Wilburg, which is composed of the elements willa ("will, desire") and burg ("fortress"). The name thus conveys a meaning akin to "strong...
Wilfrið is an Old English form of the name Wilfred, composed of the elements willa meaning "will, desire" and friþ meaning "peace", thus conveying the meaning "desiring peace". This name belonged to a 7th-century Anglo-S...
Wilfrith is a variant of the Old English name Wilfrið, which ultimately derives from Wilfred. The root name Wilfred means "desiring peace" from the Old English elements willa "will, desire" and friþ "peace". This name wa...
Wilheard is an Old English masculine name, a cognate of the ancient Germanic name Willihard. It is formed from the elements willo meaning "will, desire" and hart meaning "hard, firm, brave, hardy." The name thus carries...
Wilmǣr is an Anglo-Saxon masculine given name, composed of the Old English elements willa meaning "will, desire" and mære meaning "famous". The name thus signifies "famous will" or "renowned desire". It belongs to a comm...
Wine is an Anglo-Saxon masculine given name derived from the Old English element wine meaning "friend". This element appears as a short form in many compound names such as Aldwin ("old friend") or Godwin ("good friend")....
Winfrið is the Old English form of the name Winfred, derived from the elements wine (meaning "friend") and friþ (meaning "peace"). This Anglo-Saxon name thus carried the literal sense of "friend of peace" long before the...
Winfrith is a variant of the Old English name Winfrið, which in turn is the ancestor of the modern name Winfred. The name means "friend of peace," derived from the Old English elements wine "friend" and friþ "peace". Win...
Withburga is a variant of the Old English name Wihtburg, derived from the elements wiht "creature, being" and burg "fortress". It is most famously borne by an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon saint, Wihtburh (also spelled Withbur...
Wulfflæd is an Anglo-Saxon feminine given name of Old English origin. It is composed of the elements wulf 'wolf' and flæd, a word that may denote 'beauty,' 'loveliness,' or 'grace.' As a compound name, Wulfflæd follows t...
Wulfgifu is an Old English feminine given name formed by compounding the elements wulf ("wolf") and giefu ("gift"), thus meaning "wolf gift." It belongs to the common Germanic tradition of creating female names with —gif...
Wulfnoð is an Old English masculine name composed of the elements wulf "wolf" and noð "boldness, daring", thus meaning "wolf-boldness" or "daring as a wolf". It belongs to the class of Anglo-Saxon dithermatic names, whic...