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The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...

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Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...

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are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from æþel, for "noble", and ræd, for "counsel". Many of these names are still used today, while others have fallen out of use completely.

Honorifics were often added after names, rather than before. For example, King Edmund was "Edmund cyning".

Prefixes

  • elf - elf (Ælfwaru
    Ælfwaru
    Ælfwaru was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, who bequeathed her lands to churches such as Ely, and Ramsey. Chroniclers, writing in the 12th century, transcribed such bequests, from the original cyrographs. Ælfwaru's cyrograph has not survived...

    , Ælfwine, Ælfric
    Ælfric
    Ælfric of Abingdon , also known as Ælfric of Wessex, was a late 10th century Archbishop of Canterbury, as well as previously holding the offices of abbot of St Albans and Bishop of Ramsbury, all of which are in England...

    , Alfred
    Alfred (name)
    The name Alfred is of English origin and comes from the Old English name elements ælf and ræd or rēd , and thus means "elf counsel" or "one who is counseled by elves"...

    )
  • adall, od, ead - wealth, heritage; noble (Odomir, Otto
    Otto
    Otto is a given name of Germanic origin meaning wealthy.-Given name:*Otto , mayor of the palace of Austrasia briefly in the mid-seventh century*Otto I, Duke of Saxony*the Ottonian dynasty...

    , Æthelflæd, (Æthelhard
    Æthelhard
    Æthelhard was a Bishop of Winchester then an Archbishop of Canterbury in medieval England. Appointed by King Offa of Mercia, Æthelhard had difficulties with both the Kentish monarchs and with a rival archiepiscopate in southern England, and was deposed around 796 by King Eadberht III Præn of Kent...

    , Æthelred, Adelaide
    Adelaide
    Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

    , Adolph, Adelbert, Albert, Ethel, Edgar
    Edgar (disambiguation)
    Edgar is a masculine given name that may also be a family name.Edgar may also refer to:In places:* Edgar, California, community in the United States* Edgar, Nebraska, city in the United States* Edgar, Ontario, ghost town in Canada...

    , Edmund
    Edmund (given name)
    Edmund is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ēad, meaning "prosperity", "riches"; and mund, meaning "protector".-List of people with the given name:...

    , Edward
    Edward
    Edward is an English given name. It is derived from Old English words ead and weard...

    , Edwin))
  • bliþ - cheerful (Blythe)
  • ceol - keel, ship
  • coen - fierce (Conrad
    Conrad (name)
    Conrad is a masculine given name and a surname. As a given name, it is of Old Germanic pre-7th century origin meaning "brave", "bold ruler", "counsel". As a surname, Conrad is of Medieval German origin, from the compound given name Kuoni-rad, meaning "brave counsel". It became popular in...

    , Curt, Koenrad, Kurt
    Kurt
    Kurt is a given name. Its principal English variant is Curt, while others include Cord, Curd, and Kort. It originated as a short form of Curtis, Konrad , and Kunibert...

    )
  • cuþ - renowned (Cuthbert
    Cuthbert
    - People :*Cuthbert , Anglo-Saxon saint, bishop, monk and hermit*Cuthbert of Canterbury , Archbishop of Canterbury*Cuthbert Bardsley , Anglican Bishop of Coventry*Cuthbert Brodrick , British architect...

    )
  • cwic - alive (Cwichelm
    Cwichelm
    Cwichelm may refer to:*Cwichelm of Wessex, Prince of Wessex*Cwichhelm , Bishop of Rochester...

    )
  • eald - old
  • earn - eagle/erne
  • eg - sword (Egbert, Ecgbald
    Ecgbald
    Ecgbald was a medieval Bishop of Winchester. He was consecrated between 759 and 778. He died between 781 and 784.-References:* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961...

    , Ecgwine)
  • fri - free
  • gold - gold
  • hæm, holm - home (Denholm
    Denholm
    Denholm is a small village located between Jedburgh and Hawick in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, UK. It lies in the valley of the River Teviot...

    )
  • hæþ - heath (Heath
    Heath (name)
    -Surname:*Benjamin Heath , British scholar*Brandon Heath, American musician*Charles Heath , English engraver*Christopher Heath, minister of the Catholic Apostolic Church*Chris Heath, British writer...

    )
  • heah - illustrious
  • hlud - fame (Chlodwig
    Clovis (given name)
    -Royalty:* Clovis I , the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler* Clovis II , king of Neustria and Burgundy* Clovis III , the king of Austrasia...

    , Chlodomir, Chlodoswintha, Ludwig
    Ludwig (given name)
    Ludwig is an Old High German given name. Etymologically, the name can be traced back to the Germanic name Hludwig, composed of Hlud/Hluth meaning "famous", and Wig meaning "warrior"...

    , Louise
    Louise (given name)
    Louise, Aloisia and Luise are, respectively, French and German feminine forms of Louis. Louise has been regularly used as a female name in English speaking countries since the middle of the 19th century. It has ranked among the top 100 names given to girls in France, England, Ireland, Scotland,...

    , Lewis
    Lewis
    Lewis is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The total area of Lewis is ....

    )
  • hreþ - victory
  • hruot - fame (Hrothgar/Roger
    Roger
    Roger is primarily a common first name of English, French and Catalan usage, from the Germanic elements hrod and ger meaning "famous with the spear." The Latin form of the name is Rogerius, as used by a few medieval figures.The name Roger was transmitted to England by the Normans after the...

    , Hrodberht
    Robert
    The name Robert is a Germanic given name, from hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". It is also in use as a surname.After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form had existed before the Norman Conquest...

    , Robert
    Robert
    The name Robert is a Germanic given name, from hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". It is also in use as a surname.After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form had existed before the Norman Conquest...

    , Roderick
    Roderick
    Roderick, or The Education of a Young Machine is a 1980 science fiction novel by John Sladek. It was followed in 1983 by Roderick at Random, or Further Education of a Young Machine. The two books were originally intended as a single longer novel, and were finally reissued together in 2001 as The...

    , Rodger
    Rodger
    -First name:*All pages beginning with Rodger*Rodger Arneil, Scottish rugby union player*Rodger Bain, British former record producer*Rodger McFarlane, American gay rights activist*Rodger Smith, Canadian professional ice hockey player...

    , Rodney, Roland
    Roland
    Roland was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. Historically, Roland was military governor of the Breton March, with responsibility for defending the frontier of Francia against the Bretons...

    )
  • hyg - courageous (Hygelac
    Hygelac
    Hygelac was a king of the Geats according to the poem Beowulf. He was the son of Hrethel and had brothers Herebeald and Hæthcyn. His sister was married to Ecgtheow and had the son Beowulf. Hygelac was married to Hygd and they had the son Heardred, and an unnamed daughter who married Eofor...

    )
  • iaru - prepared
  • ing - (Inga
    Inga
    Inga is a genus of small tropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing trees and shrubs, subfamily Mimosoideae. Ingas leaves are pinnate, and flowers are generally white...

    , Ingeborg
    Ingeborg
    Ingeborg is a Scandinavian, predominantly Danish name carried by many prominent women in Scandinavian history and mythology. People named Ingeborg include:...

    , Inger, Ingrid)
  • leof - desirable, friendly (Leofwine)
  • liuti - people (Liutger, Liutgard
    Liutgard
    Liutgard of Saxony was the wife and Queen of Louis the Younger, the Frankish King of Saxony and East Francia....

    , Lutold
    Lütold
    Lütold, Leuthold or Lüthold is a German name, popular in the High Middle Ages.Historical individuals:*Lütold of Rümligen, founded Rüeggisberg Priory *Lutold of Znaim Lütold, Leuthold or Lüthold is a German name, popular in the High Middle Ages.Historical individuals:*Lütold of Rümligen, founded...

    )
  • os - god (Oswin, Oswald
    Oswald (given name)
    -Oswald as given name:The name Oswald meaning Osmeans god and Weald means rule. The name Oswald means "divine ruler"*Oswald Avery , Canadian American physician, medical researcher and molecular biologist...

    , Oslac)
  • raþ - clever
  • sax - sword
  • wig - battle (Wiglaf
    Wiglaf
    Wiglaf is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. He is the son of Weohstan, a Swede of the Wægmunding clan who had entered the service of Beowulf, king of the Geats. Wiglaf is called Scylfing as a metonym for Swede, as the Scylfings were the ruling Swedish clan...

    , Wigbert
    Wigbert
    Saint Wigbert, born in Wessex around 670, was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk from the monastery of Glastonbury and a missionary and disciple of Saint Boniface who traveled with the latter in Frisia and northern and central Germany to convert the local tribes to Christianity...

    )
  • wala, wæl - battle (Wel-nand, Wala-man, Wala-rad, Wale-rand, Wala-runa, Wale-sinda, Wala-danc, Wala-helm, Wala-ram; hypochoristic Wallia
    Wallia
    Wallia was king of the Visigoths from 415 to 419, earning a reputation as a great warrior and prudent ruler. He was elected to the throne after Athaulf and then Sigeric were assassinated in 415....

    , Walica)
  • þeod - people (Theodoric
    Theodoric
    Theodoric is a widespread Germanic given name. First attested in the 5th century, it became widespread in the Germanic-speaking world, not least due to its most famous bearer, Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths....

    , Derick
    Derick
    - Sports :*Derick Brassard - Canadian ice hockey player*Derick Hougaard*Derick Parry*Derick Etwaroo*Derick Armstrong*Dérick Guedes*Derick Steadmanderick ramirez- Others :*Derick Thomson*Derick Heathcoat-Amory*Derick K. Grant*Derick St. Rose-De Hunter...

    , Detlef
    Detlef
    -People with this name:Notable people with this name include:*Detlef Bothe , an East German sprint canoer*Detlef Bruckhoff , a retired German footballer*Detlef Enge , a former East German football player*Detlef Gerstenberg...

    , Diether, Diethelm, Theobald, Dietlinde, Dietfried, Theudebert)
  • eir, eer, ere - honor (Eric/Erik)

Suffixes

  • bald - bold (Theobald)
  • beorn - bear, warrior
  • beorg - walled town (Burke
    Burke
    - People :* Burke * Edmund Burke, a prominent 18th century politician commonly referenced as simply "Burke"* Robert O'Hara Burke, a prominent Australian explorer- Australia :* Burke Developmental Road, a Queensland road...

    )
  • brand - sword (Brand
    Brand
    The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...

    , Brant, Hildebrand
    Hildebrand
    Hildebrand is a character from Germanic legend. Hildebrand is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is Hiltibrant and in Old Norse Hildibrandr. The word hild means "battle" and brand means "sword"...

    , Theudebrand)
  • ferþ - mind, soul, life, person
  • flæð (f.) - beauty (Aethelflaed)
  • gard (f.) - enclosure (Hildegard
    Hildegard
    The female name Hildegard derived from the Old High German words hild and gard and means "protecting battle-maid" Variant spellings include Hildegarde. The Polish, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish version is Hildegarda; the Italian version is Ildegarda. Hildegárd is a Hungarian version...

    , Liutgart)
  • gar - spear (Edgar
    Edgar (disambiguation)
    Edgar is a masculine given name that may also be a family name.Edgar may also refer to:In places:* Edgar, California, community in the United States* Edgar, Nebraska, city in the United States* Edgar, Ontario, ghost town in Canada...

    , Hrothgar, Rodger
    Rodger
    -First name:*All pages beginning with Rodger*Rodger Arneil, Scottish rugby union player*Rodger Bain, British former record producer*Rodger McFarlane, American gay rights activist*Rodger Smith, Canadian professional ice hockey player...

    )
  • gifu - gift (Godgyfu, Godiva)
  • helm - protector
  • heit - rank, state (Adelaide
    Adelaide
    Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

    )
  • hun - young bear
  • lid - gentle
  • laf - survivor, heir (Wiglaf
    Wiglaf
    Wiglaf is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. He is the son of Weohstan, a Swede of the Wægmunding clan who had entered the service of Beowulf, king of the Geats. Wiglaf is called Scylfing as a metonym for Swede, as the Scylfings were the ruling Swedish clan...

    , Herleif
    Herleif
    Herleif was one of the earliest legendary Danish kings according to Arngrímur Jónsson's Latin summary of the lost Skjöldunga saga. He was the son of Frodo I and the father of Havardus hinn handramme and Leifus hinn frekne...

    , Detlef
    Detlef
    -People with this name:Notable people with this name include:*Detlef Bothe , an East German sprint canoer*Detlef Bruckhoff , a retired German footballer*Detlef Enge , a former East German football player*Detlef Gerstenberg...

    )
  • mund - hand, protection (Edmund
    Edmund (given name)
    Edmund is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ēad, meaning "prosperity", "riches"; and mund, meaning "protector".-List of people with the given name:...

    , Sigmund
    Sigmund
    This article is about the mythological hero Sigmund; for other meanings see: Sigmund .In Norse mythology, Sigmund is a hero whose story is told in the Völsunga saga. He and his sister, Signý, are the children of Völsung and his wife Hljod...

    )
  • noþ, OHG nand - courage (Byrhtnoth
    Byrhtnoth
    Byrhtnoth was a 10th century Ealdorman of Essex. His name is composed of Old English beorht and noth ....

    , Ferdinand
    Ferdinand
    Ferdinand is a Germanic male given name composed of the words for "prepared"/"protection"/"safety"/"peace" and "journey"/"boldness"/"recklessness"...

    , Wel-nand)
  • ræð - counsel, wisdom (Alfred
    Alfred (name)
    The name Alfred is of English origin and comes from the Old English name elements ælf and ræd or rēd , and thus means "elf counsel" or "one who is counseled by elves"...

    , Conrad
    Conrad (name)
    Conrad is a masculine given name and a surname. As a given name, it is of Old Germanic pre-7th century origin meaning "brave", "bold ruler", "counsel". As a surname, Conrad is of Medieval German origin, from the compound given name Kuoni-rad, meaning "brave counsel". It became popular in...

    , Tancred)
  • run - rune, secret (Gudrun
    Gudrun
    Gudrun is a major figure in the early Germanic literature centered on the hero Sigurd, son of Sigmund. She appears as Kriemhild in the Nibelungenlied and as Gutrune in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.-Norse mythology:...

    , Wala-runa)
  • stan - stone (Stanley, Sten
    Sten
    The STEN was a family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War...

    )
  • swinþ - strength
  • þryþ - force (Æthelthryth
    Æthelthryth
    Æthelthryth is the proper name for the popular Anglo-Saxon saint often known, particularly in a religious context, as Etheldreda or by the pet form of Audrey...

    , Ermintrude, Gertrude
    Gertrude (given name)
    Gertrude is a female given name which is derived from Germanic roots that meant "spear" and "strength". "Trudi", originally a diminutive of "Gertrude", has developed into a name in its own right....

    , Thrúd
    Thrud
    Þrúðr , sometimes anglicized as Thrúd or Thrud, is a daughter of the major god Thor in Norse mythology. Þrúðr is also the name of one of the valkyries who serve ale to the einherjar in Valhalla...

    , Trudy
  • walh - foreign
  • waru (singular; wara plural) - guardian of (a particular place) by profession
  • weald - power (Edwald
    Edwald
    Edwald was Archbishop of York for a time, in the year 971. He resigned the see only months after his election.-References:...

    , Harold)
  • weard - guardian (Edward
    Edward
    Edward is an English given name. It is derived from Old English words ead and weard...

    )
  • wine - friend (Aelfwine, Ecgwine, Edwin, Erwin, Leofwine, Marvin
    Marvin (given name)
    Marvin is a male given name, derived from the Welsh name Mervyn. Marvin may refer to:In music:* Marvin Hamlisch, successful composer of film scores...

    , Oswin)
  • wod, odhr - fury (Woðu-riðe)
  • rik, rich - rich (Eric/Erik)

Used as prefix or suffix

  • beraht/bryht - bright (Byrhtnoth
    Byrhtnoth
    Byrhtnoth was a 10th century Ealdorman of Essex. His name is composed of Old English beorht and noth ....

    , Bertrand
    Bertrand (name)
    Bertrand is a given name and surname. In German, the name derives from berht and hramn or rand .People with the name include:- Given name :* Bertrand of Comminges , saint and Bishop of Comminges...

    , Cuthbert
    Cuthbert
    - People :*Cuthbert , Anglo-Saxon saint, bishop, monk and hermit*Cuthbert of Canterbury , Archbishop of Canterbury*Cuthbert Bardsley , Anglican Bishop of Coventry*Cuthbert Brodrick , British architect...

    , Albert, Albright, Robert
    Robert
    The name Robert is a Germanic given name, from hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". It is also in use as a surname.After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form had existed before the Norman Conquest...

    , Adelbert, Bert)
  • fried, ON friþ, OHG fridu - peace (Godfried, Dietfried, Fredegar, Ferdinand
    Ferdinand
    Ferdinand is a Germanic male given name composed of the words for "prepared"/"protection"/"safety"/"peace" and "journey"/"boldness"/"recklessness"...

    , Sigfrid/Siegfried)
  • gund, gud, gyþ - battle, war (Gunther
    Gunther
    Gunther is the German name of a semi-legendary king of Burgundy of the early 5th century...

    /Gunter
    Gunter
    In sailing, a gunter is used for two main configurations of rig:#The gunter is defined as a wire that leads from one point near the end of a gaff to a point near the other end. A block travels along this wire, and a halyard is attached to this block...

    , Gunnhild, Haragund, Gudrun
    Gudrun
    Gudrun is a major figure in the early Germanic literature centered on the hero Sigurd, son of Sigmund. She appears as Kriemhild in the Nibelungenlied and as Gutrune in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.-Norse mythology:...

    )
  • her - army (Diether, Harold, Harry, Herbert, Herleif
    Herleif
    Herleif was one of the earliest legendary Danish kings according to Arngrímur Jónsson's Latin summary of the lost Skjöldunga saga. He was the son of Frodo I and the father of Havardus hinn handramme and Leifus hinn frekne...

    , Herman
    Herman
    Herman is a Dutch and English male given name. Its original meaning was "army man" and derives from the Germanic elements "heri" meaning "army" combined with "man" meaning "man"...

    )
  • hiltja - war (Gunnhild, Hildebrand
    Hildebrand
    Hildebrand is a character from Germanic legend. Hildebrand is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is Hiltibrant and in Old Norse Hildibrandr. The word hild means "battle" and brand means "sword"...

    , Hildegard
    Hildegard
    The female name Hildegard derived from the Old High German words hild and gard and means "protecting battle-maid" Variant spellings include Hildegarde. The Polish, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish version is Hildegarda; the Italian version is Ildegarda. Hildegárd is a Hungarian version...

    )
  • mar - famous (Chlodomir, , Filimer
    Filimer
    Filimer was an early Gothic king, according to Jordanes.He was the son of Gadareiks and the fifth generation since Berig settled with his people in Gothiscandza. When the Gothic nation had multiplied Filimer decided to move his people to Scythia where they defeated the Sarmatians. They then named...

    , Filimir, Marvin
    Marvin (given name)
    Marvin is a male given name, derived from the Welsh name Mervyn. Marvin may refer to:In music:* Marvin Hamlisch, successful composer of film scores...

    , Odomir, Ricimer
    Ricimer
    Flavius Ricimer was a Germanic general who achieved effective control of the remaining parts of the Western Roman Empire, during the middle of the 5th century...

    , Theodemir
    Theodemir
    Theodemir was king of the Ostrogoths of the Amal Dynasty, and father of Theodoric the Great. He had two "brothers" actually brothers-in-law named Walamir and Widimir. Theodemir was Arian, while his wife Erelieva was Catholic...

    , Thiudimer, Valamer
    Valamer
    Valamir was an Ostrogothic king in the ancient country of Pannonia from 447 AD until his death. During his reign, he fought alongside the Huns against the Roman Empire and then, after Attila the Hun's death, fought against the Huns to regain Ostrogothic independence.Valamir was the son of...

    , Valamir, Valdemort, Valdemar, Vidimir, Waldemar, Widemir, Wulfmar, Wulfomir)
  • rihhi - ruler (Richard
    Richard
    The first or given name Richard derives from German, French, and English "ric" and "hard" , therefore it means 'powerful leader' as well as 'King's Court'...

    , Richimir, Roderick
    Roderick
    Roderick, or The Education of a Young Machine is a 1980 science fiction novel by John Sladek. It was followed in 1983 by Roderick at Random, or Further Education of a Young Machine. The two books were originally intended as a single longer novel, and were finally reissued together in 2001 as The...

    , Sigeric
    Sigeric
    Sigeric was a Visigoth king for seven days in 415 CE. His predecessor, Ataulf, had been mortally wounded in his stables at the palace of Barcelona by an assassin. The assassin was probably a loyal servant of Sarus, a Gothic noble and personal enemy whom Ataulf had earlier slain...

    , Theodoric
    Theodoric
    Theodoric is a widespread Germanic given name. First attested in the 5th century, it became widespread in the Germanic-speaking world, not least due to its most famous bearer, Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths....

    )
  • sig - victory (Sigeric
    Sigeric
    Sigeric was a Visigoth king for seven days in 415 CE. His predecessor, Ataulf, had been mortally wounded in his stables at the palace of Barcelona by an assassin. The assassin was probably a loyal servant of Sarus, a Gothic noble and personal enemy whom Ataulf had earlier slain...

    , Sigibert, Sigmund
    Sigmund
    This article is about the mythological hero Sigmund; for other meanings see: Sigmund .In Norse mythology, Sigmund is a hero whose story is told in the Völsunga saga. He and his sister, Signý, are the children of Völsung and his wife Hljod...

    )
  • wulf - wolf (Adolph, Beowulf
    Beowulf
    Beowulf , but modern scholars agree in naming it after the hero whose life is its subject." of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature.It survives in a single...

    , Cynewulf
    Cynewulf
    Cynewulf is one of twelve Anglo-Saxon poets known by name today, and one of four whose work survives today. He is famous for his religious compositions, and is regarded as one of the pre-eminent figures of Old English Christian poetry. Posterity knows of his name by means of runic signatures that...

    , Rudolph
    Rudolph (name)
    Rudolph or Rudolf or Rodolphe is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is a Germanic name deriving from 2 stems. One being "Rod" or "Hrôdh", meaning "fame", and "olf" meaning "wolf" Rudolph or Rudolf or Rodolphe is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is a Germanic...

    , Wulfstan). Especially as second element, -ulf, -olf is extremely common. Förstemann explains this as originally motivated by the wolf as an animal sacred to Wodanaz
    Wodanaz
    or is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of a god of Germanic paganism, known as in Norse mythology, in Old English, or in Old High German and in Lombardic...

    , but notes that the large number of names indicates that the element had become a meaningless suffix of male names at an early time. Förstemann counts 381 names in -ulf, -olf, among which only four are feminine.
  • wini - joy (Winston
    Winston (name)
    -People with the family name:*Arthur Winston , U.S. centenarian, "Employee of the Century"*Charlie Winston , English singer and songwriter*Eric Winston , U.S. football player*David Winston , U.S. herbalist...

    )

See also

  • German name
    German name
    German names consist of one or several Vornamen and a Nachname . The Vorname is usually gender-specific.-Forenames:...

  • German family name etymology
    German family name etymology
    German family names were introduced during the late Middle Ages in the German language area. Usually, such family names are derived from nicknames. In etymology, they are generally classified into four groups, based on the origin of a nickname: given names, job designations, bodily attributes, and...

  • Scandinavian family name etymology
    Scandinavian family name etymology
    Heritable family names were generally adopted rather late within Scandinavia. Nobility were the first to take names that would be passed on from one generation to the next. Later, clergy, artisans and merchants in cities took heritable names...

  • German placename etymology
    German placename etymology
    Placenames in the German language area can be classified by the language from which they originate, and by their age.- Suffixes :# -ach, . Examples: Echternach, Salzach....

  • List of generic forms in British place names
  • List of names of Odin
  • Slavic names
  • Germanic personal names in Galicia
    Germanic personal names in Galicia
    Germanic names, inherited from the Suevi which settled Galicia and Northern Portugal in 409 CE, and also from Visigoths, Vandals, Franks and other Germanic peoples, were the most common names among Galician people during the Early and High Middle Ages...


Further reading

  • Kitson, P. R. (2002). How Anglo-Saxon personal names work. Nomina, 24, 93.
  • Robinson, F. C. (1968). The significance of names in old English literature. Anglia
    Anglia (journal)
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