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HelpRe: Funkyish, weird old English names
in reply to a message by Katheros
I quite like Swithin, name of a famous English bishop and saint. Swithin was a character in John Galsworthy's "Forsyte Saga".
I know an Aldyth. It's apparently Anglo-Saxon though not in this data base.
There's an Aussie actress called Sigrid. I think it's Old English as well as Norse.
Examples of surnames from Old English personal names include Alvar (elf army) - Alvar Liddell was a famous English newsreader; Aylwin (noble friend), Darwin (dear friend); Gladwin (glad friend); Wilmer (will famous); Wyman (war protection).
I know an Aldyth. It's apparently Anglo-Saxon though not in this data base.
There's an Aussie actress called Sigrid. I think it's Old English as well as Norse.
Examples of surnames from Old English personal names include Alvar (elf army) - Alvar Liddell was a famous English newsreader; Aylwin (noble friend), Darwin (dear friend); Gladwin (glad friend); Wilmer (will famous); Wyman (war protection).
This message was edited 4/20/2008, 6:39 AM
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