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Wynhaeth - i believed the first element may be - Friend?
Wlanc - any idea's?
Wlanc - any idea's?
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Wlanc is an Old English word meaning "proud, high-spirited, bold".
Wynhaeth may mean "heath of happiness" - but it sounds a little strange (OE 'wyn' "joyful, happiness" + 'haeth' "heath").
Haeth definitely means "heath" but the first element is a bit dodgy.
It is perfectly plausible that it may mean "friend's heath" from the Old English word 'wine, win'. The only thing making me think otherwise is that despite the common practice during this time of interchanging i and y there are not many records showing this in the case of wine, win "friend" and wyn "happiness, joyful".
Wyn can be found in many Old English personal names as well such as Wynric ("joyful ruler") and Wyngeofu ("joyful battle") etc.
Wynhaeth may mean "heath of happiness" - but it sounds a little strange (OE 'wyn' "joyful, happiness" + 'haeth' "heath").
Haeth definitely means "heath" but the first element is a bit dodgy.
It is perfectly plausible that it may mean "friend's heath" from the Old English word 'wine, win'. The only thing making me think otherwise is that despite the common practice during this time of interchanging i and y there are not many records showing this in the case of wine, win "friend" and wyn "happiness, joyful".
Wyn can be found in many Old English personal names as well such as Wynric ("joyful ruler") and Wyngeofu ("joyful battle") etc.
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