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I would like to know the meaning of the Old French name Ysemgrin (also written Ysengrim, Isengrin....). It is male. Thank you!
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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This is probably the German name ISE(N)GRIM. It is used as a poetic term for the fox and from the 18th cent. on also had the meaning "grumpy person".
As a name it is usually explained as "iron helmet" (later influenced by "grim"), but it seems like it has not really been used as a given name in Germany.
This is taken from:
Deutsches Wörterbuch von Wilhelm und Jacob Grimm
Friedrich Kluge / Elmar Seebold, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, Berlin 1995
As a name it is usually explained as "iron helmet" (later influenced by "grim"), but it seems like it has not really been used as a given name in Germany.
This is taken from:
Deutsches Wörterbuch von Wilhelm und Jacob Grimm
Friedrich Kluge / Elmar Seebold, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, Berlin 1995
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Oops - wolf, not fox!
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