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Does anyone know what the name "Godith" means? It's from the early 1100's. I'm pretty sure that it is Anglo-Saxon since the character is British, but it could be French because of the Normans. Thank you!!
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I didn't find much on Godith, but I did find the variant Goditha used in pedigrees from the 1400s. According to this, http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Goditha.html it means "holy war".
The Anglo-Saxon word "god" means "good" and is equated with divine goodness or holiness. I've read that ic/ith means "war", but I haven't found anything so far that is conclusive on this. It seems feasible that "holy war" is accurate, but like so many things on the internet, I would not consider it fact without finding definite meanings of the root words.
ETA: This intrigued me (as I'm a sucker for Anglo-Saxon names), so I did some more digging. I checked the database for other names containing "ith" and I did find the Old English gyð meaning "war/battle". According to http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Godith Godith comes from Godgýð. If this is true, it would indeed mean "holy war".
The Anglo-Saxon word "god" means "good" and is equated with divine goodness or holiness. I've read that ic/ith means "war", but I haven't found anything so far that is conclusive on this. It seems feasible that "holy war" is accurate, but like so many things on the internet, I would not consider it fact without finding definite meanings of the root words.
ETA: This intrigued me (as I'm a sucker for Anglo-Saxon names), so I did some more digging. I checked the database for other names containing "ith" and I did find the Old English gyð meaning "war/battle". According to http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Godith Godith comes from Godgýð. If this is true, it would indeed mean "holy war".
This message was edited 2/12/2010, 10:39 PM
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Thank you!!!
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