Name Element WID

Type Word & Element
Usage Old Saxon [1], Frankish (Hypothetical)

Meaning & History

Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "wide, large".

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureswīdaz(Old Germanic) wit(Old High German) víðr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsEloise, Elouise, Elvis(English) Éloïse, Héloïse(French) Hadewidis, Helewidis(Germanic) Eloisa(Italian) Hawise(Medieval English) Eloísa, Heloísa(Portuguese) Eloísa(Spanish)
Surname DescendantsElvis, Elwes(English)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry wīd, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.
Entry updated December 7, 2022