Ælfstan

Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and stan "stone".

Related Names

Rootsælf + stan

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   natural   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

earth, elven folk, elves

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 21.
Entry updated October 6, 2024