Ælfswiþ

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

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English element ælf "elf" combined with swiþ "strong".

Related Names

Rootsælf + swiþ

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

elven folk, elves, strength

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 23.
Entry updated February 4, 2020