Save Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon Pronounced Pron. /be͜orn.xæːθ/(Old English) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsBeornhæth, Beornheth Meaning & History Derived from the Old English elements beorn "warrior, man" and hæþ "heath, wilderness". This name was borne by an Anglo-Saxon nobleman in Northumbria in the reign of King Ecgfrith (ruled 671–685).