Save Gender Feminine Usage Anglo-Saxon Other Forms FormsBreguswith, Bregoswith Meaning & History Derived from Old English bregu "ruler" (supposedly borrowed from Old Norse bragr "best, most splendid"; compare Bragi) and swiþ "strong". This was borne by the mother of the 7th-century English saint Hilda of Whitby.
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