Gender Masculine

Meaning & History

Old English byname meaning "charcoal", originally given to a person with dark features.

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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 141.
Entry updated December 1, 2024