Ealhswiþ

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In the Bernard Cornwell book series "The Saxon Stories," and the TV show "The Last Kingdom" (based on those books), King Alfred's wife's name is Latinized as Aelswith. This was likely so the name could be visually similar to Anglo-Saxon names on other characters, but the etymology of Ealhswiþ is different as it doesn't contain the ash (Æ) that was omitted in the TV show.

The historical figure's name is usually Latinized as Ealhswith or Ealswitha.

― erb816 6/8/2023

Other forms include Ealswitha, Elswith, Elswyth, Elswitha, Alwitha and Alswitha.

(Source:
https://nameberry.com/babyname/elswyth
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1093/?name=_Gaini&count=50&fh=1250&fsk=MDsxMjUwOzUw
https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/elswitha-d-902
https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/?go=1&nom=of-gaini&prenom=Eahlwi%C3%B0+Ealhswi%C3%BE+Ealhswith+Alswitha+Aethelswitha+Elswitha+Ethelswida&size=50)

Alswith, Ealhswið, Ealhswyth and Ealhswyð are other forms. Source: https://stammler-genealogie.ch/getperson.php?personID=I1589&tree=StammlerBaum

Alkswith could be a modern form.
Source: https://anglisc.miraheze.org/wiki/Anglish_Given_Names (See Anglo-Saxon Names category)

― Lumi 12/17/2022, edited 11/29/2024

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