Eormenhild

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

Meaning & History

From the Old English elements eormen "whole, great" and hild "battle". This was the name of a 7th-century saint, a daughter of King Eorcenberht of Kent.

Related Names

Rootseormen + hild
Other Languages & CulturesIrmhild(German) Erminhilt(Germanic) Imelda(Italian) Imelda(Spanish)

Categories

completion, greatness, saints, war

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 232.
Entry updated December 1, 2024