Godwine

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

Meaning & History

Means "friend of god", derived from Old English god combined with wine "friend". This was the name of the powerful 11th-century Earl of Wessex, the father of King Harold II of England.

Related Names

Rootsgod + wine
Other Languages & CulturesGuðni(Icelandic) Guðini(Old Norse)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

friendship, God, leaders, nobles, theophoric names

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 264.
Entry updated December 1, 2024