Mildgyð

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

Meaning & History

Old English name derived from the elements milde "gentle" and guð "battle". This was the name of a 7th-century saint, the sister of Saint Mildred.

Related Names

Rootsmilde + guð

Categories

gentleness, Orthodox 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 352.
Entry updated December 7, 2022