61%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage History Meaning & History From the Old English name Swiðhun or Swiþhun, derived from swiþ "strong" and perhaps hun "bear cub". Saint Swithin was a 9th-century bishop of Winchester. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsswiþ + hunVariantSwithunOther Languages & CulturesSwiðhun(Anglo-Saxon) User SubmissionSwithîn People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange complex serious Categories animals, baby animals, bears, history, saints, strength, Thomas Hardy characters, virtues
