Save Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon [1] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Old English name derived from the Old Norse Valþjófr. This was the name of a 12th-century English saint, an abbot of Melrose. Related Names Rootsvalr + þjófr Categories saints Sources & References Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 477.
