Wigheard

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

Meaning & History

Old English name composed of the elements wig "battle" and heard "hard, firm, brave, hardy".

Related Names

Rootswig + heard
Other Languages & CulturesWighard(Germanic) Wyot(Medieval English)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   strong   strange  

Categories

brave, courage, 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 489.
Entry updated December 1, 2024