Wilfrith

Gender Masculine

Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Variant of Wilfrið.

Related Names

Rootswilla + friþ

Other Languages & CulturesGuifré(Catalan) Vilfred(Danish) Wilfred, Wilfrid, Wil, Wilf(English) Wilfried(German) Willifrid(Germanic) Vilfredo(Italian) Wiljafriþuz(Old Germanic) Wilfredo(Spanish)

Same SpellingWilfrið

Categories

desire, ends in -ith, Latinizations, peace, virtues

Sources & References

Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 496.

Entry updated December 1, 2024