Date
Name Offa
Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Other Forms FormsUffa, Yffa
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Meaning & History
Old English name of uncertain meaning; possibly derived from the Germanic stem *ub‑ meaning "malevolent, unfriendly" (compare Old Norse Ubbi), or possibly a diminutive of names such as Osfrith or of names containing the Old English element wulf "wolf". A famous bearer was King Offa of Mercia (8th century).