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7/16/2022, 10:46 PM Randee15

Name Wynngifu
Gender Feminine
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Pronounced Pron. /ˈwynn.ji.fu/(Old English) /ˈwyn.ji.vu/(Old English)
Other Forms FormsWynnġifu, Wynġifu, Wynniva (Latinized), Wyniva (Latinized)
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Meaning & History

Means "gift of joy" in Old English, from the mostly-poetic word wynn "joy, delight, bliss" combined with gifu, an alternative form of giefu "gift, present".

Keeping in mind that spelling was much looser in Anglo-Saxon times, it seems that ġiefu was mainly used for the vocabulary word, while ġifu was preferred for given names.
Added 7/16/2022 by Randee15