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2/3/2024, 6:44 AM jocatchi
1/12/2024, 11:53 PM Linguist56
1/12/2024, 11:52 PM Linguist56 Incorrectly designated as Anglo-Norman - corrected to Anglo-Saxon.
1/12/2024, 11:51 PM Linguist56

Name Wilgils
Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Other Forms FormsWilgisl, Hilgis
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

From Old English willa "will, desire" and gisl "pledge, hostage" (from gīslaz). A famous bearer includes Wilgils of Ripon, was a seventh century saint and hermit of Anglo-Saxon England, who was the father of St Willibrord.
Added 1/12/2024 by Linguist56