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Name Eorpweald
Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Other Forms FormsEarpwald, Eorpwald, Erpenwald, Erpenweald
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Meaning & History
Derived from the Old English elements eorp "dark, dusky; brown" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". This name was borne by Eorpwald of East Anglia, who succeeded his father Rædwald as King of the East Angles.