Æðelgyð

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Æðelgyð is a combination of two Old English words, "æðel" meaning noble and "gyð" meaning battle. The name therefore means "noble in battle".
Popularity
Due to its rarity, Æðelgyð is not a name that appears in modern baby name statistics.

cartoon of the name Æðelgyð
Cartoon of Æðelgyð

Æðelgyð Name meanings & History

The name Æðelgyð is a combination of two Old English words, "æðel" meaning noble and "gyð" meaning battle. The name therefore means "noble in battle". Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and guð "war". It is a cognate of Germanic Adalgund. This was the name of an Anglo-Saxon saint (Æthelgyth of Coldingham). Æðelgyð is not a commonly used name today and is considered quite uncommon. It may be chosen as a unique and meaningful name for a baby girl.

Zodiac Sign of Æðelgyð: Action Aries

Synonyms of Æðelgyð:

A: Ambitious,Aggressive,Assertive,Action,Angry,Argumentative

E: Environment,Entertain,Expressive,Exaggerate,Enlighten,Enliven

T: Testy,Touchy,Doubting Thomas,Tacky,Talkative,Tireless,Truth

H: Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hobnobbing,Hope,Hyper

L: Lovely,Legal,Lover,Liaison,Languid,Luscious,Lazy

G: Gregarious,Genuine,Goof-off,Go-getter

Y: Yen/money,Youth-giving,Yin/Yang

Æðelgyð is:

  • a Refined name
  • a Rough name
  • a Strong name

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