Guthlac
Guthlac Name meanings & History
The name Guthlac is composed of two Old English elements - “guth” which means “war” and “lac” which means “play, sport”. The name, therefore, means “war-play” or “playful warrior”. Old English cognate of Guðleikr. This was the name of a popular Christian saint, Guthlac of Crowland (674-715), a Mercian hermit and wonderworker. The name Guthlac is traditionally associated with boys, and it is still mainly used as a male name today. It is not a common name, and it is more likely to be found in medieval history books or religious texts than in modern baby name lists.
Zodiac Sign of Guthlac: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo
Synonyms of Guthlac:
G: Genuine,Go-getter,Goof-off,Gregarious
U: Utopia,Unity,Undermining,Understanding,Universality
T: Testy,Tacky,Talkative,Touchy,Truth,Tireless,Doubting Thomas
H: Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hyper,Hobnobbing,Hope
L: Luscious,Languid,Lover,Lazy,Lovely,Liaison,Legal
A: Aggressive,Action,Angry,Argumentative,Ambitious,Assertive
C: Candid,Chatty,Choice,Copycat,Curious,Clever,Cute
Guthlac is:- a Boring name
- a Delicate name
- a Formal name
- a Nerdy name
- a Urban name
Famous People
The most famous person with the name Guthlac is Saint Guthlac himself. He is known for living an ascetic life as a hermit, and for performing miracles during his lifetime. Other notable people with the name Guthlac include Guthlac of Croyland, an Anglo-Saxon monk and chronicler, and Guthlac Athonite, a 10th century Orthodox saint.
Related Names to Guthlac
Other similar names to Guthlac include Guthrie, Gethin, and Godric.
