Guthlac

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
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”.
Popularity
Guthlac is an extremely rare name in the modern world, and it does not feature in any baby name rankings or records.

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Cartoon of 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: Gregarious,Genuine,Go-getter,Goof-off

U: Understanding,Utopia,Universality,Undermining,Unity

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

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

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

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

C: Cute,Curious,Copycat,Chatty,Candid,Clever,Choice

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.