Anglo-Saxon Names

These names occur in the mythologies and legends of Anglo-Saxon England.

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Beowulf M Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon

EtymologyBeowulf is an Old English masculine given name, most famously borne by the hero of the anonymous 8th-century epic poem Beowulf. The name is generally interpreted as a poetic compound meaning beo ("bee") and wulf...

Frig F Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon

Frig (Old English: Frīġ) is an Anglo-Saxon cognate of Frigg, the Norse goddess of love, marriage, and foresight. In Norse mythology, Frigg is the wife of Odin and the mother of Balder, and her name is derived from the Pr...

Hama M Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon

Hama is an Old English masculine name derived from the element ham meaning "home". In Anglo-Saxon legend, Hama appears as a Gothic warrior who, together with his companion Wudga, features in tales such as Waldere and is...

Hengist M Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon

Hengist is an Anglo-Saxon masculine name that means "stallion" in Old English or Old Saxon. It is most famously associated with the legendary figure who, according to medieval histories recorded by Bede in the 8th centur...

Herla M Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon

EtymologyHerla is an Old English name of uncertain meaning. Various connections to Germanic words have been proposed, but no consensus exists. The name is most famously associated with the character of King Herla in the...

Horsa M Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon

Horsa is an Old English and Old Saxon name derived from the element hors, meaning "horse." This name, like its alliterative counterpart Hengist, is central to the semi-legendary account of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of B...

Puck U Dutch Anglo-Saxon Dutch Anglo-Saxon

Puck is a given name and nickname of Dutch and English origin, derived from the Old English puca, meaning a mischievous household spirit or nature sprite. Its ultimate etymology is uncertain, possibly stemming from Germa...

Þunor M Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon

Þunor is the Anglo-Saxon form of *Þunraz, the Proto-Germanic theonym meaning "thunder". Cognate with Old Norse Þórr, Old High German Donar, and modern Thor, Þunor represents the same storm deity venerated across the Germ...

Tiw M Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon

EtymologyTiw is the Old English form of the Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, itself descending from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *deywós meaning “god.” This cognate set includes the Old...

Wayland M English Anglo-Saxon English Anglo-Saxon

Wayland is an English name derived from the Old English Wēland, which traces back to the Germanic root *wīlą meaning "craft, cunning." In Germanic mythology, Wayland (also known as Vǫlundr in Old Norse or Wieland in Germ...

Weland M Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon

Weland is the Old English form of Wayland, a legendary master smith from Germanic and Norse mythology. The name is derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wīlą meaning "craft, cunning," reflecting the skilled artisan’s def...

Woden M Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon

Woden is the Anglo-Saxon form of the Proto-Germanic god *Wōdanaz, equivalent to the Norse Odin. In Old English sources, he is depicted as a war god and the ancestor of several royal dynasties, notably in the Anglo-Saxon...