Name Element GAWI

Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1], Frankish (Hypothetical)

Meaning & History

Old High German and Frankish word meaning "territory, region".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesgawją(Old Germanic)
Given Name DescendantsJofre(Catalan) Geoffrey, Jefferson, Jeffery, Jeffrey, Jeffry, Geffrey(English) Geoffroy, Geoffrey, Joffrey(French) Gaufrid(Germanic) Séafra, Siothrún(Irish) Geoffroi(Medieval French) Sieffre(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsJeffers, Jefferson, Jeffery, Jeffries(English)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry gawi, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022