Name Element SWIN脼S

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Gothic word meaning "strong".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesswiþ(Anglo-Saxon) swenþaz(Old Germanic) swind(Old High German) swith(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsMillicent, Melicent(English) Mélisande(French) Amalasuintha, Amalaswinþa(Gothic) Melisende(Medieval French)

Sources & References

  1. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 394.
  2. K枚bler, Gerhard. Gotisches W枚rterbuch, entry swin镁s, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/gotwbhin.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022