Name Element WARS

Type Word & Element
Usage Gothic [1][2]
Scripts 饜崊饜尠饜崅饜崈(Gothic)

Meaning & History

Gothic word meaning "aware, cautious".

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureswær(Anglo-Saxon) war(Frankish) waraz(Old Germanic) war(Old High German) varr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsAldara(Galician) Alawar(Germanic) Alvarus, Hildiwara, Hildoara(Gothic) Alvaro(Italian) Álvaro(Portuguese) Álvaro(Spanish)
Surname DescendantsAlves(Portuguese) Álvarez, Alvarez(Spanish)

Sources & References

  1. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 447.
  2. K枚bler, Gerhard. Gotisches W枚rterbuch, entry wars, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/gotwbhin.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022