Cynefrið

Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Means "royal peace" from Old English cyne "royal" and friþ "peace".

Related Names

VariantCynefrith
Same SpellingCynefrith

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

leadership, peace, royalty

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 154.
Entry updated April 23, 2024