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Given Name FRIDESWIDE
GENDER:
Feminine
USAGE:
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Meaning & History
Modern form of the
Old English
name
Friðuswiþ
, formed of the
elements
friþ
"peace" and
swiþ
"strong".
Saint
Frideswide was an 8th-century English princess who became a nun. She is credited with establishing Christ Church in Oxford.
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OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES:
Friðuswiþ
(Anglo-Saxon)