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View Name: Gytha


GYTHA
GENDER: Feminine
Meaning & History
From Gyða, an Old Norse diminutive of GUÐRÍÐR. It was borne by a Danish noblewoman who married the English lord Godwin of Wessex in the 11th century. The name was used in England for a short time after that, and was revived in the 19th century.
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VARIANT: Githa
OTHER LANGUAGES: Gyða (Ancient Scandinavian), Gyda (Danish)
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