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WYSTAN
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GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English (Rare)
Meaning & History
From the Old English name Wigstan, composed of the elements wig "battle" and stan "stone". This was the name of a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon saint. It became rare after the Norman conquest, and in modern times it is chiefly known as the first name of the British poet W. H. Auden (1907-1973).
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OTHER LANGUAGES: Wigstan (Anglo-Saxon) |
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