Ælfstan

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

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and stan "stone".

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   natural   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

earth, elven folk, elves

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 21.
Entry updated February 4, 2020