Name Element WIT 1

Type Word & Element

Usage Old High German [1]

Meaning & History

Old High German word meaning "wide, large".

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureswid(Frankish) wīdaz(Old Germanic) víðr(Old Norse) wid(Old Saxon)

Given Name DescendantsEloise, Elouise, Elvis(English) Éloïse, Héloïse(French) Hadewidis, Helewidis(Germanic) Eloisa(Italian) Hawise(Medieval English) Eloísa, Heloísa(Portuguese) Eloísa(Spanish)

Surname DescendantsElvis, Elwes(English)

Same Spellingwit 2

Sources & References

Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry wīt, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.

Entry updated December 7, 2022