Ælfgifu

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

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and giefu "gift". This was the name of the first wife of the English king Æðelræd II.

Related Names

Rootsælf + giefu

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

Carradine showbiz family, elven folk, elves, gift, queens

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 9.
Entry updated December 7, 2022