Ælfswiþ

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

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English element ælf "elf" combined with swiþ "strong".

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   strong   rough   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

elven folk, elves, strength

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 23.
Entry updated February 4, 2020