Cynefrið

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

Meaning & History

Means "royal peace" from Old English cyne "royal" and friþ "peace".

Related Names

Rootscyne + friþ
VariantCynefrith
Same SpellingCynefrith

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

leadership, peace, royalty

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 154.
Entry updated April 23, 2024