Ealdhelm

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

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English elements eald "old" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a 7th-century English saint (commonly called Aldhelm).

Categories

defence, elderly, old people, protection, saints

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 197.
Entry added January 21, 2022