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Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsMedieval Polish cognate: Godsuinus; Anglo-Scandinavian cognate: *Godsveinn
Meaning & History
Medieval name, in which the second element is derived from Old Norse sveinn meaning "boy, servant" or Old English swān meaning "herdsman, swineherd, peasant". The first element is derived from Old High German, Old Dutch got or Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god meaning "god, deity"; alternatively the first element could be derived from Old English god meaning "good".