Godwine

Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]

Meaning & History

Means "friend of god", derived from Old English god combined with wine "friend". This was the name of the powerful 11th-century Earl of Wessex, the father of King Harold II of England.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesGuðni(Icelandic) Guðini(Old Norse)

Categories

friendship, God, leaders, theophoric names

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
Entry updated February 4, 2020