Save Gender Feminine Usage Anglo-Saxon Pronounced Pron. NODH-guyth(Old English) NOTH-guyth(Old English) [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsNothgyth Meaning & History Composed of the Old English elements noð meaning "boldness, daring" and guð meaning "battle". This was borne by a sister of Nothhelm (also called 'Nunna'), King of the South Saxons, who founded a monastery with his help.