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Gender Feminine
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Other Forms FormsWynnġifu, Wynġifu, Wynniva (Latinized), Wyniva (Latinized)
Meaning & History
Means "gift of joy" in Old English, from the mostly-poetic word wynn "joy, delight, bliss" combined with gifu, an alternative form of giefu "gift, present".Keeping in mind that spelling was much looser in Anglo-Saxon times, it seems that ġiefu was mainly used for the vocabulary word, while ġifu was preferred for given names.