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Saxon Name Table (redirected from Saxon Name Tablehere)

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Originally published in Dragon #49 (May 1981).

 

 


Construction: Most names are composed of two elements; occasionally of one only.

Pronunciation: a = a as in path, ae = a as in fat, c = k, cg = j, e = e as fete, h = ch as in loch, i = i as in gift, o = o as in cold, sc = sh as in shirt, th = th as in thin OR as in this, u = u as in full, y = e as in mere.

 

Table of First Elements

 

element meaning
aesc/ash ash tree
aelf/aelb elf
aethel/adil noble
badu/beado/beo fight, battle
blith cheerful
bregu prince
cent ?
ceol keel, ship
coen/coin/cene bold, fierce
cwic(u) alive
daeg day
dryct/dryht band of retainers
ead/ed/aead bliss, prosperity
eald/ald old, eminent
ealh, alh temple, refuge
ean ?
earcon/ercon genuine, excellent
earn eagle
ecg/ec edge, sword
eofor boar
eorcon genuine, simple
eormen/yrmen universal, immense, whole
folc folk, people, nation, tribe
ford forth, forwards
fri free
gef ?
ger ?
gold gold
grim savage, fierce
guth ?
haem home
haeth heath
heah high, illustrious
healf half
heatho/heado battle
heoro ?
hlide ?
hloth ?
hreth victory
hroth(i) fame
huaet sharp, bold
hyg/hugu mind, heart, courage
iaru ready, prepared
incgen ?
leof desirable, friend, dear
luid ?
maegen strength, might, ability
oidil native country, one's land
ongen opposed to, against, contrary to
os god
pleg ?
rath quick, clever
rend ?
rum ?
sae ?
saex/sax/sex knife, short blade
sele house
tat tender, delicate
theod folk, people
thrasa ?
til good, excellent
torct illustrious, bright
trum firm, strong
tun enclosure
un not
waeg motion, wave, billow
waels ?
waels ?
weoh/weox ?
wig strife
wil will, desire, pleasure
wither ?
won ?
wud/wod ?
wyrm serpent

 

Table of Second Elements

 

 

Some second elements may also be used as first elements: these are listed in bold.

 

element meaning
b(e)ald/balt/balth bold, brave
be(o)rht/berct/beric bright, noble
beorn/bern man, warrior (poetic)
brand sword
brod/brord point, lance
burg/burh castle, town
cyni/cyn(n)(e) kin, family
degn thane, servant, warrior
eah ?
ferth mind, soul, life, person
flaed/fled cleanliness
for journey
frith(u)/frit/frid peace, security
gar spear
geld worship, sacrifice
gifu/geofu gift
gils ?
gis(i)l hostage
gund(i)/gunn(r)/gyth/gyd war, combat
haed/hathu battle
heard/hard hardy, firm, brave
here/heri army, host, folk
helm helmet, protection
hild(e) war, combat
hrefn raven
hun young bear
lac dance
laf legacy, relic, survivor
lid soft, gentle
lind/linda serpent
maer(e) famous
man/mon man
mod ?
mund hand, protection
noth boldness, booty
raed/red counsel, wisdom
refu steward, high official
ric powerful, ruler, kingdom
sig/sige victory
sith ?
stan stone
swith/swid strong
theof thief
theow servant, slave, follower
thryth/thryd force, strength, majesty
w(e)alch/w(e)alh foreigner, slave
weald/wald power, rule
wela ?
wic dwelling place, village
wict/wiht creature, person
wine/wini friend, protector
wiw/wiu holy
wuda/widu/wudu wood
wulf/ulf wolf
wyn/wynn joy, delight

 

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