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Saxon Name Table
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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 |
Saxon Name Table
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