Given name
Æþelwig
“noble”·“battle”
Æþelwig is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Æþelwig is built from elements meaning “noble” and “battle”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalawīg, built from Proto-West Germanic *aþal (“noble”) + *wīg (“battle”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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