Given name
Ælfweard
“elf”·“guard, guardian”
Ælfweard is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ælfweard is built from elements meaning “elf” and “guard, guardian”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Albiward, built from Proto-West Germanic *albi (“elf”) + *ward (“guard, guardian”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
People named Ælfweard
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