Given name
Aldgils
“old, wise”·“hostage”
Aldgils is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aldgils is built from elements meaning “old, wise” and “hostage”.
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How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Aldagīsl, built from Proto-West Germanic *ald (“old, wise”) + *gīsl (“hostage”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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