Given name
Beorhthelm
“bright”·“helmet”
Beorhthelm is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Beorhthelm is built from elements meaning “bright” and “helmet”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Berhtahelm, built from Proto-West Germanic *berht (“bright”) + *helm (“helmet”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Beorhthelm’s family of names
In Old English usage, Beorhthelm has a related form in Berhthelm.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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