Given name

Cuþlac

“will, desire”·“play, music”

Cuþlac is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cuþlac is built from elements meaning “will, desire” and “play, music”.

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Where it comes from

Cuþlac comes from Proto-West Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-West Germanic *Kunþalaik, built from Proto-West Germanic *kunþ (“will, desire”) + *laik (“play, music”).

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