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