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