Given name
Herradus
“army”·“advice, counsel”
Herradus is a masculine given name from Old High German. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Herradus is built from elements meaning “army” and “advice, counsel”.
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How it developed
From Old High German Herrat, built from Old High German heri (“army”) + rāt (“advice, counsel”).
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The story
First recorded in 8th C..
Herradus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Herradus has a related form in HERADIS. In Latin usage, Herradus has a related form in Herradis. In Latin usage, Herradus was borrowed from the Old High German form HERRAT.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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