Given name
Hloþewig
“loud”·“war”
Hloþewig is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hloþewig is built from elements meaning “loud” and “war”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdawīg, built from Old English hlūd (“loud”) + wīġ (“war”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Hloþewig’s family of names
In Old English usage, Hloþewig has a related form in Hlōþwīġ.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Hloþewig, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Cynewig
“lineage, clan” · “battle”
>99% boys
Beornwig
“man, warrior” · “war, battle”
>99% boys
Earnwig
“eagle” · “battle”
>99% boys
Æþelwig
“noble” · “battle”
>99% boys
Marwig
Marwig is a masculine given name from Old High German, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in German.
>99% boys
Leoberht
“shelter, protection” · “bright”
>99% boys
Ælfwig
“elf” · “battle”
>99% boys
Lankinen
“long”
—