Given name

Hroþwald

“glory, triumph”·“powerful, mighty”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hroþwald is built from elements meaning “glory, triumph” and “powerful, mighty”.

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Where it comes from

Hroþwald comes from Proto-West Germanic.

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How it developed

From Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiwald, built from Old English hrēþ (“glory, triumph”) + wald (“powerful, mighty”).

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