Given name
Vortigern
“the supreme king”
Vortigern is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “the supreme king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “the supreme king.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
From Late Latin Vortigernus, from Proto-Brythonic *Gworθɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *Uɸortigernos.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Vortigern’s family of names
In English usage, Vortigern has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Guorthegirnus. In English usage, Vortigern has a conventional equivalent in the Welsh form Gwrtheyrn. In English usage, Vortigern has a related form in Voertigern.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vortigern has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Englishwhere Vortigern comes from · 4 names
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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