Name Element HATHU - Behind the Name

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old Saxon word meaning "battle, combat".

Other Languages & Cultureshaþu(Frankish) haþus(Gothic) haþuz(Old Germanic) hadu(Old High German) hǫð(Old Norse)

Given Name DescendantsVillads(Danish) Willehad(Germanic)

Same Spellinghaþu

Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry *hathu, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.

Entry added December 7, 2022