Name Element SWANAZ

Type Word & Element
Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical)

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "swan" [1][2].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesswan(Anglo-Saxon) swan(Frankish) swan(Old Dutch) swan(Old High German) svanr(Old Norse) swan(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsSchwanhild, Swanhild, Swanhilda, Swanhilde(German) Swanahilda(Germanic) Svanhildur(Icelandic) Svanhild, Svanhildr(Norse Mythology) Svanhild(Norwegian) Swanahildiz(Old Germanic) Svanhildr(Old Norse)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 496.
  2. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 391.
Entry added December 7, 2022