Name Element WIDU

Type Word
Usage Old Saxon [1], Old Dutch (Hypothetical) [2], Frankish (Hypothetical)

Meaning & History

Old Saxon, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "tree, wood".

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureswudu(Anglo-Saxon) widuz(Old Germanic) witu(Old High German) viðr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsKvido, Quido(Czech) Foster, Guy(English) Vaast(Flemish) Gaston, Guy(French) Wide(Frisian) Guido(German) Wido, Widogast, Widukind(Germanic) Vedast, Vedastus(History) Gastone, Guido(Italian) Gvidas(Lithuanian) Vaast(Norman) Vaast(Picard) Gastón(Spanish)
Surname DescendantsWedekind(German) Guidi(Italian)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry widu, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.
  2. Köbler, Gerhard. Altniederfränkisches Wörterbuch, entry *widu, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/anfrkwbhinw.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022