Eadwig

Old English

Etymology

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌwiːj/

Proper noun

Ēadwīġ m

1. a male given name
2. Eadwig; King of Anglo-Saxon England.
3. Eadwig Basan; an eleventh-century English Monk.

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 594 (King Eadwig to Ælfwine, his familiar; grant of 15 hides (mansae) at Milton, Berks.), Eadwig is mentioned as "Eadwig" in the text section and the old text section.