Folcwald

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Folkwald, equivalent to folc (“people, popular”) + wald (“powerful, mighty”). Cognate with Old High German Folcold/Old High German Volchold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfolkˌwɑld/, [ˈfoɫkˌwɑɫd]

Proper noun

Folcwald m

1. a male given name

References

• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 20, line 34, recorded as "Folcuald"