Guilfrei
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From a lost common noun (vila, agro, castro, busto vel sim) and the name of a 5th-10th centuries landowner, Late Latin Viliefredi, genitive of the personal name Viliefredus; from a Suevic or Gothic personal name, from Proto-Germanic *Wiljafriþuz, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“will”) and *friþuz (“peace”).[1]
Compare Catalan Guifré and English Wilfred.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Guilfrei
See also edit
- Guilfrei on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References edit
- “Guilfrei” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.