Hunwald

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Hūnwald, equivalent to hūn (“bear cub”) + wald (“powerful, mighty”). Cognate with French Hunaud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxuːnˌwɑld/, [ˈhuːnˌwɑɫd]

Proper noun

Hūnwald m

1. a male given name

References

• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 24, line 13, recorded as "Hunuald".