Friþumund
Old English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Friþumundu, from Proto-Germanic *Friþumunduz. Equivalent to friþ (“peace”) + mund (“protector”). Cognate with Old High German Fridimunt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfre͜o.θoˌmund/, [ˈfre͜o.ðoˌmund]
Proper noun
Friþumund m
- a male given name
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 1482 (Will of Abba, reeve, concerning his property (the only named land being at Chillenden, Kent); with endorsement detailing the arrangements made by Heregyth, his wife, for an annual render to Christ Church, Canterbury, from an estate at Challock, Kent), Freoþomund is mentioned as "Freoðomund" in the text section, "Freo∂omund" in the old text section and "Freothomund" in the translation section.
- Electronic Sawyer S 1431b (Decree of a council of Clofesho concerning the lordship of minsters), Freoþomund is mentioned as "Freoðomund" in the text section and "Freo∂omund" in the old text section.