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Contents
Origin and Meaning
Germanic name element (see also LEW, LJUD)
Ancient Germanic
*leudi- = 'folk', 'people' [1]
Old Norse
lýðr = 'folk', 'people' [2]
ljóðr = 'folk', 'people' [2] [3]
Old High German
liut = 'folk', 'people' [1] [4]
Old Saxon
liud = 'folk', 'people' [1]
Related Names
See Leo, Lita, Ludiko, Lücke, Lydika
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| BALD | see Liutbald (German) |
| BJÖRN | see Lýðbiǫrn (Norse) |
| BRAND | see Liutbrand (German) |
| EY | see Ljóðey (Norse) |
| GEIR | see *Leudigaizaz (Norse) and Liudiger (German) and Leodgær (English) |
| HARD | see Liuthard (German) |
| HER | see *Leudiharjaz (Norse) and Liutheri (German) and Leodhere (English) |
| RIK | see Lydrik (Norse) |
| SWIND | see Leudesinda (German) |
| ULF | see Liutwolf (German) and Ljóðolfr (Norse) |
| VALD | see Lydvald (Norse) |
| VAR | see *Leudiwarjaz (Norse) |
| VIN | see Liutwin (German) |
First Element Forms
Leo-
Leod-
Leude-
*Leudi-
Li-
Lid-
Liudi-
Liut-
Lu-
Lud-
Luit-
Lut-
Lyd-
Lüd-
Lýð-
Last Element Forms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn (2004)
- ↑ Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)