Wulfgyth

Female
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Discussion of the name

Wulfgyth is an Old English feminine name comprising the elements wulf ‘wolf’ and gyð ‘combat, battle, war’; confusion with some forms of the masculine name Wulfgeat is possible if the gender of the bearer is not known (von Feilitzen 1937: 280-1, 419-20).

There are six entries under Wulfgyth in the PASE corpus, of which Wulfgyth 1-5 occur between c.901 and c.1053 and Wulfgyth 6 is a catch-all category for occurrences in DB.

Bibliography

von Feilitzen 1937: Olof von Feilitzen, The Pre-Conquest Personal Names of Domesday Book, Nomina Germanica 3 (Uppsala: Almqvist and Wiksells, 1937)

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Vluuid, Vued

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Wulfgyð

  Phillimore edition: Wulfgith, Wulfwy

  Alecto edition: Wulfgyth, Wulfwith

Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

Holder 1066

Shire Phil. ref. Vill DB Spelling Holder 1066 Lord 1066 Tenant-in-Chief 1086 1086 Subtenant Fiscal Value 1066 Value 1086 Value Conf. Show on Map
Wiltshire 25,19 Chenebvild Vluuid Wulfgyth 'of Chenebuild' - Ernulf de Hesdin Urse the man of Ermulf de Hesdin 2.50 1.00 1.25 C Map
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Subtenant in 1086

Shire Phil. ref. Vill DB Spelling Holder 1066 Lord 1066 Tenant-in-Chief 1086 1086 Subtenant Fiscal Value 1066 Value 1086 Value Conf. Show on Map
Essex B3a Colchester Vued - - William, king Wulfgyth, burgess of Colchester 0.00 0.00 0.00 C Map
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