Ealdgifu

Female
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Discussion of the name

Ealdgifu is an Old English feminine name comprising the elements eald ‘old, experienced, honoured’ and gifu ‘gift’.

The only entry in the PASE corpus is for Ealdgifu 1, a catch-all category for occurrences in DB.

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Aldeue, Ældeua, Eldeua, Eldeue

Spellings in Exon: Aldeua

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Ealdgifu

  Phillimore edition: Aldeva (Aldgifu, Ealdgifu in Index)

  Alecto edition: Ealdgifu

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
Berkshire 65,13 East Hendred Ældeua Ealdgifu 'of Hendred' - Ealdgifu, free woman - 1.00 1.00 0.25 B Map
Somerset 28,1 Horsington Eldeua Ealdgifu 'of Horsington' - - - 10.75 9.77 0.00 B Map
Totals

Tenant-in-Chief 1086 demesne estates (no subtenants)

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
Berkshire 65,13 East Hendred Ældeua Ealdgifu 'of Hendred' - Ealdgifu, free woman - 1.00 1.00 0.25 B Map
Totals

Lord 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
Buckinghamshire 12,4 Amersham Aldeua Siward, the man of Ealdgifu Ealdgifu Robert, count of Mortain Almær 'of Hardwick' 0.50 1.00 1.00 D Map
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