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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Aylward m. Old English æþel, Old High German adal 'noble' + Old English weard, Old High German wart 'guard, ward'.

England
Latin
966 Æðelward (nom) CDAS DXXVIII; 967 Æðeluuard (nom) ibid. DXXXVI, Æðelweard (nom) ibid. DXXXIII; 994 Æðelwerd (nom) ibid. DCLXXXVI; 1189 Ailwardi (gen) GASurv p. 115, Alwardi (gen) ibid. p. 115, Alwardus (nom) ibid. p. 114, Eilward (nom) ibid. p. 138, Eilwardus (nom) ibid. p. 137
France
Latin
c823 Aloardus (nom) irminon-vol2 30, Palatiolum; 937x993 Aloardi (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 80
Germany
Latin
822x875 Adalwardo (abl) TradCorb §80
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Aylward". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Aylward.