Frideswide
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Old English friþ 'peace' + Old English swīþ from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz 'strong'.
The name of a 7th-8th C Anglo-Saxon princess and saint.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1542 Fresewith BEmar-vol1 p. 2;
1553 Fridaysweede StAnthonlin p. 10;
1559 Fresewith BEmar-vol1 p. 6;
1568 Frideswide BUmar-vol2 p. 61;
1571 Fryswyth BEmar-vol2 p. 129;
1572 Friswith OrpingtonKe p. 4;
1574 Phriswyth BEmar-vol2 p. 129;
1581 Friswith OrpingtonKe p. 6;
1582 Friswith ibid. p. 6;
1589 Friswid BEmar-vol1 p. 13;
1591 Friswith ibid. p. 14
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Frideswide". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Frideswide.