Gudmund
m.
Old High German, Old Dutch got, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god 'god, deity' + Old English mund 'protector', Old Saxon mund, Old High German munt 'hand, protection'.
The name of a semi-legendary Norse king of Jotunheim.
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Gudmundi (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 19
- Sweden
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- Old Swedish
- ● 1383 Godhmunder SRA-vol2 no. 1946,
Gudhmunder ibid. no. 1938
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gudmund". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Gudmund.