Wigher
m.
Old Saxon, Old English wig, Old High German wīc 'war, battle' + Old High German heri 'host, army'.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Wigerii (gen) GASurv p. 182
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1404 Wygger BbRT p. 343;
1407 Wygger ibid. p. 344;
1436 Wyggher ibid. p. 359
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Wigheri (abl) TradCorb §180;
1061 Wiggerus (nom) quix-vol1 60;
1136 Wigerus (nom) ibid. 98;
1197 Wiggeri (gen) ibid. 83,
Wiggero (abl) ibid. 83,
Wiggerus (nom) ibid. 83
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Wigher". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Wigher.