Willegis
m.
Old High German willo 'will' + Old High German gīsal 'pledge, hostage'.
The name of an 11th C German saint.
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 974 Vuilligisus (nom) quix-vol1 89;
983 Uuilligisi (gen) HambUrk-vol1 XLVI;
985 Willigisi (gen) quix-vol1 90;
988 Uuilligisi (gen) HambUrk-vol1 LI,
Willigisi (gen) ibid. XLIX;
997 Wiligisi (gen) quix-vol1 91,
Willegisi (gen) ibid. 16,
Willigisi (gen) ibid. 17;
1000 Willigisi (gen) ibid. 19;
1001 Uuilligisi (gen) HambUrk-vol1 LV;
1003 Willigisi (gen) ibid. LVI;
1005 Uuillegisi (gen) quix-vol1 56,
Wilsegisi (gen) ibid. 20
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Willegis". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Willegis.