Edwy
m.
Old English ēad 'riches, wealth' + Old English wig 'war, battle'.
The name of a 10th C king of England.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 967 Edwi (acc) CDAS DXXXII;
1189 Edwi (nom) GASurv p. 177
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Edwy (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 8
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Edwy". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Edwy.