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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Wigfrid m. Old Saxon wig, Old High German wīc 'war, battle' + Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu 'peace'.

Germany
Latin
941 Wicfridi (nom) quix-vol1 11
Italy
Latin
1169 Wifredinum (acc) SDE3 II
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Wigfrid". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Wigfrid.