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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Ortgis m. Old High German ort 'point (of a spear or sword)' + Proto-Germanic *gaisa, *gaiza 'arrow'.

Germany
Latin
c1235 Ortgiso (abl) UrkHan 1, Ortgisus (nom) ibid. 1
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ortgis". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Ortgis.