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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Ancient Germanic 1.2 Proto Norse 1.3 Old Norse 1.4 Old High German 1.5 Old Saxon 1.6 Anglo-Saxon 1.7 Old English 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

See also BOD and BOT - these name elements are often very difficult to tell apart.

Ancient Germanic

*badwo (f) = 'battle' ^[1]
*baðwō = 'battle' ^[2]
*badwaz (m) = 'battle' ^[1]

Proto Norse

baþu = 'battle' ^[3]

Old Norse

bǫð = 'battle' ^[2]

Old High German

batu = 'battle, thrust'

Old Saxon

badu = 'battle' ^[4]

Anglo-Saxon

beado = 'battle' ^[1]

Old English

beadu = 'battle' ^[1]

Related Names

See Boddi

Combinations

Name Element	Example
FRID	see *Baðu-friðuR
HER	see Bǫðvarr
HILD	see Böðvildr (Norse) and Baduhilt (German)
LIND	see Betlinde (German)
NY	see Bǫðný
VEIG	see Böðveig

First Element Forms

Badu- Bat-
Be- Bet-
Bod- Bodv-
Bot-
Böð- Bǫð- Bødv- Böðv- Bǫðv-

References

1. ↑ Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
2. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
3. ↑ Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
4. ↑ Wilhelm Schlaug: Die altsächsischen Personennamen vor dem Jahre 1000 (1962)