[gothic-l] Question about Catualda

[M. Carver]

It is interesting to see the relationship among contemporary naming systems.
One can easily imagine the Germanic translation (completely cognate, too) of
Catualda = KHadhuwaldhaz (Go. Haduwalds, OE Haeþuweald).

Matþaius

> I suspect that the name is Celtic, Catu- 'battle' being a common element
> (e.g. Catubodus has an Old Irish equivalent in Cathbad, "Battlecrow".  The
> -ualda suffix, I believe, holds the IE root Val- "strength, rule" as in
> OIrish flaith (rulership), MWelsh gwlad (ruler),  ONorse valda (rule),
> OEnglish wealdan (rule) and Gothic waldan (rule).   I assume the name would
> mean something like "Lord of Battle",
> 
> But this may not be definitive, since, like Marcomanni, it could represent an
> amalgamation  of Celtic (Marco=horse) and Germanic (manni = men?).


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