[gothic-l] Names (was: Re: Ostrogothic coins pictures)

[Francisc Czobor]

Hello, Lorenzo

A list of attested Gothic names, with indication of etymology, you 
can find in Annex 3 of Koeblers Gotisches Wörterbuch: "Gotische Namen"
(http://www.koeblergerhard.de/germanistischewoerterbuecher/gotischeswo
erterbuch/GotischeNamen.pdf)
There is also a good site: "Gothic Names" 
(http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Salon/2385/gothnames.html)
which gives exactly what you need: the significance of the Gothic 
name elements.
Using these sources, the names listed by you could be explained as 
follows:

Theodoricus: thiuda- "people" + reiks "ruler / king"
Athalaricus: athala- "noble" + reiks "ruler / king"
Amalasuntha = Amalaswintha: Amala + swintha "strong" (fem.)
Eraricus: era- (aira-) ? (air "early" or era "era" ??) + 
reiks "ruler / king"
Matasuntha: ? mahta- "mighty" or matha "good" + swintha "strong" 
(fem.)
Theodahatus: thiuda- "people" + hathus "fight, struggle, battle"
Witiges: weiti "punishment" + geis < geisls "hostage"
Ildibaldus: hildi- "war" + badws "war"
Baduila: badw- "war" + -ila (diminutive suffix)
Totila: unknown etymology; in any case, a diminutive (because of the 
ending –ila)
Theia: probably a diminutive from an unknown full form

Best regards,
Francisc






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