Gothic names

[gotenfreund]

Randulfs,

I have a Gothic etymological dictionary (Holthausen) which includes some reconstructed names. I haven't quite figured out how the author determined which ones he wanted to reconstruct, though, since it doesn't seem to include all Gothic names, just a random selection. He does includes multiple possibilities for some reconstructions, however, which is interesting. For example, *Grautungos, *Griutungos, *Grutungos, all for Greuthungi.

I should mention the book was originally published in 1934, so it's not exactly cutting-edge scholarship perhaps, but the price was right.

I also like seeing the names in their Gothic form.

Gotenfreund

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "r_scherp" <r_scherp at ...> wrote:
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> Hails!
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> I imagine someone here has taken the trouble to reconstruct the known Gothic names. I would be very interested in this. For example, Theoderic is actually Thiudareiks, meaning Ruler of the People. I suppose it won't always be possible to ascertain the originals and their meanings, but it always productive to give it thought. I am tired of seeing the names in Latin, English or Spanish.
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> Randulfs
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