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

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Thank you very much. it's really interesting

Lorenzo

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "Francisc Czobor" <fericzobor at y...>
wrote:
> 
> 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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