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Anglo-Saxon names used by kings, princes, and the clergy alike during the Middle Ages that contained the Old English element weald, meaning "power, leader, ruler".
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Walter
German
"army ruler"
Walter was seen as a noble name in the Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Walter Scott era, but it then spent decades in baby name limbo. Now quite a few independent-minded parents are looking at it as a…
Harold
Scandinavian
"army ruler"
The name of the last Anglo-Saxon king of England before the Norman conquest, and a name that's long been associated with a pipe-smoking, bespectacled grandpa or uncle. After years in style limbo,…
Aelfwald
Aelfwold
Aethelwald
Arnold
English from German
"ruler, strong as an eagle"
Strange as it may now seem, the venerable St. Arnold was a Greek by birth, a musician who became a member of the court of Charlemagne. The name is said to have been introduced into Britain by the…
Arwald
Atwald
Beorhtweald
Beorhtwald
Beornwald
Beretuald
Berhtwald
Berthwald
Bertwald
Bretwald
Brihtwald
Britwold
Cenwald
Ceolwald