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Germanic given names are
traditionally dithematic; that is, they are
formed from two elements, by
joining a
prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's...
- example:
Dithematic names are
built with two lexemes.
Kaleta 1995
notes that "In the case of Old
Germanic and Old
Slavic personal names, the
dithematic name...
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genealogy he
appears as Ceola, an
apparent hypocoristic [...]
implying a
dithematic Ceol-name;
while the
Genealogical Regnal List
declares Ceolwulf to be...
- any
Celtic language. Like
Germanic names,
early Celtic names are
often dithematic.
suffix -rix "ruler"
Ambiorix Boiorix Cingetorix Dumnorix Orgetorix Vercingetorix...
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elements in
early Germanic names. It
could figure as the
first element in
dithematic names, as in Wulfstan, but
especially as
second element, in the form -ulf...
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given name word root, drag
meaning "dear, beloved", in single-lexemed and
dithematic (two lexemes) names. Serbo-Croatian
Dragan (m.);
Dragana (f.) (with past...
- pre- ("very, much") and -drag ("dear, beloved"), both
common in
Slavic dithematic names. It
roughly means "very beloved". The
usual nickname is Peđa (Pedja)...
- eager, to care") and
slava ("glory, fame"), both very
common in
Slavic dithematic names. It
roughly means "eager glory". It is
known since the
Middle Ages...
- and name also used in
other West
Slavic languages such as
Czech Slavic dithematic name (of two lexemes),
derived from the
Slavic words veli/vyache/więce/više...
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Germanic and
Romance languages. Like many
other early Germanic names, it is
dithematic,
consisting of two
meaningful constituents put together. In this case...
