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Ælfgifu (also Ælfgyfu; Elfgifa, Elfgiva, Elgiva) is an Anglo-Saxon feminine personal name, from ælf " elf" and gifu "gift". When Emma of Normandy, the later mother of Edward the Confessor, became queen of England in 1002, she was given the native Anglo-Saxon name of Ælfgifu to be used in formal and official contexts. [1]

Latinized forms of the name include forms such as Aelueua, Alueua, Alueue, Elgiva, Elueua, Aluiua, Aueue (etc.).

People called Ælfgifu:

Elgiva may also refer to:

See also

References

  1. ^ Florence of Worcester: Emmam, Saxonica Alfgivam vocatam; see Bolton Corney (July 1839). The Gentleman's Magazine. p. 44.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ælfgifu (also Ælfgyfu; Elfgifa, Elfgiva, Elgiva) is an Anglo-Saxon feminine personal name, from ælf " elf" and gifu "gift". When Emma of Normandy, the later mother of Edward the Confessor, became queen of England in 1002, she was given the native Anglo-Saxon name of Ælfgifu to be used in formal and official contexts. [1]

Latinized forms of the name include forms such as Aelueua, Alueua, Alueue, Elgiva, Elueua, Aluiua, Aueue (etc.).

People called Ælfgifu:

Elgiva may also refer to:

See also

References

  1. ^ Florence of Worcester: Emmam, Saxonica Alfgivam vocatam; see Bolton Corney (July 1839). The Gentleman's Magazine. p. 44.

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