𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 (sunja) +‎ *𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (*friþus). Why the attested form ends in -as is unclear. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Proper noun

𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰𐍃 • (sunjaifriþas) m

1. a male given name
   • Naples Deed, c. 550:

     𐌹𐌺 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰𐍃 𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌺𐍉𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐍆𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌼 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 ·𐌾· ...

     ik sunjaifriþas diakōn handau meinai ufmēlida jah andnēmum skilliggans ·j· ...

     I, Sunjaifriþas the deacon, signed by hand, and we received sixty shillings ...

Descendants

• → Latin: Sunifredus, Suniefredus
• → Catalan: Sunifred
• → Spanish: Seniofredo, Sunifredo
• → English: Suniefred