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Guilfrei

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Galician

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Witnesses to a Galician charter dated in 961: Mirellus, Viliefredus, Sedeges, Euenandus, Adolinus, Sedonius, Victimirus, Ermoygus, Lucidus, Petrus, Utantio, Menendus, Ueremudus, Prouecindus, Ermegildus, Eldebredus, Trasuarius, Adulfus, Eruigius, Sisnandus, Berane, Astrulfus, Riquila, Petrus.

Etymology

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From a lost common noun (vila, agro, castro, busto vel sim) and the name of a 5th-10th centuries landowner, Late Latin Viliefredi, genitive of the personal name Viliefredus; from a Suevic or Gothic personal name, from Proto-Germanic *Wiljafriþuz, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“will”) and *friþuz (“peace”).[1]

Compare Catalan Guifré and English Wilfred.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Guilfrei

  1. A parish of Becerreá, Lugo, Galicia

See also

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References

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  • “Guilfrei” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  1. ^ Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2014) Antroponimia medieval galega (ss. VIII–XII)‎[1], De Gruyter, →ISBN, retrieved 26 September 2018, page 451
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