Hunfriþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Hūnafriþu, equivalent to hūn (“bear cub”) + friþ (“peace”). Cognate with English Humphrey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxuːnˌfriθ/, [ˈhuːnˌfriθ]

Proper noun

Hūnfriþ m

1. a male given name

References

• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 36, line 28, recorded as "Hunfrith".