Hunlaf

Old English

Etymology

From hūn (“bear cub”) and lāf (“remains, legacy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxuːnˌlɑːf/, [ˈhuːnˌlɑːf]

Proper noun

Hūnlāf m

1. a male given name

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 1433 (Record of the settlement of a dispute between Heahberht, bishop, and the familia at Berkeley, Gloucs., concerning land at Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucs.), Hunlaf is mentioned as "Hunlaf" in the old text section.
• Electronic Sawyer S 50 (Ealdwulf, king, to Hunlaf, his comes: grant, in order to found a minster, of 16 hides (casata) at Stanmer, Lindfield and Burleigh, Sussex, with confirmation by Offa, king of Mercia), Hunlaf is mentioned as "Hunlabe" in the text and old text sections and "Hunlaf" in the translation section.