Aldhelm
Aldhelm (also Ealdhelm, Ældhelm, Adelelmus, Althelmus, Adelme ) is an Anglo-Saxon male given name . The name is composed of the elements Eald- / Ald- (= "old, experienced") and helmet (= "Protection, defense, protector, master").
Significant namesake
- Aldhelm von Sherborne , (* around 639 in Wessex; † 25 May 709/710) first abbot in Malmesbury, Bishop of Sherborne
Individual evidence
- ↑ PASE ( Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England )
- ^ Gerhard Köbler : Old English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 2003, online