Eadgifu
Eadgifu (also: Eadgyfu, Edgifa, Edgiva, Eadgivu, Odgiva ) is an Anglo-Saxon female given name . The name is composed of the elements ead- (= "wealth, luck, prosperity") and -gifu / -giefu (= "gift, favor, grace, gift"). Significant namesake were:
- Eadgifu (France) , Queen of France (around 918–922, † after 951)
- Eadgifu (England) , Queen of England (around 920–924, † 968)
Individual evidence
- ^ Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE); on-line
- ^ Gerhard Köbler : Old English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 2003, online