Garwald

Old English

Alternate Forms

*Gārweald

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀwald, equivalent to Old English gār (“spear”) + wald (“mighty, powerful”). Cognate with English Gerald.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːrˌwɑld/, [ˈɡɑːrˌwɑɫd]

Proper noun

Gārwald m

1. a male given name

References

• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 6, line 18, recorded as "Garuald"