Widukind

German

Alternative forms

• Wittekind (archaic)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Saxon Widukind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːduˌkɪnt/

Proper noun

Widukind m (proper noun, strong, genitive Widukinds or (with an article) Widukind)

1. (history) Widukind (Saxon chieftain)
2. a male given name of rare usage

Related terms

surnames

• Wedeken
• Wedekin
• Wedekind
• Wedekindt
• Wedeking
• Weking
• Widekind
• Widekindt
• Wittekind
• Wittekindt

Old Saxon

Etymology

From widu (“wood”) +‎ kind (“child”). Compare Middle High German Witekint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiduˌkind/

Proper noun

Widukind m (indeclinable)

1. (historical) the Saxon leader Widukind