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The Name Gytha - Origin and Meaning of Gytha
  



The Name Gytha - Origin and Meaning of Gytha


Gender

Feminine

Origin of the Name Gytha

Old English; Old Norse

Usage of the Name Gytha

Old English, English

Meaning of the Name Gytha

The name Gytha has two origins and meanings:
1. It comes from an Old English feminine name, which is derived from the Old English word "gyð" meaning "strife, war".
2. It could also be derived from the name Gyða, a pet form of the Old Norse name Guðríðr, which is derived from the Old Norse words "guð" - "god" and "fríðr" - "beautiful".

Famous Bearers

A bearer of the name is Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, an 11th-century noblewoman, the wife of Godwin, Earl of Wessex.
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