English Explanatory Dictionary

Vortigern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Proto-Brythonic, of historical usage, notably borne by Vortigern, a legendary 5th-century British ruler.

Word forms

Vortigern Vortiger Vortigan Voertigern Vortigen

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Vortigernus, from Proto-Brythonic *Gworθɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *Uɸortigernos, from *uɸor- (“over”) + *tigernos (“lord, ruler”).

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