German Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “strong as a spear”
[1] aus dem Althochdeutschen, Bedeutung: stark wie ein Speer
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- German Wiktionary: SwidgerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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“strong as a spear”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Swidger is recorded as a given name in Wiktionary. German Wiktionary gives the meaning “strong as a spear”.
Meaning: “strong as a spear”
[1] aus dem Althochdeutschen, Bedeutung: stark wie ein Speer
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SWIDGER— “strong spear”
Suintila was an old Gothic king of Spain, Swithbert, one of the early Anglo-Saxon missionaries, especially honoured as the converter of the kindred land of Friesland, where he was revered as St. Swibert. Swithelm was another Saxon form; but the most noted amongst us was Swithun, the bishop of Winchester, tutor to King Alfred, and endowed with many supposed miracles, the best known of which was the forty days' rain, by which, like other honest English saints, he testified his…
Suintila was an old Gothic king of Spain, Swithbert, one of the early Anglo-Saxon missionaries, especially honoured as the converter of the kindred land of Friesland, where he was revered as St. Swibert. Swithelm was another Saxon form; but the most noted amongst us was Swithun, the bishop of Winchester, tutor to King Alfred, and endowed with many supposed miracles, the best known of which was the forty days' rain, by which, like other honest English saints, he testified his displeasure at having his bones meddled with. The Germans have had Swidburg, Swintfried, Swidger; but in general this has served as a feminine termination, as in Melicent, Frediswid, and in all the many _swiths_ and _swinds_ of the Franks and Goths.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter VI (Descriptive Names), Section VI (Power) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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