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A given name in Icelandic
[ˈvjɛː.tiːs] · Icelandic
01 / Meaning & origin
Védís is a feminine given name documented in Icelandic.
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VEDIS— “sacred sprite”
It is tempting to refer such names as these to _wit_ and _wise_, both from _vidjan_, to know, and to think of the _vedas_; but the wood and its spirit of consecration is the real source of all these, as of Vebiorn, Vebrandr, Vedis, Vedornn, Vegeir, Velaug, Vemundr, Vedny, Vedhelm, Vedhild, Vestan, all names of the North. Verena, the gentle mother of Sintram, may, perhaps, be meant for Vedrun, which would mean sacred wisdom, or for Vedrid, sacred eagerness; just as Sigrid has…
It is tempting to refer such names as these to _wit_ and _wise_, both from _vidjan_, to know, and to think of the _vedas_; but the wood and its spirit of consecration is the real source of all these, as of Vebiorn, Vebrandr, Vedis, Vedornn, Vegeir, Velaug, Vemundr, Vedny, Vedhelm, Vedhild, Vestan, all names of the North. Verena, the gentle mother of Sintram, may, perhaps, be meant for Vedrun, which would mean sacred wisdom, or for Vedrid, sacred eagerness; just as Sigrid has formed Siri and Serena.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter II (Names From Teuton Mythology), Section XI (Ve) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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