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Vortigern

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

Proper noun

Vortigern

  1. A male given name from Proto-Brythonic, of historical usage, notably borne by Vortigern, a legendary 5th-century British ruler.
    • Among the nobles of Britain was a prince called Vortigern.1905, Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, Our Island Story, page 33

Forms of Vortigern

alternative formVortiger
alternative formVortigan
alternative formVoertigern
alternative formVortigen

Origin of Vortigern

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

Questions about Vortigern

What does Vortigern mean?
Vortigern means a male given name from Proto-Brythonic, of historical usage, notably borne by Vortigern, a legendary 5th-century British ruler.
What part of speech is Vortigern?
Vortigern is a proper noun.

Words near Vortigern in the dictionary

  1. vorticular
  2. vorticularly
  3. Vortigan
  4. Vortigen
  5. Vortiger
  6. Vortigern
  7. vortiginous
  8. vortilon
  9. vortilons
  10. vortioxetine
  11. vortograph

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