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Ælfgifu
Girl NameAnglo-Saxon Origin
Meaning
Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and giefu "gift". This was the name of the first wif
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Ælfgifu of Northampton
Ælfgifu of Northampton ( 990 – after 1036) was the first wife of Cnut the Great, King of England and Denmark, and mother of Harold Harefoot, King of England.
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Ælfgifu of Exeter
Ælfgifu of Exeter was an Anglo-Saxon saint, of unknown date or origin, whose relics were held by Exeter Cathedral.
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Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (died c.
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