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Hengist
Boy NameAncient Germanic Origin
Meaning
Of Germanic origin, meaning "stallion". Hengist and his brother Horsa were the leaders of the first
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Hengist and Horsa
Hengist and Horsa are Germanic brothers said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in the 5th century.
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Hengist, King of Kent
Hengist, King of Kent, or The Mayor of Quinborough is a Jacobean stage play by Thomas Middleton of the 1610s, but first published in 1661.
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