Wedekind - Meaning of Wedekind

What does Wedekind mean?

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Wedekind

[ 3 syll. we-de-kin(d), wed-eki-nd ] The baby boy name Wedekind is pronounced as WEHDihKihND †. Wedekind is mainly used in German and it is of Germanic origin. It is a two-element name derived from the words 'witu' and 'kind' with the meanings wood, forest and child respectively. It was borne by Widukind (730-808), a Saxon leader who was the chief antagonist of Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars. In Germany, it is a common surname but rarely a first name.

The German Wedigo, the German Widukind, the German Wiedekind, and the German Wittekind are variant forms of the name.

See also the related categories, leader (king), wood, wars, and german.

Wedekind is not popular as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Wedekind include Widukind (German), Wiedekind (German), and Wittekind (German).

† English pronunciation for Wedekind: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"