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Megingoz

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Megingoz (also Meingoz, Megingaud, Megingod, Meingaud, etc.) is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It is a compound of roots meaning "strength" (cf. OHG magan) and Geats (cf. ON Gautar).[1] Latinizations include Megingaudus, Megimgausus, Maingaudus, Maingauldus, Magingotus, etc., whence forms like Mengold and Meingold.[2]

It may refer to:

References

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  1. ^ Thorvald Forssner, Continental-Germanic Personal Names in England in Old and Middle English Times (Uppsala, 1916), p. 183.
  2. ^ Jean-Pierre Brunterc'h, "Foulque, Adelard, Ingelger et les autres", in Giles Constable and Michel Rouche (eds.), Auctoritas: Mélanges offert à Olivier Guillot (Paris, 2006), p. 353.