Wido

Old Dutch

Etymology

Derived from Proto-West Germanic *Widō, a simple form of names that started with the naming element *widu-. Compare the cognate Old High German Wito, but also French Guy and Italian Guido, borrowings from the same source.

Proper noun

Wido m

  1. a male given name

Declension

Though the expected declension of a name ending on -o would be an-stem, place-names show that a-stem declension may also have been used:

Declension of Wido (masculine an-stem noun - no plural)
case singular
nominative Wido
accusative Widon
genitive Widin
dative Widin
Declension of Wido (masculine a-stem noun - contracted - no plural)
case singular
nominative Wido
accusative Wido
genitive Wides
dative Wide

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: Gwide (partially from French Guy)
    • Dutch: Gwijde

Further reading

  • Maurits Gysseling (1982) “Noordwesteuropese persoonsnaambestanddelen”, in Naamkunde. Jaargang 14‎[1] (in Dutch), page 94
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