Wigstan

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  • Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of WYSTAN.

WYSTAN   male   English (Rare)
From the Old English name Wigstan, composed of the elements wig "battle" and stan "stone". This was the name of a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon saint. It became rare after the Norman conquest, and in modern times it is chiefly known as the first name of the British poet W. H. Auden (1907-1973).
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ENGLISH: Wystan