Egilona

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Girl · Germanic (Visigothic), uncertain

Egilona

Say it: eh-hee-LOH-nah

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Meaning

Uncertain, probably Visigothic Germanic.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Known almost entirely from the queen of the last Visigothic king, around 711.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

The Early Middle Ages400 to 800

Used by

Spanish Gothic

Famous bearers

Egilona, wife of King Roderic and later of the governor Abd al-Aziz

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Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.