Guthlac

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GenderBoyOriginAnglo-SaxonSay itGUTH-lakPopularityextremely rare
Pronounced GUTH-lak

About the name Guthlac

Guthlac was a warrior-turned-hermit who lived alone in the Fens battling visions and demons, later inspiring an epic Old English poem. It's rugged and singular.

Introspective yet fierce, forged by inner struggle.

Fun fact

Crowland Abbey was built on the site of his hermitage in the Lincolnshire fens.

Nicknames for Guthlac

Guth

Variations

Guthlacus

Famous people named Guthlac

  • Saint Guthlac of Crowland (hermit)

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