Gy&Eth;A

Old Norse and Icelandic form of GYTHA.

GYTHA   female   English (Archaic)
From Gyða, an Old Norse diminutive of GUÐRÍÐR. It was borne by a Danish noblewoman who married the English lord Godwin of Wessex in the 11th century. The name was used in England for a short time after that, and was revived in the 19th century.
GUDRíDR   female   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name derived from the elements guð "god" and fríðr "beautiful".
FULL FORMS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Guðríðr
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Gyða
DANISH: Gyda
ENGLISH: Githa, Gytha
ICELANDIC: Gyða