The story
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*unnaną“to grant, bestow”
- English todayHumphrey
Name of a 9th-century French saint, brought to England by Normans; Proto-Germanic *unnaną (“to grant, bestow”) + *friþuz (“peace”). In Ireland it has been used to Anglicize Irish Amhlaoibh (= Olaf).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.