6: Vagn Egillsson -New Name (NP)

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'Vagn' - This name appears in Hrana saga hrings and is also used as one of the by-names of the god Odinn in Gylfaginning, where it means `the watchful; the vigilant'. Geirr Bassi Haraldsson. The Old Norse Name. Studia Marklandica I. Olney, MD: Markland Medieval Militia. 1977. (Appendix H No Copy)

'Egillsson' - Patronymic Surname derived from Egill. From the Primitive Scandinavian *agilaR, related to Old Icelandic agi, "awe, terror". Found from the settlement of Iceland and throughout the whole period in Norway and Iceland. A few instances occur in Denmark as well. Anglo-Scandinavian forms occur in the place-names Eylscroft, Elsho, Neleshou, Eyleshou. Geirr Bassi Haraldsson. The Old Norse Name. Studia Marklandica I. Olney, MD: Markland Medieval Militia. 1977. (Appendix H No Copy)