Byrhtheah

== Old English == === Etymology === From Old English byrht (“bright”) + hēah (“high, tall”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbyrxtˌxæ͜ɑːx/, [ˈbyrˠxtˌhæ͜ɑːx] === Proper noun === Byrhthēah m a male given name, variant of Beorhthēah ==== Usage notes ==== The forms given in the declension table are expected but unattested. Attested forms of names ending in -hēah are typically written with genitives in -hēages ==== Declension ==== === References === Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 51, line 23, recorded as "Byrtheah" in Late Old English.