As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

STALLION. The animal. Ilengist, the A-Saxon invader's name, doubtless meant the same thing — hcngst, a stallion.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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