This kind of nickname, like “Cheddar Man” or “Otzi the Iceman,” is a common practice in archaeology when human remains need to be discussed and no actual name is recoverable.

The nickname gives a handle for reference without fabricating identity.

His actual name is unknown.

It may have been a common English name of the period: Aelfric, Godwin, Leofric.

Or it may have been a Scandinavian name: Thorkel, Gunnar, Ketill.

Or it may have been a Norman French name if he or his family had Norman origins.

It could have been anything.

The bones cannot say.