Geirmund
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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Geirmunde (weak variant)
- Geirmunn, Gjermund, Giermund, Hjermund, Jermund, Jermunn (alternative spellings)
Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Geirmundr, from geirr (“spear”) -mundr (“protector”), cf. mund (“protection; bride gift”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Geirmundur, Swedish Germund, and Danish Germind.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Geirmund m (definite Geirmunden)
- a male given name from Old Norse
References
[edit]- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Geirmund”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
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