Þróndr

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Otterbjörk[1], originally a byname, meaning “man from Trøndelag” (a region in Norway). According to Vågslid[2], from the stem of the Old Norse verb þróast (to prosper).

Proper noun

Þróndr m

  1. a male given name.

Descendants

  • Faroese: Tróndur
  • Icelandic: Þrándur
  • Norwegian: Trond, Trånd
  • Swedish: Trond

References

  1. ^ Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964
  2. ^ Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN