The first element is perhaps derived from Germanic *az-, "point, edge" or "fear, anxiety." The second element, -fastr is from the OW.Norse adjective fastr "firm, fast, strong." Found in the runic accusative form afast. Aðísl, Gísi, Gísl, Gís(l)-, -gísl/-gilsįound in Sweden in the Latin form Afwastus and in the Old Swedish form Avæst. Short forms of names in Gís(l)-, -gísl or -gils include Gísi, Gísl or Gísli. Runic examples include the nominative form aþisl and the accusative form aþisl.
Found in Old Swedish as Adhils and in OW.Norse as Aðils. Overall this name-element has a sense of "a shaft typical of a weapon or a part of a weapon." The name may also be linked to OW.Norse gísl "hostage".
The second element -gils is an alternate form of -gísl and is related to Longobard gísil, "arrow-shaft" OW.Norse geisl "staff", and Old Icelandic geisli, "sun-shaft, sun beam". valdrįor the first element Að- see above. The second element -valdr is from Old Icelandic valdr, "ruler" may also occur as -valdi, -aldr, or -aldi. stæinnįor the first element Aðal- see above. The second element -steinn is identical with Old Icelandic steinn, "stone". RíkR, -ríkRįor the first element Aðal- see above. When occurring as the second element in a compound name, -ríkR also is understood as partly derived from the noun *rík(a)z "ruler, sovereign" an early Germanic loan-word from Celtic rix (compare with Gothic reiks and Latin rex, "king"). The second element -ríkr also exists as the weakened form -rekr and derives from the OW.Norse adjective ríkr, which in turn is from Germanic *rikiaR "mighty, distinguished, rich". Að-, -raðrįor the first element Aðal- see above. The second element -ráðr is identical with Old Icelandic ráð, "counsel, advice". Aðalmærki, Aðal-įor the first element Aðal- see above. The runic accusative form aþal:miki is found, but it is unclear which of the two second elementes listed here is represented.įJ pp. The second element -mærki is from OW.Norse merki "sign banner." The second element -mækiR is from OW.Norse mækir "sword". brandrįor the first element Aðal- see above. The second element -brandr is identical with OW.Norse brandr, "sword, sword-blade."
Að-įor the first element Aðal- see above. Names in Að- or Aðal- derive from *aþa or aðal, "noble, foremost, premier". The first element is perhaps derived from Germanic *az-, "point, edge" or "fear,anxiety." The second element, -diarfR is from the OW.Norse adjective djarfr "bold, brave, daring, courageous." Runic examples include the nominative forms aterfr, and the accusative forms aterf, atiarf.ĬV p. Abbi, Ábiorn, Á-, -biorn, Biarniįound in Old Swedish as Adiærf. A short form of masculine names in Bjarn- or -bjorn is Bjarni.įJ pp. The short form of this name is Abbe or Abbi. This name is found in Old Danish and in Old Swedish as Abiorn. The second element -bjorn is identical with Old Icelandic bjorn, "bear". Later forms derived from *anu may show Ó-, resulting in name pairs such as Áleifr and its parallel later form Óláfr. The Á- first element may either derive from *ana, "all," or from *anu, "ancestor," or from Germanic *az-, "point, edge anxiety, fear". May be found in the Anglo-Scandinavian names Abbe (1142), Habb' (c. Runic examples include the nominative forms abiarn,, , abiun,, abiur. Runic examples include the nominative form abi and the accusative form aba. Found in Found in Old Danish as Abbi and in Old Swedish as Abbe.
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įor full details on any source referenced, please see the Bibliography.Ī B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Þ Språk- och folkminnes-institutet (Institute forĭialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research). (Dictionary of Namesįrom Old Norse Runic Inscriptions). Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. CV = Cleasby, Richard and Guðbrandr Vigfusson.In the list below, I have abbreviated certain source references as follows: These have been included, but are shown with the headword in a greyed-out text, for example, Ákimann. Some of my sources listed names that were either hypothetical forms re-constructed based on place-name and later personal name evidence, or else doubtful interpretations from runic evidence. At this point, I'm aware that the page is really too large, and I'm working out better methods of presentation. As my knowledge of Norse naming grows, I will keep revising and updating this page. This webpage is, and will probably always be, under development.
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