Þróndr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Þrándr

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 82-991668-0-2