Joar
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
jo + -ar; from Old Norse Jóarr, from jór (“horse”) + herr (“army”), or a variant of Jógeirr, from geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Old Swedish Iōar.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Joar m (definite Joaren)
- a male given name from Old Norse
References edit
- Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Joar”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn, →ISBN