Geirmund
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