Hwitaridh

Old Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, Hvite or hwit +‎ ridh. First attested in 1399.

• First half may be Hvite (“a male name”). It may also be hviter (“white”); the reason is unknown.
• Second half might be related with ryd (“clearing”). It may also be related with rör (“cairn”); if so, it might refer to the Vittaryd labyrinth.

Proper noun

Hwitaridh

1. A parish of Sunnerbo hundred, Finnveden; today's Vittaryd, Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden.