Rodgeir

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Róðgeirr, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz, from *hrōþiz (“praise, fame”) + *gaizaz (“spear”). Cognate with Icelandic Hróðgeir and Swedish Rodger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ruːjɛɪr/

Proper noun

Rodgeir m (definite Rodgeiren)

1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Roger

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Rodgeir”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN