Vidar

See also: vidar and Viðar

English

Etymology

From Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”).

Proper noun

Vidar

1. (Norse mythology) A god, son of Odin.

Anagrams

• Arvid

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Víðarr.

Proper noun

Vidar

1. (Norse mythology) Vidar.
2. (rare) a male given name

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Via (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²viːar/, (newer and literary) /²viːdar/

Proper noun

Vidar m

1. (Norse mythology) Vidar, son of Odin
2. a male given name from Old Norse

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Vidar”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
• Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 062 males with the given name Vidar living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 3rd November, 2022.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Víðarr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1827.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Vidar c (genitive Vidars)

1. (Norse mythology) Vidar.
2. a male given name

Anagrams

• Arvid, driva, virad, vrida