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BRAND
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Origin and Meaning
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| Viking swords Image by viciarg,[1] License: Creative Commons, CC-BY-SA |
Old Norse
brandr = (burning) 'log', 'pole' [2] [3]
brandr = 'fire', 'torch' [2] [3] [4]
brandr = 'sword', 'swordblade' [2] [3] [4]
Old Saxon
brand = 'fire' [5]
brand = 'flaming sword' [5]
Old High German
brant = 'sword', 'swordblade'
Related Names
See Brandr (Norse), *Branda (Norse), Prando (German)
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| ADAL | see Adalbrand (German) |
| ALF | see Brandalfr |
| AS | see Ásbrandr |
| DIS | see Branddís |
| EY | see Eibrand |
| GEIR | see Geirbrandr (Norse) and Gerbrand (German) |
| GERD | see Gardbrand |
| GUD | see Guðbrandr (Norse) and Gotbrant (German) |
| HER | see *Brandaharjaz (Norse) and Branheri (German); Herbrandr (Norse) |
| HILD | see Hildebrand (German) |
| KOL | see Kolbrandr |
| KRIST | see Kristbrandur |
| LYD | see Liutbrand |
| SIG | see *Sigbrandr (Norse) and Sigibrand (German) |
| ULF | see Brandulfr (Norse) and Brandolf (German) |
| VAL | see Valbrandr |
| VI | see Vébrandr |
| VIG | see Vígbrandur |
| VILL | see Willebrand (German) |
| ÞANG | see Þangbrandr |
| ÞOR | see Þorbrandr |
| ÞRUÐ | see Brandþrúður |
First Element Forms
Bran-
Brand-
*Branda-
Brönd-
Brǫnd-
Last Element Forms
-bram
-brand
-brandr
-branðr
-brandur
-brant
-brandt
References
- ↑ Wikimedia Commons: Image by viciarg, source & license
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lena Peterson: Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn (2004)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
