DYR

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Proto-Norse

1) *diūR = 'deer, wild animal'

Old Norse

1) dýr = 'deer', 'wild animal'
1) dýr = 'wild animal' (esp. 'elk', 'deer', 'reindeer)'
1) dȳr = 'deer', 'wild animal'
2) dýrr = 'dear', 'precious'
2) dȳrr = 'dear', 'precious'

Gothic

1) dius = 'deer', 'wild animal'

Old Frisian

1) diār = 'deer', 'wild animal'
2) diūre = 'dear', 'precious'

Old Saxon

1) dior = 'deer', 'wild animal'
2) diuri = 'dear', 'precious'

Old High German

1) tior = 'deer', 'wild animal'
2) tiuri = 'dear', 'precious'

Old English

1) déor = 'deer', 'wild animal'
2) díore = 'dear', 'precious'
2) díere = 'dear', 'precious'

Icelandic

2) dýr = 'dear', 'precious'

Related Names

See DiúRi, Darling (2)

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BJÖRN	see Dýrbiǫrn
BORG	see Dýrborg
FINN	see Dýrfinna
GEIR	see DiúrgæiRR
HILD	see Dýrhildr
LAUG	see Dýrlaug
LEIF	see Dýrleif
MUND	see Dýrmundur
OLINA	see Dýrólína
UNN	see Dýrunn
VER	see DýRvéR
VIN	see Dýrvina

First Element Forms

DiúR- Dyr- Dýr- DýR-