FAST

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*fastu- = 'firmly', 'fast'

Old Norse

fastr = 'firmly', 'fast', 'strong'

Old High German

fasti = 'firmly', 'fast'
festi = 'firmly', 'fast'

Old Saxon

fast = 'firmly', 'fast'
fasti = 'firmly', 'fast'
festi = 'firmly', 'fast'

Related Names

See Fasti, Fasting

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Alfastr (Norse)
AGI	see Áfastr (Norse)
ALA	see Alfastr (Norse)
ALF	see Alfastr (Norse)
ARN	see Arnfastr (Norse)
AS	see Ásfastr (Norse)
AST	see Ástfastur (Norse)
AUD	see Ödhvast (Norse)
BJÖRN	see Fastbiǫrn (Norse)
BORG	see Borgfastr (Norse)
EGG	see Áfastr (Norse)
EY	see Eyfastr (Norse)
FRÍÐ	see Fastríðr (Norse)
GEIR	see FastgæiRR (Norse) and GæiRfastr (Norse)
GERD	see Fastgærðr (Norse)
GINN	see Ginnfastr (Norse)
GUD	see Guðfastr (Norse)
HAD	see Fastaðr (Norse)
HARD	see Fasthart (German)
HEÐIN	see Heðinfastr (Norse)
HEID	see Fasthæiðr (Norse)
HER	see Fastarr (Norse) and Fasther (German) and Härvast (Norse)
HJALM	see Hialmfastr (Norse)
HOLM	see Holmfastr (Norse)
HUN	see Húnfastr (Norse)
IGUL	see Ígulfastr (Norse)
ING	see Ingifastr (Norse)
JÓ	see Iófast (Norse)
JOR	see Iǫfurfast (Norse)
KETILL	see Kætilfastr (Norse)
LAUG	see Fastlaug (Norse)
MAGN	see Mäginvast (Norse)
MUND	see Fastmundr (Norse)
NY	see Fastný (Norse)
RAGN	see Ragnfastr (Norse)
RUN	see Fastrun (Norse) and Rúnfastr (Norse)
SE	see Säfast (Norse)
SIG	see Sigfastr (Norse)
STEIN	see Stæinfastr (Norse)
STYR	see Styrfastr (Norse)
ULF	see FastulfR (Norse)
VI	see Vífastr (Norse) and Faství (Norse)
VID	see Viðfastr (Norse) and Fastvidh (Norse)
VIG	see Vígfastr (Norse)
ÞEGN	see Fastþegn (Norse)
ÞING	see Þingfastr (Norse)
ÞOR	see Þórfastr (Norse)

See also Hafrafasti (Norse), Trófastr (Norse)

First Element Forms

Fast-
Föst- Fǫst-

Last Element Forms

-fast -fasta -fasti -fastr -fastur
-fwastus
-fǫst
-uasther -uastus
-vast -wast -vaster
-væst