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GINN
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Origin and Meaning
Germanic name element of uncertain meaning, maybe:
Old Norse
ginna = 'to decoy', 'entice', 'enchant', 'fool', 'dupe', 'deceive' [1] [2]
ginna = 'deceive', 'bewitch' [3]
Related Names
See Ginna
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| FAST | see Ginnfastr |
| HER | see Ginnarr |
| LAUG | see Ginnlaug |
First Element Forms
References
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
- ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
- ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)