JOR

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Wild Boar Image by Richard Bartz, licensed under Creative Commons

Ancient Germanic

*eƀura- = 'wild boar'

Proto-Norse

*eƀuraR = 'chief', 'king', originally 'wild boar'
*eƀuraR = 'wild boar', 'wild boar helmet'

Gothic

jornandes = 'wild boar'

Old Norse

*jorr = 'wild boar'
jǫfurr = 'chief', 'king'
jǫfur-r = 'chief', 'king' (poet.), actually 'wild boar'

Old High German

ebur = 'wild boar'

Old Saxon

evur = 'wild boar'

Old English

eofor = 'wild boar'

Single Element Names

See Ebbo, Eber, Efi, Eva, Jornandes, Jǫfurr

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ALF	see Joralf
BJÖRN	see Iǫfurbiǫrn
DIS	see Jordis
FAST	see Iǫfurfast (Norse)
FRID	see Eberfried (German)
FRÍÐ	see Iǫfurfríðr (Norse)
GERD	see Ebergart (German)
GISL	see *Jurgis (Norse)
GUNN	see Ebergunde (German)
HARD	see Eburhart (German)
HEID	see Jórheiðr (Norse)
HILD	see Iórhildr (Norse) and Eberhild (German)
KETILL	see Iórkæll
LAUG	see Jorlaug
LEIF	see Jorleiv
ODD	see Jorodd
STEIN	see Iǫfurstæinn
ULF	see IórulfR (Norse) and Eoforwulf (English)
UNN	see Iórunnr
VIN	see Erwin (German) and Eoforwine (English)
VIS	see *Jurviis (Norse)
ÞRUÐ	see Ebertraut (German)

First Element Forms

Eber- Ebur-
Eofor-
Er-
Ever-
Iór-
Iǫfur-
Jor- Jór-
Jovur-
Jur- *Jur-
Jør-