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MARR
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Origin and Meaning
Germanic name element which is difficult to distinguish from MARK [1]
New name element: In newer combinations, Mar- might also derive from other names beginning with Mar- , e.g. Mari (see MARI), Martin or MARG or from male names ending with -mar (see MAR) [2]
Ancient Germanic
Old Norse
1) marr = 'sea', 'ocean', 'lake' [3] [4] [5] [2] [6]
2) marr = 'horse' [3] [5] [2] [6] [7] [8]
Gothic
1) mari- = 'sea', 'ocean', 'lake' [6] [7]
1) marei = 'sea', 'ocean', 'lake' [6]
Old High German
1) mēri = 'sea', 'ocean', 'lake' [6]
1) meri = 'sea', 'ocean', 'lake' [7]
2) marh = 'warhorse' [1] [6]
2) marah = 'warhorse' [1] [7]
Old Saxon
1) mēri = 'sea', 'ocean', 'lake' [6]
Old Frisian
1) mėre = 'sea', 'ocean', 'lake' [6]
Old English
1) mėre = 'sea', 'ocean', 'lake' [6]
2) mearh = 'horse' [6] [7]
Related Names
See *Marhaz
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| BJÖRN | see Marbjörn |
| DALL | see Mardǫll |
| DIS | see Mardís |
| DON | see Mardon |
| EY | see Marey |
| FRÍÐ | see Marfríður |
| GEIR | see Margeir |
| GERD | see Margerðr |
| GRIM | see Margrímur |
| GUNN | see Margunn |
| HEID | see Marheiður |
| HILD | see Marhilde |
| LAUG | see Marlaug |
| LEIF | see Marleif |
| LEIK | see Marleik |
| LI | see Marli |
| LOV | see Marlov |
| NY | see Marny |
| SKALK | see Marschall (German) |
| TON | see Marton |
| VALD | see Marvald |
| VARD | see Markward (German) |
| VEIG | see Marveig |
| VID | see Marvid |
| VIN | see Marwin |
| ÞOR | see Marþór |
First Element Forms
Last Element Forms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
- ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Árni Dahl: Navnabókin (2005)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Günther Drosdowski: Duden Etymologie - Herkunftswörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (1997)
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn (2004)