New name element taken from names like Einar, Bjarnar, Gunnar etc. where the ending -nar misinterpreted as a name element.
Originally, the n belonged to a first name element ending with -n (e. g. EIN, BJÖRN, GUNN etc.) and the last element is AR. [1]
Name Element |
Example |
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ING | see Ingnar |
JAR | see Jarnar |
SIG | see Signar |
VILL | see Vilnar |