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Contents
Origin and Meaning
Ancient Germanic
Old Norse
ný = 'new moon', 'waxing moon' [2] [3]
nýr = 'new', 'newly', 'recently' [4] [5]
nýr = 'new' [6] [7] [8]
nýr = 'new', 'fresh' [9]
nýr = 'new', 'young' [10]
nŷr = 'new' [1]
Gothic
niujis = 'new', 'fresh' [9] [11] [1]
Old Swedish
nyr = 'new' [7]
Old Saxon
niuwi = 'new, 'fresh' [9]
niuwi = 'new' [1]
nígi = 'new', 'fresh' [9]
Anglo-Saxon
nîwe = 'new' [1]
néowe = 'new' [1]
Old High German
niuwi = 'new', 'fresh' [9]
niuwi = 'new' [1]
Old English
níowe = 'new', 'fresh' [9]
Related Names
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| AGN | see Agny (Norse) |
| ALA | see Allny (Norse) |
| ALDA | see Aldný (Norse) |
| ALF | see Alfný (Norse) |
| AR | see Árný (Norse) |
| ARN | see Arny (Norse) |
| AS | see Ásný (Norse) |
| AST | see Ástný (Norse) |
| AUD | see Auðný (Norse) and Edny (English/Norse) |
| BÁRÐ | see Bárðný (Norse) |
| BIRG | see Birgny (Norse) |
| BJÖRN | see Bjarnný (Norse) and Berny (Norse) |
| BORG | see Borgný (Norse) and Nýbjörg (Norse) |
| BRITT | see Brittny (Norse) |
| BRYN | see Brynný (Norse) |
| BÖÐ | see Bǫðný (Norse) |
| DAÐ | see Daðný (Norse) |
| DAG | see Dagný (Norse) |
| DANR | see Nýdönsk (Norse) |
| EI | see Einy (Norse) |
| EID | see Eiðný (Norse) |
| EIR | see Eirný (Norse) |
| ELL | see Elny (Norse) |
| ER | see Erny (Norse) |
| FANN | see Fanný (Norse) |
| FAST | see Fastný (Norse) |
| FRID | see Friðný (Norse) |
| FRÍÐ | see Nyfrid (Norse) |
| FRÓÐ | see Fróðný (Norse) |
| GEIR | see Geirný (Norse) |
| GERD | see Gerdny (Norse) |
| GEST | see Gestný (Norse) |
| GISL | see Gíslný (Norse) |
| GUD | see Guðný (Norse) |
| GULL | see Gullny (Norse) |
| GUNN | see Gunný (Norse) |
| HAF | see Hafný (Norse) |
| HAG | see Hagný (Norse) |
| HALL | see Hallný (Norse) |
| HED | see Hedny (Norse) |
| HEID | see Heiðný (Norse) |
| HEIL | see Helny (Norse) |
| HEL | see Helny (Norse) |
| HER | see Herny (Norse) |
| HILD | see Hildny (Norse) |
| HJÖR | see Hjörný (Norse) |
| HLIF | see Livny (Norse) |
| HROD | see Hróðný (Norse) |
| HUG | see Hugny (Norse) |
| ING | see Ingny (Norse) |
| JÓ | see Jóný (Norse) |
| JON | see Jónný (Norse) |
| JÖRG | see Jørgny (Norse) |
| KA | see Karny (Norse) |
| KOL | see Kolny (Norse) |
| KRIST | see Kristný (Norse) |
| LEIK | see Leikný (Norse) |
| LID | see Lidny (Norse) |
| LYNG | see Lingný (Norse) |
| MAGN | see Magný (Norse) |
| MANN | see Neumann (German) |
| MARR | see Marny (Norse) |
| MINN | see Minný (Norse) |
| NY | see Norny (Norse) |
| ODD | see Oddný (Norse) |
| ODIN | see Óðný (Norse) |
| OL | see Olny (Norse) |
| RAD | see Ráðný (Norse) and Nýráðr (Norse) |
| RAGN | see Ragny (Norse) |
| ROS | see Rósný (Norse) |
| SANN | see Sanny (Norse) |
| SE | see Sæný (Norse) |
| SIG | see Signý (Norse) |
| SOL | see Salný (Norse) |
| Stefan | see Stefánný (Norse) |
| STEIN | see Steinný (Norse) |
| SVAN | see Svaný (Norse) |
| SVEIN | see Svenný (Norse) |
| SÄLL | see Sällny (Norse) |
| TEIT | see Teitný (Norse) |
| Tord | see Tordny (Norse) |
| TUN | see Newton (English) |
| UNN | see Unny (Norse) |
| VAL | see Valný (Norse) |
| VARD | see Nývarð (Norse) |
| VETR | see Vinterny (Norse) |
| VI | see Véný (Norse) |
| VIG | see Vigný (Norse) |
| VILL | see Vilný (Norse) |
| VÖR | see Vårny (Norse) |
| ÞOR | see Þórný (Norse) |
First Element Forms
Last Element Forms
-na
-nar
-ne
-nea
-ni
-nie
-ny
-ný
-nýr
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Hjalmar Falk & Alf Torp: Book: Etymologisk ordbok over det norske og det danske sprog|Etymologisk ordbok over det norske og det danske sprog]] (1999)
- ↑ Geir T. Zoëga: A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (1910)
- ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
- ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
- ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Elias Wessén: Våra ord (1997)
- ↑ Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
- ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
- ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Gotisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (1934)