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Contents
Origin and Meaning
Gothic
*wēr-s = 'true' [1]
*wērs = 'true' [2] [3]
wērs = 'true' [4]
Visigothic
wēr = 'true' [5]
Old High German
wār = 'true' [1]
Old Frisian
wēr = 'true' [1]
Related Names
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| ALJA | see Elvira |
| GAIL | see Guilvira |
First Element Forms
Last Element Forms
-vi -viira -vir -vira -vire -vy
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ferdinand Holthausen: Gotisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (1934)
- ↑ Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
- ↑ Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)
- ↑ Guðrún Kvaran: Nöfn Íslendinga (2011)
- ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: Oxford Dictionary of First Names (2003)