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Origin and Meaning

This name element is closely related to VER

Some of the combinations below might represent the name elements VID or VIG instead ^[1]

Ancient Germanic

*weik- = 'separate', 'detach' ^[2]
*wīha- = 'holy' ^[1] ^[2]
*-wīhō = (female) 'fighter' ^[1]
*-wīhō = (female) (pagan) 'priest' ^[1]

Old Norse

vé = 'home', 'temple', 'sanctuary' ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
vé = 'devoted', 'dedicated' ^[3]
vīgja = 'to consecrate' (in heathen sense) ^[6]
vígja = 'to consecrate' (in heathen sense) ^[7] ^[2]

Gothic

weihan = 'to consecrate' (in heathen sense) ^[6]
weihan = 'to fight' ^[8]

Old Swedish

vī = 'temple', 'sanctuary' ^[3]

Old High German

wīhen = 'to consecrate' (in heathen sense) ^[6]

Old Saxon

wīhian = 'to consecrate' (in heathen sense) ^[6]

Old Frisian

wīa = 'to consecrate' (in heathen sense) ^[6]

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Alví
ALA	see Alví
ALF	see VíælfR and Alví
ANN	see Annevi
ARN	see Arnví
AS	see Ásví
BJÖRN	see Víbiǫrn
BORG	see Víborg
BOT	see Bótví
BRAND	see Vébrandr
BRITT	see Brittvi
DAG	see Dagvi
DIARF	see VídiarfR
DIS	see Védís
EI	see Eivi
ELL	see Ellevi
ELS	see Elsevi
EY	see Eivi
FAST	see Vífastr and Faství
FINN	see Vífinnr
FOLK	see Folkví
FREJ	see Véfreyja
FRID	see Vífreðr
FRÍÐ	see Vífríðr
FUSS	see Vífúss
GAUT	see Vígautr
GEIR	see VígæiRR and GæiRví
GERD	see Vígærðr
GEST	see Végestr
GISL	see Vígísl
GRIM	see VígrímR
GUD	see Guðví and Víguðr
GULL	see Gullevi
GUNN	see Vígundr and Gunvi
HALL	see Hallvi
HEÐIN	see Heðinví
HEIL	see Hæilví
HILD	see Hildvi and Vehild
HJALM	see VíhialmR
HOLM	see Holmví
HRING	see Ringvi
HROD	see Hróðví
ING	see Ingvi
KETILL	see Víkætill and Kætilví
LAUG	see Vélaug
LEIF	see VílæifR
LEIK	see Veleik
LIKN	see Líknví
LILL	see Lillevi
LILLI	see Lillivi
LIND	see Lindvi
MAJ	see Majvi
MOD	see Vämodh
MUND	see Vímundr
NIUT	see Víniútr
NY	see Véný
RAGN	see Ragnví
RAND	see Randví
RIK	see Ríkví
RUN	see Vírún
SETI	see Véseti
SIG	see Sigvi
SLAG	see Slagvi
STEIN	see *Wīhastainaz (Norse) and Wēohstān (English)
SÄLL	see Sällvi
ULF	see VíulfR
ULL	see Ullavi
VARD	see Víurðr
VILD	see Vivild
ÖL	see Alví
ÞJOÐ	see Þiúðví
ÞOR	see Þórví
ÞORM	see Véþormr
ÞORN	see Véþorn

First Element Forms

Ve- We- Vé-
Vi- Wi- Ví- *Wīha-
Vä- Væ-

Last Element Forms

-ve -we -vé
-vi -wi -ví -via -vid -vie -wie
-vy -wy

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Per Vikstrand: Förkristna sakrala personnamn i Skandinavien (Studia anthroponymica Scandinavica 27 (2009), 5–31)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
↑ Richard Cleasby, Gudbrand Vigfusson: An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
↑ Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)

[pet-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)

[sak-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Per Vikstrand: Förkristna sakrala personnamn i Skandinavien (Studia anthroponymica Scandinavica 27 (2009), 5–31)

[ott-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)

[nord-4] Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)

[nper-5] Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)

[awn-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)

[cv-7] Richard Cleasby, Gudbrand Vigfusson: An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)

[bry-8] Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)

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