Gerðr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably derived from Old Norse garðr (“garden, yard”), in the older meaning “protection”.

Proper noun[edit]

Gerðr f

a female given name, name of a giantess in Norse mythology

Descendants[edit]

Icelandic: Gerður
Faroese: Gerð, Gerda
Norwegian: Gjerd, Gerd
Swedish: Gärd, Gerd
Danish: Gerd

References[edit]

Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964

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