Given name · also Old Norse
Øksur
“axe”
Øksur is a masculine given name, probably from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.
Original Old NorseǪzurr
Meaning & origin
What it means
Øksur probably goes back to a word meaning “axe.”
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Where it comes from
Øksur probably comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
Probably from Old Norse Ǫzurr, from Proto-Germanic *Andaswaruz.
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Øksur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Øksur continues an earlier form in Ǫzurr.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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