Given name

Ýr

Ýr is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

Original Old NorseÝrr

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ýr comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Ýrr.

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Ýr’s family of names

In Icelandic usage, Ýr has a conventional equivalent in the Old Norse form Ýri. In Icelandic usage, Ýr has a related form in Ýrr. In Icelandic usage, Ýr has a conventional equivalent in the Old Norse form Ýrr.

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ÝrYrÝrr

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

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Old Norse

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Yngvildr

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Ingrið

Ingrið is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Eyður

Eyður is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Swedish

Iŋgá

Iŋgá is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Swedish. It is used in Northern Sami.

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Old Norse

Ingigerð

Ingigerð is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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>99% girls

Old Norse

Ingwert

Ingwert is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in German.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Ýr’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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