Given name

Þórgunnur

Þórgunnur is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Þórgunnur comes from Old Norse.

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Þórgunnur’s family of names

In Icelandic usage, Þórgunnur shares a linguistic root with the Faroese form Torgunn.

Walk Þórgunnur’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Old Norse

Álfgerður

“elf protection”

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Old Norse

Borghildur

Borghildur is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

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Old Norse

Álfhildur

“elf battle”

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Old Norse

Urður

Urður is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

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Germanic

Böðvildur

Böðvildur is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.

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>99% girls

Old Norse

Bóthildur

“cure” · “battle”

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Germanic

Ásþrúður

“(pagan) god; one of the æsir” · “strength”

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>99% girls

Old Norse

Olavus

Olavus is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in Latin.

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Sibling ideas

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