Given name

Arngrímur

Arngrímur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

Original Old NorseArngrímr

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Arngrímur comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Arngrímr.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Arngrímur’s family of names

In Icelandic usage, Arngrímur has a conventional equivalent in the Norwegian form Angrim. In Icelandic usage, Arngrímur has a conventional equivalent in the Norwegian form Anngrim. In Icelandic usage, Arngrímur has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Arngrim.

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People named Arngrímur

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Old High German

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Germanic

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