Given name
Audgeir
“riches, wealth”·“spear”
Audgeir is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Audgeir is built from elements meaning “riches, wealth” and “spear”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Auðgeirr, built from Norwegian Nynorsk auðr (“riches, wealth”) + geirr (“spear”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Audgeir’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Audgeir shares a linguistic root with the English form Edgar. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Audgeir shares an earlier linguistic root with Edgar. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Audgeir shares a linguistic root with the Icelandic form Auðgeir.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Audgeir has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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