Given name · also Old Norse
Bárðr
“battle”·“peace”
Bárðr is a masculine given name from Proto-Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bárðr is built from elements meaning “battle” and “peace”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Bárðr comes from Proto-Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Norse *ᛒᚨᛞᚢᚠᚱᛁᛞᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic *Badwōfriþuz, built from Proto-Germanic *badwō (“battle”) + *friþuz (“peace”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bárðr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Bárðr shares a linguistic root with the Old English form Beadufriþ.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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