Given name · also Old Norse
Bjartur
“bright”
Bjartur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Bjartur comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse bjartr, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bjartur’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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“bear”
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Ljótur
“bright”
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Ásvaldur
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>99% boys
Auðólfur
Auðólfur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.
>99% boys
Auðmundur
Auðmundur is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.
>99% boys
Ásleivur
Ásleivur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.
>99% boys
Arbour
Arbour is a surname with more than one origin.
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