Given name

Byggvir

“barley”

Byggvir is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Byggvir goes back to a word meaning “barley.”

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Where it comes from

Byggvir comes from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

From Proto-Germanic *bewwu.

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