Given name
Gandalv
“magic staff”·“elf, supernatural being”
Gandalv is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gandalv is built from elements meaning “magic staff” and “elf, supernatural being”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Gandalfr, built from Old Norse gandr (“magic staff”) + alfr (“elf, supernatural being”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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