Given name · also Old Norse
Gjurd
“God is peace”
Gjurd is a variant of Gjord. In Norse use, Gjord carries the interpretation “God is peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gjurd is a variant of Gjord. In Norse use, Gjord carries the interpretation “God is peace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gjurd comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Old High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Gjurd is a short form of Guðrøðr.
Gjurd’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Gjurd is a short form of Guðrøðr. Gjurd shares a linguistic root with Gjord. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Gjurd has a related form in Gjul.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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