Given name
Godgjest
“god”·“guest”
Godgjest is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Godgjest is built from elements meaning “god” and “guest”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Godgjest comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Norse.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Goðgestr, from Proto-Norse ᚷᚢᛞᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ, built from Norwegian Nynorsk god + gjest (“guest”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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