Given name & surname · also Old Norse
Gro
“one who works the earth”
Gro is used as a given name and a surname. One Norwegian interpretation is “one who works the earth.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Norwegian interpretation is “one who works the earth.” Its derivation is not certain.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Old Norse, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Gro’s family of names
Gro has a related form in Groa. Gro has a related form in Grow. Gro has a related form in Growe.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gro
- Gro Harlem Brundtland29th Prime Minister of Norwayborn 1939
- Gro Hammerseng-EdinNorwegian handball playerborn 1980
- Gro DahleNorwegian writerborn 1962
- Gro Marit Istad KristiansenNorwegian biathleteborn 1978
- Gro EspesethNorwegian footballer (born 1972)
- Gro KvinlogNorwegian freestlyle skierborn 1976
- Gro HagemannNorwegian historian and professor emeritus, Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Osloborn 1945
- Gro-Anita MykjålandNorwegian politicianborn 1976
- Gro SteinslandNorwegian scholar of Old Norse, religious and medieval studiesborn 1945
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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