Given name

Guðmundr

“god”·“protection”

Guðmundr is a masculine given name. It is used in Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Guðmundr is built from elements meaning “god” and “protection”.

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How it developed

Built from Old Norse guð (“god”) + mundr (“protection”).

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Guðmundr’s family of names

In Old Norse usage, Guðmundr shares a linguistic root with the Old English form Guþmund. In Old Norse usage, Guðmundr has a later derivative in GUDMUND.

Walk Guðmundr’s family in the name graph

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Around the world

Guðmundr has relatives in 5 languages.

4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Across languages 4

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