Given name
Guttormur
“god”·“to spare, respect”
Guttormur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.
Original Old NorseGuðþormr
Meaning & origin
What it means
Guttormur is built from elements meaning “god” and “to spare, respect”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Guttormur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Guttormur continues an earlier form in Guðþormr.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Guttormur
- Guttorm of NorwayKing of Norway1199–1204
- Guttormur AndrassonPrime Minister of the Faroe Islands1600–1572
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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