Given name
Hjǫrdís
“sword”·“minor goddess, noble woman”
Hjǫrdís is a feminine given name. It is used in Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hjǫrdís is built from elements meaning “sword” and “minor goddess, noble woman”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Built from Old Norse hjǫrr (“sword”) + dís (“minor goddess, noble woman”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Hjǫrdís’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Hjǫrdís has a later derivative in Hjördis. In Old Norse usage, Hjǫrdís has a later derivative in Hjørdis.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Hjǫrdís has relatives in 4 languages.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Hjǫrdís, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Tordiss
“a goddess”
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Dorrys
“dorian woman”
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Sóldís
“sun”
>99% girls
Asdys
“a divine spirit; a goddess”
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Vígdis
“a goddess of war”
>99% girls
Asdyss
“a divine spirit; a goddess”
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Álfdís
“elf” · “goddess”
>99% girls
Cloriss
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