Given name · also Old Norse
Hróðgeir
Hróðgeir is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Hróðgeir comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Hróðgeirr, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz.
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Hróðgeir’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Hróðgeir shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form Rodgeir. In Icelandic usage, Hróðgeir has a conventional equivalent in the English form Roger. In Icelandic usage, Hróðgeir has a related form in Hróar.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hróðgeir has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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Hróbjartr
“shining glory”
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“wolf”
>99% boys
Hroþberht
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>99% boys
Rögnvaldur
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>99% boys
Friðgeir
Friðgeir is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.
>99% boys