Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Icelandic usage, Hróar is a short form of Hróðgeirr.
Hróar’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Hróar is a short form of Hróðgeirr. In Icelandic usage, Hróar has a related form in Hróðgeir.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Hróar, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Róar
Róar is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.
>99% boys
Róaldur
“praise, fame” · “ruler, chieftain”
>99% boys
Reiðar
Reiðar is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.
>99% boys
Hrólfur
Hrólfur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.
>99% boys
Rólvur
Rólvur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.
>99% boys
Rodgeir
“praise, fame” · “spear”
>99% boys
Rodal
“bar, pole” · “valley”
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Orvar
“arrow's”
>99% boys