Given name · also Old English
Játvarðr
Játvarðr is a masculine given name from Old English, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Játvarðr comes from Old English, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, built from Old English ēad + weard.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Játvarðr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Játvarðr shares an earlier linguistic root with Auðvarðr. In Old Norse usage, Játvarðr has a conventional equivalent in the English form Edward.
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Around the world
Játvarðr has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
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Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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