Given name

Jørundur

Jørundur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jørundur comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Jǫrundr.

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Jørundur’s family of names

In Faroese usage, Jørundur has a conventional equivalent in the English form George.

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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

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Old Norse

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“wolf”

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Old Norse

Úlvur

“wolf”

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Øgmundur

Øgmundur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Tróndur

Tróndur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Høskuldur

Høskuldur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Old Norse

Onundur

Onundur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Old Norse

Erlendur

Erlendur is a masculine given name. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

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Old Norse

Ásmundur

“a god” · “protection, hand”

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Sibling ideas

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