Given name

Jorid

“horse”·“beautiful”

Jorid is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Jorid is built from elements meaning “horse” and “beautiful”.

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Where it comes from

Jorid comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Jóríðr.

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JoridJofridJóríðurJófríður

The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Old Norse

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Hjördís

“goddess of the sword”

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Hjörný

“young sword”

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Jódis

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Old Norse

Jódís

“horse” · “fairy”

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>99% girls

Middle English

Jolliffe

Jolliffe is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old Norse.

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Old Norse

Jåsund

“narrow” · “sound”

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Old Norse

Hallrid

“stone” · “beautiful”

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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