Given name
Kyrre
“the peaceful one”·“the calm, the peaceful”
Kyrre is used as a given name. Interpretations include “the peaceful one” (Norwegian) and “the calm, the peaceful” (Norwegian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “the peaceful one” (Norwegian) and “the calm, the peaceful” (Norwegian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
The story
First recorded in 1856.
Kyrre’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Kyrre shares a linguistic root with the Faroese form KYRRI.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kyrre
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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