Surname · also North Germanic

Nygaard

Nygaard is a surname from North Germanic, ultimately from Norwegian. It is used in English, Danish, and Norwegian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Nygaard comes from North Germanic, and ultimately from Norwegian.

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How it developed

From North Germanic Nygaard, from Danish Nygaard, from Norwegian Nygaard.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nygaard’s family of names

In Danish usage, Nygaard as a surname has a related form in Nygård. In English usage, Nygaard as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Marathi form नायगार्ड.

Walk Nygaard’s family in the name graph

NygaardNygårdनायगार्ड

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

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

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Norwegian

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Norwegian

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Swedish

Ivvár

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Norwegian

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Norwegian

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Sibling ideas

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