Given name · also Old Norse
Róar
Róar is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Róar comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Hróarr, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz.
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Róar’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Róar has a conventional equivalent in the English form Roger.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
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.
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