Given name
Reiðar
Reiðar is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.
Original Old NorseHreiðarr
Meaning & origin
Reiðar’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Reiðar shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form Reidar. In Faroese usage, Reiðar continues an earlier form in Hreiðarr.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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