Given name
Vegjerd
“home; sanctuary”·“enclosure; protection”
Vegjerd is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vegjerd is built from elements meaning “home; sanctuary” and “enclosure; protection”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Végerðr, built from Old Norse vé (“home; sanctuary”) + garðr (“enclosure; protection”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Vegjerd’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Vegjerd has a related form in Vegerd.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Ingjerd
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>99% girls
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“of the god Ing's kingdom”
>99% girls