AGI

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Ancient Germanic 1.2 Gothic 1.3 Old Norse 1.4 Old Saxon 1.5 Old High German 1.6 Norwegian 1.7 Swedish 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

See also EGG - these name elements are often very difficult to tell apart.

Ancient Germanic

*agi- = 'terror' ^{[1] [2]}
*aʒ- = 'awe, terror' ^[3]
agh- = 'awe, terror' ^[4]

Gothic

agis = 'terror' ^[1]

Old Norse

agi = 'awe, terror' ^[4]

Old Saxon

agis = 'terror' ^[2]

Old High German

agí = 'terror' ^[2]
egí = 'terror' ^[2]

Norwegian

age = 'discipline, contraint' ^[5]

Swedish

aga = 'corporal punishment' ^[4]

Related Names

See Aghi, *AʒilaR, Agni, Aise, Ebbe, Egin, Eyba

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BJÖRN	see Ábiǫrn
BORG	see Eylburg (German)
DIARF	see ÁdiarfR
DIS	see Ádís
FAST	see Áfastr
FRÍÐ	see Áfríðr
GAUT	see Ágautr
GEIR	see ÁgæiRR
GERD	see Ágærðr
GOT	see Águti
GUNN	see Ågunn
HARD	see Egilhart (German)
HER	see Agnarr (Norse) and Egilher (German)
LEIF	see Egilleif
MAR	see Eilmar (German)
MOD	see Ámóða
MUND	see Agmundr
NOR	see Ignor
VALD	see Agvaldr
VID	see Agviðr

First Element Forms

A- Á- Ag- Agh-
Egil- Eil- Ejl- El- Eli- Eyl-
Í-
O- Og-
Å- Aa-
Ög- Øg- Ǫg-

References

1. ↑ Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
2. ↑ Wilhelm Schlaug: Die altsächsischen Personennamen vor dem Jahre 1000 (1962)
3. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
4. ↑ Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
5. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)