BRYN

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Old Norse 1.2 Old High German 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 Last Element Forms 6 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Old Norse

brynja = 'coat of mail, armour, protection' ^[1]

Old High German

brunnī = 'coat of mail, corslet' ^[2]
brunni = 'coat of mail, armour' ^[3]

Related Names

See Brynja and Bruno

Combinations

Name Element	Example
DIS	see Bryndis
FRÍÐ	see Brynfríður
GEIR	see Bryngeir
GERD	see Bryngerðr
HEID	see Brynheid
HER	see Brynjar
HILD	see Brynhildr (Norse) and Brunhild (German)
KETILL	see Brynkætill
LAUG	see Brynlaug
LEIF	see Brynleifur
TYR	see Bryntýr
ULF	see BryniulfR
VALD	see Brynvald
VEIG	see Brynveig

First Element Forms

Brun- Bryn- Bryng- Bryni- Brynj- Bryyn- Brøn- Brönn- Brønn- Pryyn- Ryyn-

Last Element Forms

References

1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
2. ↑ Rosa und Volker Kohlheim: Duden Lexikon der Vornamen (1998)
3. ↑ Friedrich Wilhelm Weitershaus: Das große Vornamenlexikon (1998)