FANN

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Ancient Norse 1.2 Old Norse 1.3 Icelandic 1.4 Norwegian 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Norse

*faznu = 'snowdrift' ^[1]

Old Norse

fǫnn = 'snow, snowdrift' ^[2]
fǫnn = 'snowdrift' ^[1]

Icelandic

fönn = 'snowdrift' ^[3]

Norwegian

fonn = 'snowdrift' ^[2]

Related Names

Fǫnn

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BORG	see Fannborg
DIS	see Fanndís
EY	see Fanney
GEIR	see Fanngeir
HER	see Fannar
LAUG	see Fannlaug
NY	see Fanný

First Element Forms

Fann-

References

1. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
2. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
3. ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)