FAR

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Name Element

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

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Old Norse

fara = 'to go, to move, to travel' ^[1]
far = 'passage (on a ship)' ^{[2] [3]}
far = 'ship' ^[3]
ferþu = 'trip, travelling' ^[3]

Related Names

See Fari

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BJÖRN	see Farbiǫrn
DAG	see Dagfari
EIST	see Æistfari
GRIKK	see Grikkfari
MANN	see Farmaðr
NAND	see Ferdinand
NATT	see Náttfari
SE	see Sǽfari
ULF	see FarulfR
VID	see Víðfari
ÞEGN	see Farþegn

See also Atfari and Englandsfari and Rúmfari

First Element Forms

Fal- Far-

Last Element Forms

-fari

References

1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
2. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
3. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)