HUN

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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 Further Information 6 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Old Norse

húnn = 'child, cub, bear cub' ^{[1] [2] [3]}
hûnn = 'cub, bear cub' ^[4]

Related Names

See Húnn

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BJÖRN	see Húnbjörn
BOGI	see Húnbogi
BORG	see Húnbjörg
DIS	see Húndís
FAST	see Húnfastr
FRID	see Húnrøðr
GEIR	see Húngeirr
GERD	see Húngerðr
GUNN	see Húngunn
LJOT	see Húnljótur
NEF	see Húnnefr
STEIN	see Húnsteinn
ULF	see Húnulfr
VID	see Húnviðr
VÖR	see Húnvǫr
ÞJOF	see Húnþjófr

First Element Forms

Hun- Hún-

Further Information

Sometimes this name element is regarded to derive from the tribal name of the Huns, but a connection is unlikely ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
2. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
3. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
4. ↑ Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
5. ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)