Hrǫnn

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Female Female Name

Usage

Old Norse Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse hrǫnn = 'wave' [1]

Related Names

     
Hrönn ♀ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Icelandic
Hrǫnn ♀ Old Norse

Further Information

Mythology

Hrǫnn was one of nine daughters ("billow maidens") of Ægir and Rán in the Norse mythology, each name reflecting a different characteristic of ocean waves:

  • Bára (or Drǫfn) - Foam Fleck, Comber
  • Blóðughadda - Bloody Hair (a reference to red sea foam)
  • Bylgja - Billow
  • Dúfa - Pitching Wave
  • Hefring - Rising Wave
  • Himinglæva - Transparent Wave
  • Hrǫnn - Welling Wave
  • Kolga - Cool Wave
  • Unnr (or Uðr) - Frothing Wave

Statistics

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Hrǫnn.

Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
  2. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  3. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  4. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
  5. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
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