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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*ehwaz = 'horse' [1]

Old Norse

iór = 'horse' [2]
jór = 'horse' [1]
jór = 'horse' (poetic) [2]
jōr = 'horse' (poetic) [3]

Gothic

aíƕa- = 'horse' (poetic) [3]

Old High German

eha- = 'horse' (poetic) [3]

Old Saxon

ehu- = 'horse' (poetic) [3]

Old English

eoh = 'horse' (poetic) [3]

Related Names

See IóR

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
BJÖRN see Ióbiǫrn
DIS see Jódís
FAST see Iófast
FINN see Jófinna
FRID see Jófrøðr
FRÍÐ see Iófríðr
GEIR see IógæiRR
GERD see Iógærðr
GRIM see Jógrímr
HEID see Jóheiður
HER see Jóarr
HILD see Jóhild
KETILL see Jókell
LEIK see Iolik
MAR see Jómarr
MUND see Jómundur
RIK see Jórekr (Norse) Ewaric (German)
STEIN see Ióstæinn
SVEIN see Jósvein
ULF see Jólfr
UNN see Iórunnr
VÖR see Jóvør

First Element Forms

Ewa-
Io- Ió-
Iór-
Je-
Jo- Jó-
Jor- Jór-
Ju-
Jø-
Jør-

References

  1. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
  2. Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
  3. Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)