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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Horse
Horse

Ancient Germanic

*ehwaz = 'horse' [1] [2]

Old Norse

iór = 'horse' [3]
jór = 'horse' [4] [1] [2]
jór = 'horse' (poetic) [3]
jōr = 'horse' (poetic) [5]

Gothic

aíƕa- = 'horse' (poetic) [5]

Old High German

eha- = 'horse' (poetic) [5]

Old Saxon

ehu- = 'horse' (poetic) [5]

Old English

eoh = 'horse' (poetic) [5]

Related Names

See IóR, Ehwō m, Ehwō f

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
ALF see Jóalfr
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
LAUG see Jolaug
LEIF see Joleif
LEIK see Iolik
LÍN see Jólín
MAR see Jómarr
MUND see Jómundur
NY see Jóný
RIK see Jórekr (Norse) Ewaric (German)
STEIN see Ióstæinn
SVEIN see Jósvein
ULF see Jólfr
UNN see Iórunnr
VAR see Jovar
VARD see Jovard
VEIG see Joveig
VIN see Jóvin
VÖR see Jóvør

First Element Forms

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lena Peterson: Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn (2004)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
  4. Rikard Hornby: Danske navne - Træk af navngivningens historie (1951)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)