Jǫrð

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Female Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse jǫrð = 'earth' (see JARD) ^[1]

Related Names

Jarð	♀
Jord	♀
Jǫrð	♀

Combinations

For combinations see JARD (name element)

Further Information

Mythology

In Norse mythology, Jǫrð is the goddess of the earth. She is the mother of Þórr. Other names for her are Hlóðyn and Fjǫrgyn. ^[2]

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Denmark[3]		0	n.a.	0	n.a
Sweden[4]		0	0	0	0
Finland[5]		0	0	0	0
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Jǫrð.

Sources: ^{[4] [3] [6] [5]}

References

1. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
2. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
3. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
4. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
5. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
6. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no