MAL

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Old Norse 2 Combinations 3 First Element Forms 4 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element of uncertain meaning, theories include:

1) Variant form of the name element MALM ^[1]

2) Deriving from any name beginning with Mal- / Mál- / Mål- ^[1]

3) Deriving from:

Old Norse

mál = 'speach, language' ^[2]

Combinations

Name Element	Example
DIS	see Maldis
FINN	see Malfinn
FRID	see Malfred
FRÍÐ	see Málfríðr
GEIR	see Málgeir
HILD	see Málhildur
ÞOR	see Maldor

First Element Forms

Mal- Mál- Mål-

References

1. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
2. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)