NAND

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Ancient Germanic 1.2 Gothic 1.3 Old Norse 1.4 Old Saxon 1.5 Old High German 1.6 Old Frisian 1.7 Old English 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 Last Element Forms 6 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*nanþi- = 'bold, daring' ^[1]

Gothic

nanþjan = 'to dare' ^[1]
ana-nanþjan = 'to take courage' ^[2]

Old Norse

nėnna = 'to accomplish quickly, to travel' ^[2]

Old Saxon

nâthjan = 'to dare' ^[1]
nāđian = 'to dare' ^[2]

Old High German

nenden = 'to dare' ^[1]
nėnden = 'to dare' ^[2]

Old Frisian

nētha = 'to dare' ^[2]

Old English

nǣđan = 'to dare' ^[2]

Related Names

See Nanna and Nanne

Combinations

Name Element	Example
FAR	see Ferdinand (Gothic)
FRID	see Fridunand (German)
FRÍÐ	see Nanfrid
HROD	see Hrōdnand (German)
ULF	see Nannulf
VIG	see Vigand
VÖR	see Nannvör

First Element Forms

Nann-

Last Element Forms

-and -ant -nand -nanda

References

1. ↑ Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
2. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Gotisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (1934)