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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Ancient Germanic 1.2 Old Norse 1.3 Gothic 1.4 Old Swedish 1.5 Old Saxon 1.6 Anglo-Saxon 1.7 Old High German 1.8 Old English 2 Combinations 3 First Element Forms 4 Last Element Forms 5 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*niuja- = 'new' ^[1]

Old Norse

nýr = 'new, newly, recently' ^{[2] [3]}
nýr = 'new' ^{[4] [5]}
nýr = 'new, fresh' ^[6]
nýr = 'new, young' ^[7]
nŷr = 'new' ^[1]

Gothic

niujis = 'new, fresh' ^{[6] [8] [1]}

Old Swedish

nyr = 'new' ^[5]

Old Saxon

niuwi = 'new, fresh' ^[6]
niuwi = 'new' ^[1]
nígi = 'new, fresh' ^[6]

Anglo-Saxon

nîwe = 'new' ^[1]
néowe = 'new' ^[1]

Old High German

niuwi = 'new, fresh' ^[6]
niuwi = 'new' ^[1]

Old English

níowe = 'new, fresh' ^[6]

Combinations

Name Element	Example
AGN	see Agny
ALDA	see Aldný
ALF	see Álfný
AR	see Árný
ARN	see Arny
AS	see Ásný
AUD	see Auðný
BIRG	see Birgny
BJÖRN	see Bjarnný and Berny
BORG	see Borgný and Nýbjörg
BRITT	see Brittny
BÖÐ	see Bǫðný
DAG	see Dagný
EIR	see Eirný
EY	see Einy
FANN	see Fanný
FAST	see Fastný
FRID	see Friðný
FRÓÐ	see Fróðný
GEIR	see Geirný
GERD	see Gerdny
GEST	see Gestný
GUD	see Guðný
GULL	see Gullny
HAF	see Hafný
HAG	see Hagný
HALL	see Hallný
HEIL	see Helny
HJÖR	see Hjörný
HLIF	see Livny
HROD	see Hróðný
ING	see Ingny
KRIST	see Kristný
LEIK	see Leikný
MAGN	see Magný
MARR	see Marny
ODD	see Oddný
RAGN	see Ragny
SANN	see Sanny
SIG	see Signý
SOL	see Salný
Stefan	see Stefánný
STEIN	see Steinný
SVEIN	see Svenný
SÄLL	see Sällny
TEIT	see Teitný
Tord	see Tordny
UNN	see Unny
VAL	see Valný
VI	see Véný
VÖR	see Vårny
ÞOR	see Þórný

First Element Forms

Ný-

Last Element Forms

-na
-nar
-ne -nea
-ni -nie
-ny -ný -nýr

References

1. ↑ Hjalmar Falk & Alf Torp: Etymologisk ordbok over det norske og det danske sprog (1999)
2. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
3. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
4. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
5. ↑ Elias Wessén: Våra ord (1997)
6. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
7. ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
8. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Gotisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (1934)