Svǫrfuðr

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Male Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse name of uncertain meaning. Theories include:

1) 'a sweeper, desolator' ^[1]

2) 'a band, troop of 70 men' ^[2]

Related Names

Svǫrfuðr	♂
Svörfuður	♂

Statistics

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Svǫrfuðr.

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

References

1. ↑ Richard Cleasby, Gudbrand Vigfusson: An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
2. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
3. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
4. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
5. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
6. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi