HÖFÐI

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*habuda- = 'head'
*haubida- = 'head'

Old Norse

hǫfuð = 'head'
haufuð = 'head'

Gothic

haubiþ = 'head'

Old Swedish

hovuþ = 'head'
huvuþ = 'head'

Old Saxon

hôƀid = 'head'

Anglo-Saxon

héafod = 'head'

Old High German

houbit = 'head'

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ARN	see Arnhǫfði
BJÖRN	see Biarnhǫfði
HVIT	see Hvíthǫfði
KARL	see Karlhovde
KETILL	see Kætilhǫfði
KÅR	see Kárhǫfði
SEL	see Selshǫfuð
SVART	see Svarthǫfði

See also Ambhǫfði

Last Element Forms

-hofdhi -hofthi -hovde -hovdhe -hoveth -hovudh
-hǫfði -hǫfuð -hövde