HER

Name Element

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Names ending with -ar or -arr are usually linked here but can derive from the name elements GEIR or VAR instead

Ancient Germanic

*haria- = 'army'
*hariaz = 'army'
*harjaz = 'army'
*harja- = 'army'
*charja- = 'army'

Proto Norse

*hariaR = 'warrior'
harjaR = 'warrior'
-harjaR = 'warrior', 'leader of an army'
*harjaz = 'warrior', 'leader of an army'

Old Norse

herr = 'army'

Old Saxon

heri = 'army'

Old High German

heri = 'army'

Related Names

See Arletta, Háriolus, Hebbe, Hebe, Heri, Hera, Jerre
(see also Erlandr)

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Aðalherr (Norse)
AGI	see Agnarr (Norse) and Egilher (German)
AI	see *Aiwiharjaz
ALD	see Aldar (Norse)
ALF	see *Albiharjaz (Norse) and Albheri (German) and Ælfhere (English) and Herálvur (Norse)
ALM	see Almarr (Norse)
ANDR	see Andar
ANU	see *Anuherr
ARN	see Arnar
AS	see Ásvar (Norse)
AUD	see Audar
AUST	see Austar
Bjarmi	see Bjarmar
BJÖRK	see Bjarkar
BJÖRN	see Hærbiǫrn and Bjarnar (Norse) and Bernher (German)
BJÖRT	see Herbjört (Norse) and Heribert (German)
BLÆ	see Blævar
BORG	see Borgarr (Norse) and Burgheri (German) and Heriburg (German)
BRAND	see Herbrandr
BRIM	see Brimar
BRYN	see Brynjarr
BY	see *Bíherr
BÖÐ	see *Baðuherr
DIS	see Herdís
DOM	see Dómarr
EGG	see Agnarr (Norse) and Egilher (German)
EID	see Eidar
EIK	see Eikar
EIN	see Æinarr (Norse)
ELD	see Eldar (Norse)
EY	see Øyarr (Norse)
FAÐIR	see Herfǫðr (Norse)
FANN	see Fannar (Norse)
FAST	see Fastarr (Norse) and Fasther (German) and Härvast (Norse)
FINN	see Herfinnr (Norse)
FJALL	see Fjallarr
FJOL	see Fjólar
FJÖL	see Fjǫlvarr
FOLD	see Fuldarr
FOLK	see Volker (German)
FRAM	see Framarr
FREJ	see Freidar
FRID	see Fridar and Hærfreðr
FRÍÐ	see Hærfríðr
GAGAN	see Kaganher
GAUT	see Gautarr and Hergautr
GEIR	see Hergeirr
GERD	see Gerðarr and Hergerðr
GEST	see Gestar
GINN	see Ginnarr
GISL	see Hergils
GJAF	see Gjafarr
GOT	see Hergot
GRET	see Gretar
GRIM	see Grímarr and Hergrímr
GUNN	see *Gunþa-harjaR (Norse) and Hergunnr (Norse) and Gundheri (German)
HAD	see Hadar
HAF	see Havar
HAGN	see Hagnar
HAR	see Hávarr
HARD	see Harder
HEID	see Heiðar
HEIM	see Heimarr
HER	see Hæriarr
HILD	see Hildar
HJALM	see Hjalmarr (Norse) and Helmer (German)
HJARN	see Hjarnar
HLEIÐ	see Hleiðar
HLID	see Hlíðar
HLIF	see Hlífar
HLÖD	see Hlothar (German)
HOLM	see Hólmar
HRAFN	see Hrafnar
HRANN	see Hrannar
HRAUN	see Hraunar
HREID	see Hræiðarr
HROD	see Hróðarr (Norse) and Hrōdhari (German)
HULD	see Huldar
HVANN	see Hvannar
HVAT	see Hvatarr
HÖFN	see Hafnar
ID	see Idhari (German) and Idar (Norse)
IGN	see Ignar
ING	see Ingvarr
IS	see Ísarr
JARD	see Jarðarr
JARN	see Jarnar
JÓ	see Jóarr
JON	see Jonar
KRIST	see Kristjar
LAND	see Erland
LAUF	see Laufar
LAUG	see HærlaugR
LEID	see Leidar
LEIF	see Herleifr
LEIK	see Herleikr and Læiknarr
LI	see Herly
LID	see Lidar
LIKN	see Læiknarr
LIND	see Lindar
LOF	see Lofarr
LYD	see Liutheri (German)
LYNG	see Lyngar
MAGN	see Magnar
MANN	see Heriman (German)
MOD	see Herimot (German)
MUND	see Hermundr (Norse)
NID	see Nidar (Norse)
-ningur	see Herningur (Norse)
NY	see Herny (Norse)
ODD	see Oddar (Norse)
ORM	see Ormarr (Norse)
OTT	see *Ohtherr (Norse)
OV	see Ovar (Norse)
PALM	see Palmar
RAGN	see Ragnarr (Norse) and Raginheri (German)
RAND	see Herirand (German)
REYN	see Reynar
ROS	see Rósar
RUN	see Rúnar
SAND	see Sandarr
SE	see Sǽvarr
SIG	see Sigarr (Norse)
SIGN	see Signar
SIN	see Sinarr
Sjǫfn	see Sjafnar
STEIN	see Steinarr and Hersteinn
SVAV	see SwābaharjaR
SVEIN	see Hersveinn and Sveinar
TIND	see Tindar
TORD	see Tordar
TRYGG	see Hertryggr
ULF	see HariwolfaR (Norse) and Ulfarr (Norse) and Wolfheri (German)
UNN	see Unnarr
URD	see Urðar
VALD	see *HarjawaldaR (Norse) and Herwald (German) and Valdarr (Norse) and Waltheri (German)
VAR	see Warinheri (German) and Hervar
VARD	see Hærvarðr
WARN	see Warinheri (German)
VATN	see Vatnarr
VEIG	see Veigar
VEST	see Vestarr
VID	see Härvidh and Víðarr
VÍÐ	see Víðarr
VIG	see Vígarr
VILL	see Viljar and Villar
VIK	see Víkarr
VIN	see Herwin (German) and Vinjar (Norse)
VIND	see Vindar
VÖR	see Hervǫr
YR	see Ívarr
YRR	see Ýrar
ÞJALF	see Þialfarr
ÞJOÐ	see Þjóðarr (Norse) and Diether (German)
ÞJOF	see Herþjófr
ÞJOST	see Þjóstarr
ÞOR	see Þórarr
ÞRAS	see Þrasarr
ÞRUÐ	see Hærþrúðr (Norse) and Hertraud (German)
ÞRÖST	see Þrastar

See also Alarr, Geimar, Herfjǫtur, Viðjar

First Element Forms

Aar- Ar-
Ed- E- Ee- Eer- Er-
Haar- Har- Hari- *Harja-
Hel-
Heor-
Her- Here- Heri- Herj-
Hiar- Hjar-
Här- Hær- Hæri- Härj-
Jar-
Kjer- Kjær-
Tjer- Tjær-
Är- Ær- Äär-

Last Element Forms

-a -ar -ár -ara -ard -arda -ardine -ardt -are -ari -arr -art
-er -eri -err -ert
-har -hari -harjaR -harjaz
-her -here -heri -herr -herus
-or -ord
-år
-äri