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Usage
Old Norse
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Origin and Meaning
Old Norse name meaning 'the hard grasping one', a combination of HARD and Græipi [1]
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Further Information
Norse Mythology
- Harðgreip is the name of a jǫtunn in the Þulur. She is the daughter of Vagnhǫfði and the wet-nurse of the Danish king Hadding and his companion. One night, when an enormous hand pushes itself into the hut where Hadding and Harðgreip are staying during one of their journeys, she is able to keep the hand away because of her strength. [1]
Statistics
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Country | Commonness
| Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ |
|
| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& |
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Sweden[2] |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Denmark[3] |
|
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
Finland[4] |
|
n.a. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
#: count of main first name only |
&: count of both main and additional first names |
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
No recent statistics trend found in databases for Harðgreip.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
- ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
- ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
- ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi