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KIER
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Origin and Meaning
Old Norse
1) kærr = 'dear', 'beloved' [1]
Old Danish
2) kier = 'swamp' [2]
Danish/Norwegian
1) kær = 'dear', 'beloved' [2]
Swedish
1) kär = 'dear', 'beloved' [3]
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| LAUG | see Kjærlaug |
| ULF | see Kierulf |
| VALD | see Kjærvald |
Last Element Forms
References
- ↑ Geir T. Zoëga: A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (1910)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
- ↑ Elias Wessén: Våra ord (1997)