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Origin and Meaning
Germanic name element, maybe also related to Old Norse næfr, nœfr = 'clever', 'skilled' [1]
Old Norse
nef = 'nostril', 'nose' [2] [3]
nef = 'nose', 'beak' [4]
Old Swedish
næf = 'nostril', 'nose', 'beak' [3]
Related Names
See NæfR
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| BJÖRN | see Næfbiǫrn |
| EIK | see ÆikinæfR |
| EY | see Eynefr |
| GEIR | see NæfgæiRR |
| HÁR | see Hánefr |
| HARD | see Harðnefr |
| HAUK | see Hauknefr |
| HOR | see HónæfR |
| HUN | see Húnnefr |
| HÅ | see Hánefr |
| STEIN | see Nefsteinn |
| ULF | see Nefjólfr |
| ÞILI | see ÞilinæfR |
| ÞÆLLI | see ÞællinæfR |
First Element Forms
Last Element Forms
References
- ↑ Rikard Hornby: Danske navne - Træk af navngivningens historie (1951)
- ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Elias Wessén: Våra ord (1997)
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)