REYR

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Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Old Norse

reyrr = 'the common reed', Lat. arundo [1]

Reed plants
Reed plants
Image by 'Darkone',[2]
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Related Names

See Reyr

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
KETILL see Reyrketill

First Element Forms

Reyr-

References

  1. Richard Cleasby, Gudbrand Vigfusson: An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
  2. Wikimedia Commons: Image by 'Darkone', source & license