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Origin and Meaning
Old Norse
vestr = 'the west', 'western' [1] [2] [3]
vest- = 'western' [2]
Old High German
west = 'western' [2]
Old Saxon
west = 'western' [2]
Old Frisian
west = 'western' [2]
Old English
west = 'western' [2]
Related Names
See Vestri
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| GEIR | see Vestgeirr (Norse) |
| HER | see *Westaharjaz (Norse) |
| LEAH | see Wesley (English) |
| LID | see Vestliði (Norse) |
| MANN | see Vestmaðr (Norse) |
| MAR | see Vestmarr (Norse) |
| MUND | see Vestmundr (Norse) |
First Element Forms
References
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn (2004)