Gerðr

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably derived from Old Norse garðr (“garden, yard”), in the older meaning “protection”.

Proper noun

Gerðr f

A female given name., name of a giantess in Norse mythology.

Descendants

Danish: Gerd
Faroese: Gerð, Gerda
Icelandic: Gerður
Norwegian: Gjerd, Gerd
Swedish: Gärd, Gerd

References

Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964

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