Vidar
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”).
Proper noun
editVidar
Anagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”).
Proper noun
editVidar
- (Norse mythology) Vidar.
- (rare) a male given name from Old Norse
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editVidar m
- (Norse mythology) Vidar, son of Odin
- a male given name from Old Norse
References
edit- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Vidar”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 062 males with the given name Vidar living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 3rd November, 2022.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1827.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editVidar c (genitive Vidars)
- (Norse mythology) Vidar.
- a male given name from Old Norse
Anagrams
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