Bård
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Bárðr, from Bárøðr, *Bǫðfrøðr, from Proto-Norse *ᛒᚨᛞᚢᚠᚱᛁᛞᚢᛉ (*badufriduʀ), from *badwō + *friþuz. Doublet of Bodfrød.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bård m (definite Bården)
- a male given name from Old Norse
Usage notes
Patronymics:
- son of Bård: Bårdsson
- daughter of Bård: Bårdsdotter
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Bård”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN