Gerðr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Gerðr f

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

Declension

Declension of Gerðr (strong ijō-stem, indefinite singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite
nominative Gerðr
accusative Gerði
dative Gerði
genitive Gerðar

Descendants

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

Further reading

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