Ǫgmundr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Agmundr

Etymology

Ǫg- + -mundr.

• The first part probably is the stem of Old Norse agi (“sharp point”), cognate to Proto-Germanic *agjō.
• The second part is mundr, cognate to Old English mund (“protection”).

Old Norse Agmundr is a younger variant.

Proper noun

Ǫgmundr m

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Faroese: Øgmundur
• Icelandic: Ögmundur
• Norwegian: Agmund, Amund, Ogmund, Åmund
• Old Swedish: Aghmund, Amund,
  • Swedish: Amund, Åmund,

References

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