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