Hjør

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Hjǫrr, originally a byname, from hjǫrr (“sword”).

Proper noun

Hjør m (definite Hjøren)

1. a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “sword”

Related terms

• hjør

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Hjør”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN