Hrói

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Hrói, shortened from two names:

• Hróir, shortened from Hróðvér, from *Hróþiwíhar, *Hrōþiwīhaz, from Hrod (from hróðr (“fame, praise”)) + vér (“fighter”) (from the verb vega (“to fight”)).
• Hróði, shortened from *Hrōþa, a variant of the above.

Proper noun

Hrói m (proper noun, genitive singular Hróa)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Hrói (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Hrói
accusative	Hróa
dative	Hróa
genitive	Hróa