Hrói
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Hrói m
- a male given name