Tryggvi

See also: tryggvi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Tryggvi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰrɪkvɪ/

Proper noun

Tryggvi m (proper noun, genitive singular Tryggva)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

Declension

Declension of Tryggvi (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Tryggvi
accusative	Tryggva
dative	Tryggva
genitive	Tryggva

Old Norse

Etymology

Originally short form of Old Norse names ending in -tryggr (such as Hertryggr) and from an Old Norse byname tryggvi (“loyal”), variant of Old Norse tryggr.

Proper noun

Tryggvi m

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Icelandic: Tryggvi
• Faroese: Trygvi
• Norwegian: Trygve
• Swedish: Tryggve

References

• Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN