Vidar

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See also: vidar and Viðar

English

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (wide) + herr (army).

Proper noun

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Vidar

  1. (Norse mythology) A god, son of Odin.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Víðarr.

Proper noun

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Vidar

  1. (Norse mythology) Vidar.
  2. (rare) a male given name

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (wide) + herr (army).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²viːar/, (newer and literary) /²viːdar/

Proper noun

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Vidar m

  1. (Norse mythology) Vidar, son of Odin
  2. a male given name from Old Norse

References

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  • Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Vidar”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
  • Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 062 males with the given name Vidar living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 3rd November, 2022.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Víðarr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1827.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Vidar c (genitive Vidars)

  1. (Norse mythology) Vidar.
  2. a male given name

Anagrams

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