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”

References

  • Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Hjør”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 183
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