Heri

See also: heri, héri, and herí

Faroese
The earliest datable runic inscription, ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ (harja) on the Vimose comb from 160, is considered by Wolfgang Krause[1] and Elmer Antonsen[2] to be a name, an early form of this name or an abbreviation of a compound name with this as the first element.
Heri Joensen, vocalist of the Faroese folk metal band Týr.

Etymology

From Old Norse. The earliest attestation of this form of the name is in the Flateyjarbók (from around 1380).

According to one interpretation, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”) (modern Faroese herur), and cognate to the German Heer (“army”).

According to another interpretation, from Old Norse heri (Icelandic héri), from Proto-Germanic *hasô (“hare”), and cognate to English hare.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈheːrɪ]

Proper noun

Heri m

  1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Heri: Herason
  • daughter Heri: Heradóttir

Declension
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Heri
Accusative Hera
Dative Hera
Genitive Hera

References
  1. 1968, Wolfgang Krause, Die Runeninschriften im älteren Futhark, revised edition (Göttingen)
  2. 2002, Elmer H. Antonsen, Runes and Germanic Linguistics (Mouton De Gruyter, →ISBN
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