Vidar

See also: vidar and Viðar

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Vidar

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

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Víðarr.

Proper noun

Vidar

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

Norwegian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Vidar

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

References
  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 570 males with the given name Vidar living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Vidar c (genitive Vidars)

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