Þróndr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- Þrándr
Etymology
According to Otterbjörk[1], originally a byname, meaning “man from Trøndelag” (a region in Norway).According to Vågslid[2], from the stem of the Old Norse verb þróast (“to prosper”).
Proper noun
Þróndr m
- A male given name.
Descendants
- Faroese: Tróndur
- Icelandic: Þrándur
- Norwegian: Trond, Trånd
- Swedish: Trond
References
- Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964
- Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN