Bård
See also: bard, baard, Bard, bárd, and bàrd
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Bárðr, from Bárøðr, *Bǫðfrøðr, from Proto-Norse *ᛒᚨᛞᚢᚠᚱᛁᛞᚢᛉ (*badufriduʀ), from *badwō + *friþuz. Doublet of Bodfrød.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔːr/, /bɔːɽ/
- (newer, from written form) IPA(key): /bɔːrd/
- Homophones: bår, bål
Proper noun
Bård m (definite Bården)
- a male given name from Old Norse
Usage notes
Patronymics:
- son of Bård: Bårdsson
- daughter of Bård: Bårdsdotter
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Bård”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn, →ISBN