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“spear” + “protector”
/²jɛɪːrmʊn(d)/ · Norwegian Nynorsk
01 / Meaning & origin
Geirmund is a masculine given name documented in Norwegian Nynorsk. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Geirmundr, from the components “spear” + “protector”.
Meaning: “spear” + “protector”
From Old Norse Geirmundr, from geirr (“spear”) + -mundr (“protector”), cf. mund (“protection; bride gift”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Geirmundur, Swedish Germund, and Danish Germind.
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GEIRMUND— “spear protection”
GEIRMUND, _f._ _Nor._ Teu. spear protection, 370
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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