Old Norse origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “fame, praise” + “fighter”
From Old Norse Hrói, shortened from two names: * Hróir, shortened from Hróðvér, from *Hróþiwíhar, *Hrōþiwīhaz, from Hrod (from hróðr (“fame, praise”)) + vér (“fighter”) (from the verb vega (“to fight”)). * Hróði, shortened from *Hrōþa, a variant of the above.
Sources for this account (4)
- Wiktionary: HróiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: HróiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: HróiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: HróiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
