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 (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN

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