Audvard

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Auðvarðr, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, from *audaz (“riches, wealth”) + *warduz (“guard, ward”). Cognate with Faroese Eyðvarður and English Edward. Doublet of Edvard.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²œʊːva(ː)r/, /²œʊːva(ː)ɽ/

Proper noun

Audvard m (definite Audvarden)

a male given name from Old Norse

Related terms

aud (“riches, wealth”, name element)
vord, -vard (“guard”)

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Audvard”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN

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