Hallvord

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Hallvor, Halvor (alternative spellings)
Haddvor (regional variant, Vinje)

Etymology

From Old Norse *Hallvǫrðr, from hallr (“stone”) +‎ vǫrðr (“guardian”), or -varðr. Doublet of Hallvard.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²halːvur/, /²halːvuɽ/
(Vinje) IPA^(key): /²hadːvur/, [²hɐ̞dːvoɾ]

Proper noun

Hallvord m (definite Hallvorden)

a male given name from Old Norse

References

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

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