Frøy
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Freyr, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô (“lord”). Cognate with Faroese Froyur and Icelandic Freyr.
Proper noun
Frøy m
- (Norse mythology) Freyr
- Synonyms: Yngve, Yngve-Frøy
- a male given name from Old Norse
Related terms
Male given names:
- Frøybjørn
- Frøygard
- Frøygeir
- Frøykjell
- Frøykvat
- Frøyleik
- Frøymar
- Frøymod
- Frøymund
- Frøyrik
- Frøystein
- Frøyvid
Female given names:
Place names:
- Frøya
- Frøyshov
- Frøysland
- Frøysvik
- Frøysåker
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Frøy”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
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