Hróðný

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Hróðný. Composed of Hróð- + -ný.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥ouð.ni(ː)/
    Rhymes: -ouðniː

Proper noun

Hróðný f

  1. a female given name

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Hróð- + -ný, a base meaning "fame," from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (fame, glory).[1]

Proper noun

Hróðný f

  1. a female given name

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Hróðný
  • Swedish: Rodny

References

  1. Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
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