Joar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

jo +‎ -ar; from Old Norse Jóarr, from jór (“horse”) +‎ herr (“army”), or a variant of Jógeirr, from geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Old Swedish Iōar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²juːar/

Proper noun

Joar m (definite Joaren)

a male given name from Old Norse

References

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

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