Orm

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Ormr, from ormr, whence also orm. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ormur.

Proper noun

Orm m

(rare) a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “snake, serpent”

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 269

Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 males with the given name Orm living in Norway on January 1st 2022. Accessed on 7th December, 2022.

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