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Gormur.

a male given name, the name of a king of Denmark, Gorm the Old

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈkɔrmʏr]
  1. a male given name, the name of a king of Denmark, Gorm the Old

    historical · masculine · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse Gormr, a Danish (East Norse) name, perhaps a contracted form of *Goðormr, from goð (“god”) + ormr (“worm, dragon”). Compare also Guttormur.

name[ˈkɔrmʏr]
  1. The name of some bogs in Iceland

    masculine · proper-noun
  2. The name of a shallow muddy pond in Kollsvík in the Westfjords

    masculine · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

From gormur (“mud, sludge; bottomless morass”).

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