Audvard

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Auðvarðr, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, from *audaz (“riches, wealth”) + *warduz (“guard, ward”). Cognate with Faroese Eyðvarður and English Edward. Doublet of Edvard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²œʊːva(ː)r/, /²œʊːva(ː)ɽ/

Proper noun

Audvard m (definite Audvarden)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

Related terms

• aud (“riches, wealth”, name element)
• vord, -vard (“guard”)

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Audvard”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 45