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Norse origin names

Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.

As I mention on my other blog my first names are mostly of Norse origin, including Ingvild and Torunn. I’m going to write about our family name Jorunn because it has special place in my heart and the meaning is wonderful. I have an older close relative with this name and a younger close relative being named after her great-grandmother. It’s of Norse origin and it means ‘love of horses’. And horses are amazing animals as I wrote here a couple of days ago.

Jeg er veldig glad i deg, Jorunn ❤

Ingvild, Johanne and my roots

Daily writing prompt
Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.
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as I have written about on my other blog one of my first names is Ingvild. It’s of Norse origin and it comes from ‘Ing/Yngvi’ (a Norse mythology god) and ‘hildr’ (meaning battle/struggle) and it can be translated as ‘foremothers struggle’ which resonates with me deeply not only because it’s the meaning of my name but also our family history and my passion for genealogy research, ethnicity and culture.

My other name is Johanne from Hebrew and it means ‘God’s mercy/mercy of God’ or ‘God is gracious’ and I also have another Norse origin name I will not mention here due to privacy reasons.